Tennessee player is changing his number to honor a Knoxville 'hero'

Posted Aug 4, 2016
This week, we have another one of those shining light stories in Todd Kelly Jr., a safety at Tennessee. Kelly has switched his jersey number from No. 6 to No. 24 to honor Zaevion Dobson, a Knoxville hero who was shot and killed while shielding a couple of girls from gunfire last December. (FOX Sports)

Related: Other News

Awesome video of Furman’s game-winner vs. Virginia shows Kevin Harlan almost falling out of chair
A video from CBS Sports provided another angle of the final moments of Furman’s 68-67 win against the Virginia Cavaliers, punctuated by JP Pegues’ game-winning...
Tue Mar 21, 2023

March Madness Sunday roundup
Blue bloods, avert your eyes. This has been an NCAA men's tournament to forget for several of college basketball's traditional powers. Count Kentucky among them...
Tue Mar 21, 2023

Georgetown hires Ed Cooley: Providence coach leaving Friars after 12 seasons to take over Hoyas
Providence coach Ed Cooley has accepted an offer from Georgetown to be its next men's head basketball coach. The move is huge for Cooley, considering...
Mon Mar 20, 2023

Rick Pitino Agrees To Six-Year Deal To Coach St. John's
Iona men's basketball coach Rick Pitino has agreed on a six-year deal to become the coach at St. John's, returning to the Big East Conference...
Mon Mar 20, 2023