Knoxville, TN- If you had any doubt how tough the SEC is, just ask Tennessee's mascot, an 8 year old Blue Tick hound named Smokey.
Last year Smokey had to limp through the season with a bad leg, and despite extensive physical therapy, had ACL surgery this week to repair it.
The surprising things about dogs with ACL problems is that in March Smokey has to get his OTHER leg operated on. Read more about Smokey
here.