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The day before a fan event in Knoxville in mid-October, Volunteers coach Kellie Harper figured out exactly what she was going to wear. Collecting dust on a coat rack inside her office was a relic from her past: the white, No. 14 jersey she sported during her freshman season at Tennessee. She was sure it would bring smiles to the faces of both her players and the school’s rabid supporters.
Senior center Tamari Key said the jersey gave her “all the feels.” Senior guard Jordan Horston, however, questioned its authenticity. “I did not know it was an actual jersey,” she said. Adding about its thick material, “If we wore that today then I would be sweating bullets."