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Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn speaks during the 2018 Tennessee U.S. Senate Debate at The University of Tennessee Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, Pool)

A University of Tennessee player participates in a drill during NCAA college football practice at Anderson Training Facility in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, July 29, 2017, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Catie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)

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New University of Tennessee chancellor Beverly Davenport spent her first morning on the job talking to students and media, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Michael Patrick/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)

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The University of Tennessee

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In this Oct. 12, 2000, file photo, provided by the University of Tennessee, Tyler Summitt, center, holds onto his mother, Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, as she talks with former NBA coach Jack Ramsay at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became one of the league's most respected broadcasters, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 89. (AP Photo/University of Tennessee Sports Information, Debby Jennings)

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This undated photo provided by the University of Tennessee shows Tennessee men's basketball strength and conditioning coach Nicodemus Christopher in Knoxville, Tenn. The in-state rivalry between Tennessee and Vanderbilt now includes a sibling rivalry The strength coaches at the respective programs are brothers: Nicodemus Christopher at Tennessee and Garry Christopher at Vanderbilt. They'll reunite Wednesday with plenty of family members in the Memorial Gym stands. (AP Photo/University of Tennessee)