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Tennessee Vols set for takeover as NCAA lets athletes return to campus

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)

Coronavirus-related shutdowns are ending, and the Volunteers are set to take over. Tennessee Vols athletes can return to campus.

When COVID-19 shutdown the 2019-2020 college sports season, the Tennessee Vols men’s basketball program needed a deep SEC Tournament run to get onto the NCAA Tournament bubble. Football had a recruiting class ranked outside of the top 20 for 2021.