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As he goes through his last fall on Rocky Top, the Southern California native has made a conscious effort to cherish every moment with his teammates on the practice field and in the meeting rooms of the Anderson Training Center. "You just have an appreciation for it. I’ve kind of found myself never really being in a hurry to get out of the building, because you enjoy being around your teammates and how special it is. It’s definitely made practice a lot more enjoyable. You’re a lot more present where you are because you know it’s your last time around."
...After sustaining a season-ending fracture-dislocation of his right ankle against South Carolina on Sept. 30, 2023, he dove head-first into the recovery process and began weighing his options. Relying heavily on his family and his faith, McCoy announced his decision to return to Knoxville for the 2024 campaign on Jan. 2, 2024..."I was actually back home in California when I was trying to figure out what I was going to do ... My family is just so thankful for everything Tennessee has done for me. A lot of what I had going on factored into it. What was already pretty evident to me, was that Tennessee was where I wanted to be. It was a special opportunity to be able to come back …When I looked at what I wanted to do, it was just to be here."
...When asked about his motivation to pay it forward in the community, McCoy expressed his desire to humbly establish his character and leave an impactful legacy during his brief stint as a Tennessee Volunteer. "If you don’t write your own story, someone will write it for you … It’s important to me that I put my character on display and take ownership for who I am on a day-to-day basis. That means doing the things that make my heart feel good, which is getting out in the community, using my platform for the right things and keeping myself grounded in those ways."
Bru McCoy: A Legacy of Impact and Appreciation - University of Tennessee Athletics
...After sustaining a season-ending fracture-dislocation of his right ankle against South Carolina on Sept. 30, 2023, he dove head-first into the recovery process and began weighing his options. Relying heavily on his family and his faith, McCoy announced his decision to return to Knoxville for the 2024 campaign on Jan. 2, 2024..."I was actually back home in California when I was trying to figure out what I was going to do ... My family is just so thankful for everything Tennessee has done for me. A lot of what I had going on factored into it. What was already pretty evident to me, was that Tennessee was where I wanted to be. It was a special opportunity to be able to come back …When I looked at what I wanted to do, it was just to be here."
...When asked about his motivation to pay it forward in the community, McCoy expressed his desire to humbly establish his character and leave an impactful legacy during his brief stint as a Tennessee Volunteer. "If you don’t write your own story, someone will write it for you … It’s important to me that I put my character on display and take ownership for who I am on a day-to-day basis. That means doing the things that make my heart feel good, which is getting out in the community, using my platform for the right things and keeping myself grounded in those ways."
Bru McCoy: A Legacy of Impact and Appreciation - University of Tennessee Athletics
