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!"
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt officially announced the additions of graduate transfers Brandon Kennedy and Madre London on Tuesday. Both players will be eligible to play this fall. Kennedy, who has two years of eligibility remaining, comes…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) -- The Tennessee basketball program has added a promising frontcourt prospect to its roster, as forward D.J. Burns has signed and submitted an institutional aid agreement to the university. A 6-8, 250-pound forward from Rock Hill,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After opening the season against West Virginia at 3:30 p.m. on CBS in the Belk College Kickoff in Charlotte, N.C., the Tennessee football team will return home to host ETSU and UTEP in a pair of afternoon games…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee's season opener versus West Virginia on Sept. 1 in the 2018 Belk College Kickoff at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. has been slated for a 3:30 p.m. ET kick and will be broadcast nationally…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Admiral Schofield is pulling his name out of the NBA draft and returning to Tennessee for his senior season. Schofield shared his decision on social media Tuesday , saying he is focused and hungry to once…
Vols linebacker Darrin Kirkland Junior announced last week that he was leaving Tennessee. But it appears Kirkland has had a change of heart. Media reports indicate Kirland has met with head coach Jeremy Pruitt and will likely return to the…
Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt was in Charlotte Thursday along with West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. They were promoting their football game on September first in the Belk Bowl College Kickoff. During a press conference, Pruitt recalled an embarrassing recruiting…
(utsports.com) ATHENS, Ga. -- Tennessee scored two runs in the sixth inning and one in the seventh to cut into a 4-0 deficit, but it was not enough as Georgia took the opening game of the NCAA Athens Super Regional 4-3…
The Big Orange Caravan tour made it's final stop of 2018 Thursday night with a visit to Johnson City. While it might get a little old for Jeremy Pruitt signing so many autographs, you know the Vols new head football coach…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. is leaving Tennessee as a graduate transfer. Kirkland tweeted Thursday that "Tennessee will always hold a special place in my heart." He added that "these moments have been priceless and I'm a…
(utsports.com) Not only is the Tennessee football team facing West Virginia this fall, the Volunteers' basketball team is hosting the Mountaineers on the hardwood this winter as part of the 2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Jan. 26. The 2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge…
The Braves SunTrust Park turned into Rocky Top on Tuesday night. The Big Orange Caravan Tour stopped at the Braves home ballpark for its visit to Atlanta. Of course Vols football coach Jeremy Pruitt would prefer stopping in Atlanta at…
(utsports.com) The Tennessee basketball series with West Coast powerhouse Gonzaga is set to resume next season, as the Volunteers will battle the Bulldogs in the inaugural Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday, Dec. 9. The one-day, doubleheader event—which…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT Athletics) -- The 10th seeded Tennessee Lady Vols continued their hot start to the NCAA Championships by defeating James Madison 12-3 on Saturday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. With the win, the Lady Vols (47-12) move to…
The Big Orange caravan tour rolled into Memphis on Tuesday with athletic director Phil Fulmer and head football coach Jeremy Pruitt. Expectations will not be high for Coach Pruitt's team after last year's 4-8 record, but Fulmer reminded everyone that…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Back in March the Vols basketball team claimed a share of the SEC regular season title for the first time in ten years. Not bad for a team that was picked to finish next-to-last in the conference. But head…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Big Orange Caravan tour kicked off in Chattanooga on Thursday. New Vols football coach Jeremy Pruitt was in attendance along with athletic director Phil Fulmer. Pruitt has a lot of work to do after UT's 4-8 season last year,…