Tennessee to introduce John Currie Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Tennessee will formally introduce new athletic director John Currie on Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

An introductory program will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET inside Thompson-Boling Arena with a press conference to follow at 5 p.m. in the Ray Mears Room.

The introductory program is open to the public. For those planning to attend, use the main gameday entrances on the upper concourse.

The press conference is open only to the media.

UT announced Tuesday that Currie, a former UT athletic department official who has been at Kansas State the past eight years, was hired to replace Dave Hart, who announced he was planning to retire on Aug. 18.

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