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- Wes Rucker, a longtime sports journalist who covered the University of Tennessee, died February 19, 2026 in a Knoxville car crash on I-40 near Cedar Bluff.
- He was 43.
- Rucker is survived by his wife, Lauren, their young son Hank, and an unborn daughter.
- Tributes poured in from the sports community.
- A GoFundMe page was established to support his family.
