MARYVILLE, Tenn. — How sweet is it that the Vols are in the Sweet Sixteen? Like fifth-graders on Skittles.
A couple of Blount County fifth-graders were able to watch in Columbus, Ohio as the Vols pulled off an overtime win against Iowa Sunday -- and wanted to bring back the authentic experience to their classmates by pulling some inspiration from the hero of the night: Grant Williams.
After leading the Vols to the win with some OT heroics, Williams made a comment during the post-game interview in the locker room.
"I feel like a fifth-grader that just ate some Skittles and is running around the room saying he's Superman with a cape on his back. That's how I'm feeling right now, I'm ready to go," Grant Williams said in the locker room after the game.
So, the Porter Elementary School students celebrated Williams by making that statement come to life in the most literal way possible: They brought Skittles back for all of their fifth-grade classmates.
Yep... those excited faces are definitely fifth-graders that just ate some Skittles!