Postgame Feud Dims Tennessee-Texas Tech Softball Win

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After Tennessee beat Texas Tech 2-1, a postgame exchange between Tennessee coach Karen Weekly and TTU infielder Taylor Pannell sparked social-media drama, with Pannell and his father disputing the handshake-line conversation and Weekly denying claiming Pannell made a mistake; the incident, tied to Pannell’s transfer and NIL-era tensions, overshadowed the game.
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