Vols Ready to Kick Season Thursday Against Ball State
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Game week has arrived on Rocky Top as the Tennessee football team kicks off the 2022 campaign Thursday night in Neyland Stadium. After…
Vols Receiver Bru McCoy Ruled Eligible to Play
Good news for the Vols receiving corps Friday. Southern Cal transfer Bru McCoy has been ruled eligible by the NCAA, and he'll be able to play in Tennessee's season opener next Thursday against Ball State. McCoy is a former 5-star…
Vols OC Alex Golesh Digging Offensive Depth
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With nine days until the highly anticipated 2022 season kicks off, Tennessee football hit Haslam Field Tuesday morning to continue its preparations for the season opener. Three weeks into preseason practice, UT's fast-paced, high octane offense…
Former Vols QB Josh Dobbs Leads Four Scoring Drives in Cleveland Preseason Game
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joshua Dobbs isn’t trying to prove he belongs. He’s showing it. Dobbs ran for a touchdown and led Cleveland’s offense on four scoring drives during a 21-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in an exhibition…
Vols Wrap Up Preseason Portion of Fall Camp
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The formal portion of preseason camp is complete for Tennessee football. After three weeks of practices, the Volunteers will now shift their attention to game planning with the start of classes next week. Tennessee practiced in pads…
Vols Bringing Back Smokey Grey Uniforms
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Nike's "Smokey Grey" uniform makes its triumphant return to Rocky Top in 2022. The fan-favorite, alternate design will serve as a uniform option for Tennessee football this fall as part of the new Smokey Grey Series. The…
Vols Striving to Make Special Teams Even More Special
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – While sometimes overlooked, special teams often plays a major role in the outcome of winning and losing football games. Due in large part to the efforts of special teams coordinator Mike Ekeler, Tennessee was one of the…
Vols Return Plenty of Experience on the Offensive Line
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football wrapped up its first week of fall camp on Thursday morning at Haslam Field with lots of optimism surrounding its experienced and strengthened offensive line. With four of the five starting linemen returning from…
Vols Digging Their Depth at Linebacker
Last year linebacker was a big question mark for the Vols heading into the season. This year it may be the strength of the defense. Tennessee returns its entire linebacking corps…
Vols Top Season Ticket Goal Ahead of 2022 Season
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With the anticipation of the 2022 football season under second-year head coach Josh Heupel drawing closer, Tennessee Athletics has emphatically eclipsed benchmarks for total season-tickets sold and new season-tickets sold. As of Aug. 3, Tennessee has sold 16,781 new season…
Vols Freshman Receiver Squirrel White Can Run Over 23 MPH
The Vols will have a squirrel loose at Neyland stadium this fall. It's new freshman receiver Squirrel White. He's certainly as quick as squirrel, but how exactly did he get that nickname? Said Squirrel:"My great grandma named me that as…
Vols QB Coach Likes Seeing Hendon Hooker Have Fun Leading Offense
Has to be a fun time to be the quarterbacks coach at Tennessee. Joey Halzle has quarterback Hendon Hooker back for another season. Hooker is one of the top returning QB's in the SEC. And if Hooker improves on what…
Vols Josh Heupel Digging His Offense on Day One of Fall Camp
It's officially football time in Tennessee. The Vols held their first practice of fall camp Monday. Their season kicks one month from today against Ball State. It's year two for Josh Heupel and his up-tempo offense. He spoke after practice…
NCAA Charges Vols Football Program With 18 Violations Under Former Coach Jeremy Pruitt
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA on Friday charged Tennessee with 18 recruiting violations involving allegations of illegal cash, gifts and benefits given under fired football coach Jeremy Pruitt. The school has 90 days to respond to the Level I…
Big Orange lands two big commitments
UNDATED (WDEF) -- The Tennessee Volunteers secured two huge commitments Sunday. First was Chandavian Bradley from Platte County, Missouri, ranked the number three edge rusher in the entire country. His Twitter bio says he's both a vols football and basketball…
Vols Implement New Strategic Athletic Plan Called Rise Glorious
(utsports.com) Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White on Thursday announced the completion and publication of a comprehensive five-year strategic plan for Tennessee Athletics. Titled Rise Glorious—an aspirational declarative originating from UT's alma mater song—the living document is a result of months of deliberate and…
Tobe Awaka Signs with Vol Hoops
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) -- Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Friday that New York native Tobe Awaka (pronounced: toe-BAY uh-WAH-kuh) has signed with UT and will enroll in July for the second session of summer school. Awaka will be…
$108 Million in Additional Funding Approved For Neyland Stadium Upgrades
(utsports.com) The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees on Friday approved Tennessee Athletics' request to adjust the scope and budget of the ongoing Neyland Stadium renovations project, originally approved in 2017. Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White and his leadership team conducted…
Vols Kennedy Chandler Goes in Second Round of NBA Draft to Memphis Grizzlies
(utsports.com) Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 38th pick in the NBA Draft Thursday, and his rights were immediately acquired his hometown Memphis Grizzlies. Six Vols have now heard their names called in…
Tennessee hosts Texas for SEC/Big 12 Challenge
UNDATED (WDEF) -- The details for next year's SEC/Big 12 basketball Challenge were announced Thursday with a Tennessee-Texas rematch headlining the schedule. Vols head coach Rick Barnes will face his former team a second straight year after falling to the…
Vols Tony Vitello Named National Coach of the Year
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee racked up the postseason honors from Perfect Game with eight representatives earning accolades from the organization on Wednesday. Leading the way was head coach Tony Vitello, who was named the outlet's National Coach of the Year…
Vols Chase Burns Named National Freshman Pitcher of the Year
(utsports.com) DALLAS – Tennessee's Chase Burns was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday after an incredible debut season on Rocky Top. Burns was UT's Friday night starter for the majority of the year…
Notre Dame Stuns Top Ranked Tennessee with 7-3 Victory in Game 3 of Super Regional
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman Jack Findlay threw five shutout innings in relief and back-to-back home runs by catcher David LaManna and Jack Brannigan in the seventh sparked Notre Dame to a stunning 7-3 victory over No. 1 overall seed…
Vols Blast Notre Dame 12-4 to Force Game 3 of Super Regional
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Powered by an eight-run explosion in the fifth inning, top-ranked Tennessee evened its super regional series against No. 6/17 Notre Dame with a convincing 12-4 victory on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, forcing a winner-take-all…