HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) -- On a day where dad is the one who's supposed to receiving gifts, the father of Tennessee football is giving back to four Hamilton County football programs. Future NFL Hall of Famer and former Tennessee…
Former Tennessee basketball coach Donnie Tyndall has been named the new head coach at Chipola Junior College in Florida. Tyndall was fired after one season at Tennessee in 2015, and he was hit with a 10-year show cause penalty. That…
During a zoom call with reporters on Thursday, Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt announced his team hopes to break out the black jerseys against Kentucky this season. Pruitt said the plan is to later auction the jerseys off with the proceeds…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt says running back Tim Jordan is no longer on the team after he was arrested May 30 in Florida on gun and marijuana charges. Jordan would have been a senior for the…
(utsports.com) IRVING, Texas – Tennessee football legends Willie Gault (1979-82), Bobby Majors (1969-71) and Al Wilson (1995-98) were announced to the 2021 National Football Foundation (NFF) College Football Hall of Fame ballot, the organization announced Tuesday. The 2021 list includes 78…
If you want to talk about wild football finishes, the 2016 Georgia-Tennessee game certainly fits the bill. You had two touchdowns in the final 20 seconds with one touchdown turning Vols receiver Jauan Jennings into a UT legend. The Voice…
(utsports.com) PASADENA, Calif. -- Making his college football debut on the famous and historic Rose Bowl Stadium turf, Peyton Manning was formally introduced to the football world when he trotted onto the field in Pasadena as a true freshman at Tennessee…
(utsports.com) Tennessee football legend Johnny Majors passed away early Wednesday in Knoxville. He was 85. A 1987 inductee of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, John Terrill (Johnny) Majors played for the Volunteers from 1954-56 and…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Athletics will host the first "Big Orange Connect," a virtual fan appreciation event featuring head coaches and administration, at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 3. Volunteer fans can watch the event live for free on Tennessee…
(utsports.com) Southeastern Conference leadership on Friday voted to allow voluntary, in-person athletics activities on league campuses starting Monday, June 8. Each SEC institution will make localized decisions regarding when and how student-athletes shall return. "We are prepared and excited for…
UNDATED (AP) -- The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on voluntary workouts by football and basketball players effective June 1 as a growing number of college leaders expressed confidence that fall sports will be possible…
More than half of ACC schools also plan to reopen this fall.
Is every hot-shot high school football player going to Tennessee, or does it just feel that way? The Vols got another verbal commitment on Monday from three star offensive lineman Colby Smith of North Carolina. He's the 8th player to…
Since May is Mental Health Awareness month, Vols quarterback Brian Maurer took to his Instagram account Friday to announce he has been fighting depression. He said it started when he was in the 7th grade when his father was sentenced…
UNDATED (WDEF) -- Tennessee receiver Marquez Callaway and safety Nigel Warrior did not get to hear their name called in the 2020 NFL Draft. However, that doesn't mean they won't be joining the long list of Vols that move on…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) -- Wide receiver Jauan Jennings became the second Tennessee football player in as many days to be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, going No. 217 overall in the seventh round to the San Francisco 49ers…
SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks have addressed their biggest need entering the NFL draft by selecting Tennessee pass rusher Darrell Taylor in the second round. The Seahawks traded with the New York Jets to move up 11 spots and…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Multiple Tennessee Vols are ready to take the next step in their football careers as the 2020 NFL Draft takes place Thursday through Saturday live on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Round 1 airs beginning at…
Tennessee didn't get to enjoy spring football. Let's hope that doesn't hold true for this fall. The 'Voice of the Vols' Bob Kesling says the program has picked up some momentum with their winning record last year and some prize…
(ukathletics.com) LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jazmine Massengill, who was a star guard for two years at Tennessee playing in 53 career games while she was second on the team in assists last season with 128 dimes, has elected to transfer and…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt has accepted Peyton Manning's "ALL IN Challenge." Vol fans can now enter to win an unforgettable Tennessee game day traditions experience package at allinchallenge.com/Tennessee. The "ALL IN Challenge" was launched by Fanatics founder and…
(utsports.com) E.J. Anosike (pronounced: ann-uh-SICK-ee), a 6-6, 245-pound forward from East Orange, New Jersey, has signed an institutional aid agreement and plans to enroll at Tennessee this summer and play for the Volunteers as a graduate transfer during the 2020-21…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) – Tennessee women's basketball legend Tamika Catchings was announced Saturday as part of the nine-member 2020 induction class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Catchings follows in the footsteps of her head coach at…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt met with members of the media on Friday via the Zoom platform as the Volunteers continue to practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tennessee student-athletes just completed their second…