Road-weary Lady Vols coaches happy to be home

It's a journey that began nearly two weeks ago.

Lady Vols assistant coaches Holly Warlick and Nikki Caldwell strapped on their helmets and hopped on their motorcycles for a long, long journey.

They began in California and took off for Knoxville, all in an effort to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research and treatment.

"It was huge," Warlick said. "Each rally we went to go bigger and better and more people, so I think it served its purpose."

Finally, 11 days and 3,100 miles later, Warlick and Caldwell returned to Knoxville for a homecoming celebration in Market Square.

"We were road-weary, probably about five days into the ride, but we got our second wind to get us back home, but I'm telling ya, when we crossed the state line, and we saw the sign that said, Tennessee Welcomes You, we all put our fists in the air, and we were just like, wow, we're finally edging our way and getting home," Caldwell said. "It's been an unbelievable experience. We've raised a lot of awareness and hopefully a lot of money to beat this deadly disease."

Along with friends, fans and some Lady Vols players, head coaches Pat Summitt and Bruce Pearl took the stage for a special tribute.

They joined in with the ChillBillies to sing "Mustang Sally."

Then, Summit got in a dig or two.

"We missed them a lot, so much that we've replaced them," Summitt joked. "We hired a couple of people last week. But I think y'all will like them, OK."

"I'll be a professional motorcycle rider, I guess," Warlick said. "We'll find out. We hope we'll get our jobs back tomorrow."