KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs has been selected as a Torchbearer, which is billed as the highest student honor given out by the university. Dobbs learned Thursday that he'd received the honor. He's only the 26th…
Bob Shoop's first season as the Vols defensive coordinator did not go as well as expected. Tennessee's defense really struggled during the final month of the season. But Shoop is hoping things will settle down since he's in year two…
Long time Carson Newman football coach Ken Sparks passed away today at the age of 73 after a battle with prostate cancer. Sparks coached at Carson Newman for 37 seasons, achieving 338 wins, 99 losses, and two ties. Vols head…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The second week of spring workouts got underway on Tuesday afternoon as Tennessee practiced outdoors in full pads for two hours at Haslam Field. Head coach Butch Jones addressed the media after practice, discussing the challenges…
The Vols had one of the worst defenses in the SEC last year, and now they have to rebuild this spring without some of their top players like defensive end Derek Barnett and safety Cam Sutton. Down the stretch last…
Tennessee opened spring practice Tuesday with plenty of eyes on the quarterbacks. The Vols must replace veteran Josh Dobbs. Two of those fighting to take command of the offense are Quinten Dormady and Jarrett Guarantano. Dormady has some game experience,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Asia Durr scored 23 points, Mariya Moore made all five 3-pointers for 19 points and Louisville beat Tennessee 75-64 Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Moore's perimeter shooting provided a lift on…
Most of the Vols star players from last year are gone, as well as several assistant coaches. That should make for a busy head coach, as Butch Jones opens his fifth spring practice Tuesday on Rocky Top. Teams don't rack…
Knoxville, TN (WDEF) - Vols linebacker Colton Jumper has learned he has another year to play football at the University of Tennessee. The former Baylor Red Raider stand-out saw his eligibility re-classified. Jumper now has two more years to play…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The only program to appear in every NCAA Tournament, the University of Tennessee women's basketball team is headed to the postseason for the 36th time. The Lady Vols are seeded No. 5 in the Oklahoma City…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - J.J. Frazier scored four of his 17 points down the stretch, and Georgia withstood several Tennessee chances to rally in the final 30 seconds to hold on for a 59-57 victory on Thursday in the Southeastern…
If not for a huge rally against Alabama last Saturday, the Vols would have had no momentum at all going into the SEC tournament. Tennessee had lost three straight before pulling out the win against the Tide. The Vols carry…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Defensive lineman Dimarya Mixon and offensive lineman/defensive lineman Charles Mosley are no longer with Tennessee's football program. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson said Tuesday that Mixon and Mosley remain enrolled in school but aren't on…
While the Vols may have under-achieved down the stretch, they may have overachieved in the regular season. Before the season, Tennessee was picked to finish 13th in the SEC. There are only 14 teams in the league. The Vols basically…
(utsports.com) INDIANAPOLIS -- Tennessee's Alvin Kamara had analysts raving about his performances on Friday at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Offensive linemen and running backs participated in on-field drills and the bench press on Friday to…
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Thursday that the Vols have finalized a home-and-home contract with Wake Forest, beginning with a game at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Dec. 23 next season. The Volunteers will…
The University of Tennessee introduced John Currie as their new athletic director on Thursday. Currie spent eight years as the athletic director at Kansas State before taking the Tennessee job. Here's some excerpts from Thursday's press conference. Said UT Chancellor…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Meoshonti Knight scored 16 points and 12th-seeded Alabama made 10 of 14 free throws in the final minute to upset fifth-seeded Tennessee 72-64 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Thursday. The Crimson…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Brandon Sampson scored 24 points and Jalyn Patterson added 22 as LSU ended its school-record 15-game losing streak with a 92-82 victory against Tennessee in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday. Sampson matched his career high…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones announced on Wednesday the addition of Kevin Beard as the Vols' new wide receivers coach and Tony Sorrentino as an offensive quality control assistant. Beard comes to Rocky…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has hired John Currie from Kansas State to replace Dave Hart as the Volunteers' athletic director. The school officially announced the hiring Tuesday. A press conference to introduce Currie is scheduled for Thursday. Currie was…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A misdemeanor drug charge against Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings has been dismissed. Knox County Assistant District Attorney General Sean McDermott said Monday the case was dismissed after Jennings paid court costs and underwent an alcohol…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Duane Notice scored 15 points, all of them on 3-pointers, to help South Carolina to an 82-55 win over Tennessee on Saturday. The Volunteers (15-14, 7-9 Southeastern Conference) cut the Gamecocks 18-point lead with eight minutes…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Rick Barnes says guard Jordan Bowden has "a little bout of pneumonia" and likely will miss a second straight game Saturday at South Carolina. Barnes said Friday that Tennessee is "not counting on him…