(utsports.com) Knoxville, Tenn. – After the Tennessee football team forced only one turnover in week one, Vols' head coach Jeremy Pruitt is seeking more takeaways this Saturday against BYU inside Neyland Stadium. Following Tennessee’s third practice of the week on Haslam Field,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Reserve wide receiver Jordan Murphy and defensive back Terrell Bailey have left Tennessee's football team. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday during the Southeastern Conference coaches' teleconference that both players had chosen to leave the program.…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is renewing the women's basketball rivalry between UConn and Tennessee and will sponsor a two-year series. The Hall of Fame said Tuesday the first game will be Jan. 23,…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee has put its disappointing season-opening loss to Georgia State in the rearview mirror and turned its full attention to this Saturday’s matchup against BYU. The Vols started the week with a solid practice on Monday…
Georgia State didn't start playing football until 2010. They were 2-10 in the Sun Belt Conference last year. And yet they somehow beat Tennessee on Saturday, leaving plenty of questions for Vols head coach Jeremy Pruitt during his weekly press…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dan Ellington threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third score as 26-point underdog Georgia State upset Tennessee 38-30 on Saturday in one of the first stunners of the college football season. Georgia State (1-0)…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee has announced that Trey Smith is cleared to play in the season opener on Saturday versus Georgia State. "My family and I consulted with several of the best doctors in the country, and a…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive lineman Aubrey Solomon has received an NCAA waiver enabling the Michigan transfer to play for the Volunteers immediately rather than sitting out the 2019 season. Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt confirmed during the Southeastern Conference…
It's starting to feel like football time in Tennessee for Jarrett Guarantano. Said Guarantano:"Just starting this week as a I said, we have a lot of hot tubs, cold tubs, massages. Doing different things. Stretching. Just being able to get…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – All of the hard work in the summer, the countless time in the weight room and the several hours on Haslam Field during fall camp were all for this week, as the preseason preparation culminated with the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee cornerback Bryce Thompson has been arrested on a domestic assault charge stemming from an argument with his girlfriend. A woman told police the argument began Saturday night after she found another woman's fake eyelashes in…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –The Tennessee football team worked out in full pads on Friday afternoon for practice on the indoor fields as severe weather forced the Vols inside the Anderson Training Center. With the season-opener eight days away, UT head coach Jeremy…
The Vols offense suffered through a rough 2018 season, finishing 13th in the SEC in scoring at 22-points a game. The offensive line took a lot of heat for the team's poor showing, and lineman Marcus Tatum is hoping to…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Maryland quarterback Kasim Hill has transferred to Tennessee. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Zach Stipe confirmed Thursday that the Volunteers have added Hill as a walk-on. Hill won't play this season due to NCAA transfer rules.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive lineman Kurott Garland has returned to practice with the Volunteers after entering the transfer portal earlier this summer. Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt said after practice Tuesday that Garland "was thinking of possibly transferring, we…
KNOXVILLE (UT Athletics) -- In an effort to enhance the fan experience at home football games, UT will implement alcohol sales at Neyland Stadium starting with the BYU game on Saturday, Sept 7. During the summer, a group appointed by…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive back Baylen Buchanan has a spinal condition that makes his status for this season uncertain. Buchanan started all 12 games for Tennessee last year but hasn't been participating in preseason practice. Tennessee coach Jeremy…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Cornerback Bryce Thompson and punter Joe Doyle were freshman All-Americans a year ago, but the Vols remain in competition at their respective positions during fall camp. Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt stressed that competition remains at nearly every…
The receiving corps should be a big strength for Tennessee this fall. They return four seniors, including Jauan Jennings. Jennings is never one to back down from a challenge. Thursday he tried to dispel his reputation for talking smack, although…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Tennessee offensive lineman Nathan Niehaus says injuries caused him to decide this week to end his football career. Niehaus (pronounced KNEE-house) tweeted Thursday that "due to sustained injuries and the overlapping wear on my body,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Emmit Gooden will miss the entire season with a knee injury, leaving the Volunteers without their most experienced player on a defensive line that has no returning starters. Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt says Gooden tore…
(utsports.com) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee football released its complete 2020 schedule on Wednesday with marquee matchups against Southeastern Conference rivals Florida and Alabama highlighting the seven-game home slate. The Volunteers will also travel to Norman, Okla., for an early-season non-conference showdown…
The top high school basketball player in Tennessee committed to the Vols on Tuesday night. Four star recruit Keon Johnson of the Webb School picked UT over Ohio State. The 6'5 guard can sign in November. Johnson competed at the…
Jim Chaney is back on Rocky Top for his second go-round as Tennessee's offensive coordinator. Last year at Georgia, Chaney directed the second highest scoring offense in the SEC. Now the veteran coach takes over a Tennessee team that was…