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Vols mourn the loss of two former players over the last week

Tennessee athletics is a tight-knit community made up of many great players, staffers, and one of the best fan bases in the entire nation. Much like the basketball moniker over the past season — “One Fly, We All Fly”.

Vol Nation is mourning the loss of two former football players in the last five days.

On the evening of April 17th, former Tennessee defensive lineman Matt McGlothlin passed away suddenly in his sleep at the age of 36.

McGlothlin was a walk-on in the 2002 class and would red-shirt his first season. Come 2003, he would work his way onto the roster and into the rotation providing depth as a huge part of the defensive line.