Wednesday's Tennessee Football Briefing (7/11)

By Jason Yellin on July 11, 2012 6:56 AM

We are closing in on SEC Media Days in Alabama next week. Check out the latest on the Vols with these stories from the media:

- Inside Tennessee has a story on Milligan College and how the NAIA school is prepping for perhaps the biggest event on campus in history -- Tennessee football training camp: Excitement mounts

- Mike Strange of the Knoxville News Sentinel has this piece on unlikely heroes over the years for Vol football: Here's another football list -- of unexpected Vol heroes.

- Inside Tennessee takes a look at redshirt freshman Geraldo Orta who will have a chance to play a role on the game field with the Vols this season: Redshirt complete, ready to compete

- GoVols247 continues its look at 10 impact players for 2012 with a feature on Antonio Richardson aka Tiny: 10 for '12: No. 8

- Also from Inside Tennessee, check out a profile on incoming freshman Kenny Bynum from the view of his prep coach: Wiley: Bynum's 'going to be a stud'

- Former Knoxville News Sentinel writer Andrew Gribble has this preview of Tennessee for the Alabama newspapers: Tennessee seeks significant improvement in Derek Dooley's 3rd season

- The Vols Mychal Rivera has been named to the John Mackey Award Watch List, read about it in the following:

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Mychal Rivera on Mackey Award watch list

- WBIR: Vols Rivera on Mackey Award watch list