New Vols offensive coordinator Tyson Helton left a job with his brother to come to Rocky Top. Helton was on the staff at Southern Cal where his brother Clay is the head coach. Tyson has an impressive offensive resume, and…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt, along with coordinators Tyson Helton, Kevin Sherrer and Chris Rumph met with the media on Thursday for the first time this fall. The Volunteers officially begin fall practice on Friday afternoon…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith was dealing with blood clots in his lungs when he missed spring practice. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Zach Stipe confirmed Smith's issue Tuesday. ESPN first reported that Smith was diagnosed in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Latest on the trial of two former University of Tennessee football players facing aggravated rape charges (all times local): 5:05 p.m. Jurors have acquitted two former University of Tennessee football players who were indicted on…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE – The University of Tennessee will honor the 1998 National Championship football team on Sept. 22 when the Volunteers host Florida at Neyland Stadium. Members of the team, as well as coaches and support staff, will be in town…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's football team is holding a fan day Aug. 5 that includes an open practice and autograph session.
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Volunteer football team invites fans to meet the Vols in Neyland Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 5, for an open practice at 2:30 p.m. followed by an autograph session. Admission and parking are free for the event.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has dismissed defensive lineman Ryan Thaxton from the team following his arrest on charges of false imprisonment and domestic assault. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Zach Stipe confirmed the dismissal Monday. The move was first reported…
The Vols Jeremy Pruitt enjoyed plenty of success as an assistant coach in the SEC, but how will he do as a head coach? That's a question that really couldn't be answered Wednesday at SEC Media Days, but Pruitt's players…
Atlanta, GA-(WDEF-TV) 4-8. Head coach fired. Dead last in the SEC. It's safe to say this is going to be a rebuilding year for the University of Tennessee. Said first year head coach Jeremy Pruitt at SEC Media Days: "All over…
Tennessee sophomore offensive lineman Trey Smith has been cleared for fall practice after being held out of spring drills because of an undisclosed medical condition. The return of Smith, a second-team All-SEC pick as a freshman in 2017, is big…
Atlanta, GA (WDEF-TV) Georgia head coach Kirby Smart worked with new Vols head coach Jeremy Pruitt when they were assistants at Alabama, and Smart believes Pruitt has the mind set to turn around the UT program. Said Smart at SEC…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has suspended defensive lineman Ryan Thaxton from team activities following his arrest on charges of false imprisonment and domestic assault. University of Tennessee police say Thaxton was arguing with his girlfriend Sunday at 8:23 p.m.…
(utsports.com) For the fourth consecutive year, the SEC Network is turning the keys over to its teams, as all 14 Southeastern Conference schools will schedule network programming for a two-week stretch this summer. Tennessee's SEC Network Takeover day is Thursday, July 26.…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Defensive lineman Kyle Phillips, wide receiver Marquez Callaway and tight end Eli Wolf will join first-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt as Tennessee's representatives at this year's SEC Media Days on July 18 in Atlanta, Ga. For the first…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee spirit coordinator Joy Postell-Gee is on paid administrative leave as the school reviews complaints she engaged in "inappropriate conduct and unsatisfactory work-related behavior." Senior associate athletics director Donna Thomas sent a letter to Postell-Gee last…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Two years ago Thursday, Alzheimer's took the life of legendary Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt. We caught up with former Lady Vol and Bradley Central star Brittany Jackson, who discussed Summitt's legacy, her charity fund-raiser for Summitt, and…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer praised John Ward for bringing "life and feeling to our living rooms" during a tribute ceremony for the longtime Volunteers football and men's basketball broadcaster. Ward died June 20 in Knoxville…
Watch video from the memorial.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -- Former Vols star running back Alvin Kamara has known the Vols new head coach Jeremy Pruitt for years. Though on the defensive side of the sideline, Coach Pruitt helped recruit Kamara to Alabama in 2012. And…
(utsports.com) The University of Tennessee Athletics Department and The Vol Network are hosting a Tribute to "The Voice" event honoring John Ward on Wednesday, June 27, starting at 6 p.m. ET at Thompson-Boling Arena. The legendary broadcasting and marketing icon…
(utsports.com) GIVE HIM SIX! It’s Football Time … in Tennessee! The national champions are clad in Big Orange! For more than 30 years, iconic play-by-play man John Ward brought Tennessee football and basketball games to life as the “Voice of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - John Ward, the radio voice of Tennessee football and men's basketball for over three decades, has died. He was 88. Vol Network tweeted that Ward died Wednesday night in Knoxville. Tennessee athletics officials confirmed Ward's death.…
Ward's catch phrases were "It's football time in Tennessee!" and "Give him six!"