They had left rural Tennessee, where often they had lived through difficult childhoods, never quite fitting in, always feeling different.
Morgan was already planning to disregard the orders and had sent scouts beyond the river before leaving Tennessee.
When he left Tennessee he was the second leading scorer in school history.
He left Tennessee at nineteen and traveled to Texas.
Her father, a singer and manager of a movie theater, had left Tennessee with visions of show business.
"Every one of my players has left Tennessee with a degree."
"When you left Tennessee, did you know Misty was pregnant?"
Holding a 60-54 lead with seven minutes left, Tennessee (7-1) limited Memphis (3-2) to 9 points the rest of the game.
Perhaps it would have been better if his grandfather had never left Tennessee.
In the fall of 2002, Gatlin left Tennessee after his sophomore season to join the professional ranks.