{"id":569486,"date":"2026-04-07T09:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/569486\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:12:09","slug":"holly-rowe-deletes-post-ripping-tennessee-athletic-director-danny-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/569486\/","title":{"rendered":"Holly Rowe deletes post ripping Tennessee athletic director Danny White"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESPN\u2019s Holly Rowe has\u00a0worked for the network regularly<\/a>\u00a0since 1998<\/a> and is one of the preeminent names on the women\u2019s basketball beat. A longtime sideline reporter for the NCAA Women\u2019s Final Four, Rowe can recall a time when the Tennessee Lady Vols, led by legendary coach Pat Summit, were one of the sport\u2019s \u201cblue-blood\u201d programs.<\/p>\n

The 2025-26 season was a trying one for Tennessee under head coach Kim Caldwell<\/a>, who dismissed star player Ruby Whitehorn just before the start of the season, called out her team\u2019s effort, and saw senior Kaiya Wynn step away from the team late in early March, culminating in a meager 16-14 record.<\/p>\n

On Monday, former 5-star recruit Jaida Civil entered the transfer portal<\/a>, leaving Caldwell\u2019s roster with zero active players following a mass exodus via the transfer portal earlier in the offseason.<\/p>\n

The news left Rowe heartbroken about the state of the once-proud program under Caldwell and athletic director Danny White.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Danny White is allowing to happen to\u00a0@LadyVol_Hoops<\/a> is making me so sad. Gut wrenching to watch him let one of the greatest programs in womens sports history disintegrate. I am devastated,\u201d Rowe posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n

However, it didn\u2019t take Rowe to delete the post, adding to her history of walking back her posts on the popular social media platform. <\/a>\u00a0The call to delete the post may have come from ESPN, which has a lucrative broadcast partnership with the network<\/a>, or she may have simply sought to avoid any potential loss of access in Knoxville.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unlikely to be made clear exactly why the post in question was removed, but to Rowe\u2019s seeming chagrin, White appears content to let Caldwell work through the program\u2019s issues and get things back on track.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think she\u2019s doing a great job,\u201d White said on WNML Sportstalk in early March<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m as confident in her as I was the day I hired her. More confident, [after] just getting a chance to work closely with her and see how talented she is as a basketball mind and as a leader\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it takes time to get it right and to get to where we want to be. But Kim\u2019s doing a great job. I think the recruiting has elevated significantly, and I\u2019m really excited to see these young players continue to grow and next year\u2019s additions as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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