Former Local High School Teammates Reuniting On Tennessee Football’s DefenseMaryville High School has won a lot of football games and many a TSSAA 6A State Championship over the last 25 years. But the East Tennessee football power has not produced many SEC football players. However, a pair of former Maryville teammates will reunite this season on the Tennessee football team. Bethea played two seasons at Maryville College before transferring to Tennessee as a walk-on before the 2024 season. Tennessee did but Bethea on scholarship earlier this month with the scholarship limits expanding in college football due to the House Settlement.