Offensive lineman Cade Mays is leaving Georgia and returning to his hometown to continue his college football career at Tennessee. Mays' attorney says the offensive lineman will have a strong case to be granted immediate eligibility in 2020. Tom Mars…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee offensive guard Trey Smith says he will return to school for his senior year after making a successful comeback from a career-threatening medical issue to earn first-team, all-Southeastern Conference honors this year. Smith played all…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Rhyne Howard drained seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points and No. 13 Kentucky held off No. 22 Tennessee 80-76. Howard, who played at Bradley Central high school, made several key baskets and then sank…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Despite 18 points from Yves Pons and an impressive debut from freshman point guard Santiago Vescovi, Tennessee fell to LSU in its conference opener Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena, 78-64. After arriving in the United States and joining the team just…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rennia Davis had 19 points and 12 rebounds as No. 22 Tennessee defeated Missouri 77-66 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Tamari Key scored 16 points and Jordan Horston added 13 as Tennessee handed…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tennessee scored two touchdowns in a span of 30 seconds, using an onside kick to help erase a double-digit deficit, and then held on to stun Indiana 23-22 in the Gator Bowl on Thursday night. The…
Indiana coach Tom Allen likes to compare new opponents to those the Hoosiers play regularly. Tennessee reminds him of a Big 10 rival in 10th ranked Penn State. Allen says the Vols physicality, size, and strength of the offensive and…
Tennessee's top receiver Jauan Jennings spoke to the media for the first time Wednesday about his first half suspension for Thursday's Gator Bowl against Indiana. The SEC suspended Jennings after he stepped on a Vanderbilt player's head in Tennessee's regular…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Indiana and Tennessee have plenty at stake in the Gator Bowl. It's each team's first bowl trip since 2016. The Hoosiers have eight wins for the first time since 1993 and are in a bowl game…
Before their Gator Bowl practice on Tuesday, the Vols football players took a few swings at Top Golf. News 12's Angela Moryan joins us live from Jacksonville, and Angela, it looked like a bunch of duffers on the range there.…
(utsports.com) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Tennessee football team spent Monday night practicing in helmets after visiting the Mayport Naval Base during the afternoon. The Vols completed their second of four practices at Hodges Stadium in preparation for the 75th TaxSlayer…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rae Burrell scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for her first double-double and No. 22 Tennessee rolled to an 88-38 win over Howard. Jessie Rennie hit five 3-pointers and added 16 points, both…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) -- Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes has announced a midseason addition to the roster, as highly-rated international prospect Santiago Vescovi (pronounced: sahn-tee-AH-go vess-CO-vee) is set to join the team this weekend. Vescovi officially signed with UT…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Rick Barnes reached a career milestone on the day that his senior point guard played his final college game. Jordan Bowden scored 19 points and Yves Pons tied a school record with six blocks…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Rae Burrell and Jordan Horston combined for 41 points on 18-of-25 shooting, Rennia Davis had a double-double and No. 23 Tennessee rebounded from a big loss to top-ranked Stanford to defeat Portland State 88-61. Burrell hit…
(utsports.com) CINCINNATI, Ohio – Despite four Vols scoring in double digits and a perfect shooting night from the free-throw line, a late Cincinnati run pushed the Bearcats past Tennessee, 78-66, on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Arena. The Vols fell…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee was named one of the “Winners” of the 2019 Early Signing Day by 247Sports and vaulted into the top 10 of the Rivals National Team Rankings at No. 9 following an impressive haul of 21…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A rough shooting night plagued No. 19 Tennessee, as the Vols dropped a low-scoring defensive battle to No. 13 Memphis at a sold-out Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday, 51-47. Tennessee's 25 percent (15-for-60) shooting mark from the field…
It's the rematch Vols basketball fans have been anticipating. Memphis. The in-state schools renewed their rivalry last year for the first time since 2013, and wouldn't you know it, bad blood ensued. Or at least the appearance of bad blood.…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee football team began bowl game preparation on Friday on the indoor fields at the Anderson Training Center. Inclement weather kept the Vols inside, but the team was still chomping at the bit to put the…
(utsports.com) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On behalf of the Tennessee football program, Vice Chancellor and Athletics Director Phillip Fulmer attended the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl coaches meeting to receive the Vols official invitation to play Indiana on Jan. 2 at 7 p.m.…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee redshirt senior wide receiver Jauan Jennings has accepted his invitation to the 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl and will join fellow senior linebacker Darrell Taylor in Mobile, Ala., the bowl committee announced Tuesday. The 71st Annual…
The Tennessee Vols landed a big one on the recruiting trail on Monday. Four star defensive lineman Omari Thomas of Briarcrest Christian school in Memphis verbally committed to play college ball next year on Rocky Top. The 6'5, 300-pound Thomas…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee junior offensive lineman Trey Smith and senior defensive back Nigel Warrior were named to the Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference football first team for the 2019 season, the conference announced Monday. Both Vols pick up their…