Vols Become First SEC Team to Visit Ohio State in Over 35 Years
Tennessee is going where few SEC teams ever go. The Buckeyes Ohio Stadium. When the Vols battle Ohio State in the playoffs Saturday…
Respect and Redemption Highlight Tennessee-Ohio State Playoff Matchup
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel doesn’t much care for the narrative that No. 7 Tennessee, with its checkered history over the past 15 years, is content just to have reached the College Football Playoff. The fourth-year coach knows…
Top Ranked Tennessee Beats Western Carolina by 48 Points
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men's basketball team recorded a dominant defensive performance in an 84-36 victory Tuesday night against Western Carolina at Food City Center. Playing a home game as the No. 1 team in the nation…
Vols-Ohio State Features Young QB Phenom Against Savvy Veteran QB
Nico Iamaleava has been learning on the job with each snap, and Saturday night will be his 14th start this year for the seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers. Will Howard’s next start for No. 6 Ohio State could be his last in college. The quarterbacks…
Rested and Healthy Vols Ready to Dive Into Playoff Week Against Ohio State
(utsports.com KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following two open weeks to get healthy and prep for its highly-anticipated showdown at No. 6 Ohio State this Saturday night in Columbus, game week has finally arrived for No. 7 Tennessee as it eagerly awaits…
Schedule Dates Announced For Vols 2025 Football Season
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A season-opener versus Syracuse in Atlanta followed by Southeastern Conference home games against Georgia, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt highlight the 2025 Tennessee football schedule. The league office unveiled the full slate of 2025 dates on the SEC…
Vols Running Back Dylan Sampson Named SEC Offensive Player of the Year
(utsports.com) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference office announced Wednesday afternoon that Tennessee junior running back Dylan Sampson was selected by the league's head coaches as the 2024 SEC Offensive Player of the Year. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native received the same recognition…
Vols Look Like Number One Ranked Team in Beating Miami 75-62
NEW YORK (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 22 points, and No. 1 Tennessee beat struggling Miami 75-62 on Tuesday night at the Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden. Igor Milicic Jr. added 16 and nine rebounds for the Volunteers,…
Playoff Tickets to Tennessee-Ohio State Cheaper Than Indiana-Notre Dame
The Indiana vs. Notre Dame matchup in the first round of the College Football Playoff is the most expensive ticket on StubHub, but it’s Tennessee vs. Ohio State that’s selling the fastest. StubHub spokesperson Adam Budelli said Monday that the game being hosted in…
Lady Vols Fact-Paced Style Gets the Team Back in the Top 25
NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Caldwell brought her fast-paced pressing style to Tennessee this season. It had been successful when she coached at the Division II level at Glenville State and then last season at Marshall. Now it’s working early…
Money Starts Adding Up For Conference Teams in the CFB Playoffs
After a chaotic end to the regular season in college football, the matchups are set for the first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff. The first-round games are Dec. 20-21 on campuses before the games shift to bowl games for the quarterfinals and…
Tennessee Basketball Ranked Number One
Tennessee is the new No. 1 in men’s college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25. The Vols received 58 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel Monday to reach No. 1 for the first time since the…
Nation's Top Ranked Offensive Lineman Signs With Tennessee
KNOXVLLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee landed the top-rated offensive line prospect in the 2025 recruiting class when David Sanders announced on Thursday he would play for the Volunteers. The offensive tackle from Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, revealed…
Vols Welcome 24 New Signees Including Running Back Daune Morris
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel welcomed 24 new signees as part of the #RockyTop25 recruiting class on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. As of…
Vols Thump Syracuse 96-70 in ACC/SEC Challenge
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 26 points to lead No. 3 Tennessee to a 96-70 victory over Syracuse in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night. The Volunteers (8-0) got a double-double from Igor Milicic with 11 points and…
Third Ranked Tennessee Set to Host Syracuse in ACC/SEC Challenge
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Off to its fourth 7-0 start since the turn of the century, including the second time in five years, the third-ranked Tennessee men's basketball takes the floor Tuesday night, facing Syracuse at Food City Center in the…
Former Vols Football Coach and Alabama Athletic Director Bill Battle Dies
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Former Tennessee football head coach Bill Battle, who led the Volunteers to five bowl games and three top-10 poll finishes from 1970-76, passed away at the age of 82 on Thanksgiving morning. William "Bill" Raines Battle III…
Vols Hold UT Martin to Arena Low 35 Points
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men's basketball team capped a perfect November with a 78-35 decision Wednesday evening against UT Martin. No. 7/6 Tennessee (7-0) never trailed and led for over 38 minutes, including by 20-plus for the…
Vols Battle Vandy For Braggin' Rights and Shot at CFB Playoffs
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – There will be a lot on the line this Saturday afternoon when No. 7/8 Tennessee makes the short trip west to take on in-state rival Vanderbilt at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville. With the latest edition of…
Vols J.P. Estrella Out For the Year With Foot Injury
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee head men's basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Monday morning that J.P. Estrella is out for the rest of the 2024-25 season. The sophomore forward is set to undergo surgery on a left foot injury. "We feel badly for J.P.…
Vols Playing Without Cameron Carr and J.P. Estrella in Bahamas
(utsports.com) NASSAU, Bahamas — Two members of the University Tennessee men's basketball team will not play in the Baha Mar Championship this week. Sophomore guard Cameron Carr is out for 4-6 weeks with a left thumb injury sustained Sunday in the Volunteers' win…
Vols Wrap Up Home Schedule Against 2-8 UTEP
UTEP (2-8) at No. 10 Tennessee (8-2, No. 11 CFP), Saturday, 1 p.m. EST (ESPN+, SECN+). BetMGM College Football Odds: Tennessee by 41 1/2. Series record: Tennessee leads 3-0. What’s at stake? This is almost a no-win situation for the Tennessee Vols. The…
Former Vol Dalton Knecht Scores 37 Points in Lakers Win Over Utah
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dalton Knecht tied the NBA’s single-game rookie record with nine 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 37 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 124-118 Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive victory. LeBron James had 26 points…
Tennessee Falls to 11th in CFB Playoff Rankings and Currently Out of the Playoffs
Boise State received the fourth and final bye in Tuesday night’s College Football Playoff rankings, leaving BYU out of that mix and placing the Big 12 alongside the SEC on the list of power conferences with a gripe. Undefeated Oregon…