University of Tennessee Athletics
SEARS, MEACHEM AMONG ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-AMERICA PICKS
December 12, 2006 | Football
Dec. 12, 2006
Tennessee's Arron Sears and Robert Meachem continued receiving notice Tuesday as two of the nation's best offensive players. Both were chosen 2006 All-America by the Associated Press, with Sears earning second-team honors and Meachem tabbed for third team.
The players were in Orlando, Fla., late last week attending football award shows. Sears appeared on ESPN's Home Depot College Football Awards Show as a member of the Walter Camp All-America team, while Meachem was part of the Cingular ESPN All-America Team Awards Show as a member of the Football Writers Association of America's 25-man All-America team.
A consensus first-team All-SEC selection, Sears has been named an AFCA and Rivals'com All-America as well as earning the Jacobs Award, presented annually to the SEC's best blocker.
Meachem set a Tennessee season record this year with 1,265 receiving yards on 67 catches thus far and hauled in 11 touchdown passes. The Tulsa, Okla., junior leads the SEC and is third nationally with a 105.4-yard receiving average.
TENNESSEE ICON CHARLIE DANIELS HEADLINES OUTBACK BOWL PREGAME SHOW
Tampa, Fla. -- Game officials announced Monday that legendary country superstar Charlie Daniels will perform the National Anthem at the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day. The college football bowl game will matches Tennessee against Penn State in front of a sellout crowd at Raymond James Stadium.
The Outback Bowl has a reputation for its dazzling DeBartolo Pregame Show that includes college bands, dancers, military fly-bys and sky divers," Outback Bowl President/CEO Jim McVay said. "Charlie Daniels' addition as our anthem singer makes our presentation even more spectacular for the fans."
Daniels, known for his fiddle playing, has been a music icon for more than 40 years and has become an integral part of the American popular culture. CDB music, as Daniels likes to call it, is an exhilarating mixture of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and gospel. Although geared to the mindset of the southern lifestyle, Daniels strikes a chord with all Americans since his music at times can be rebel rousing with the spirit that embraces the American ideal.
A Mount Juliet resident, Daniels also will be performing Dec. 31 at Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Fla.
The Outback Bowl will be televised internationally on ESPN in HD and can be heard nationally on ESPN Radio. For information on the Outback Bowl, events, attractions and hotels in the Tampa Bay area, go to the bowl's Web site at www.outbackbowl.com.
TICKETS REMAIN ON SALE FOR OUTBACK BOWL
Tickets for Tennessee's appearance in the Outback Bowl against Penn State remain on sale.
Ticket sales since the announcement have been brisk, according to UT ticket manager Joe Arnone, but seats still can be purchased out of UT's allotment for the game. Tickets can be bought at the UT Ticket Office, which is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets can also be ordered on-line at UTsports.com or by calling 656-1200 or toll-free in Tennessee 1-800-332-VOLS (8657). Tickets for the Outback Bowl are $60.
Last week, the Outback Bowl announced it had sold all tickets that were not provided in team allotments to Tennessee and Penn State.
