KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Board of Trustees has approved a proposal for a $106 million Neyland Stadium renovation that the school is aiming to have completed by August 2019. The board voted in favor of the renovation Friday afternoon…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Wide receiver Preston Williams is leaving Tennessee's football team. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson confirmed Thursday that Williams had been granted his release from the ninth-ranked Volunteers' football program. Williams had caught nine passes for…
For the first time since 1999, Tennessee and Alabama will collide with both teams ranked in the top ten. The 9th ranked Vols are hoping to upset the top-ranked Tide to snap their 9-game losing streak in this annual rivalry.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Butch Jones says he expects Jalen Hurd to play Saturday against No. 1 Alabama after the junior running back missed a 45-38 overtime loss at Texas A&M last week with an unspecified injury. Jones…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has dismissed defensive tackle Danny O'Brien from the program for an unspecified violation of team rules. The school announced his dismissal from the team Monday. The move comes two days after O'Brien was carted off…
Who needs the presidential debate when you have the orange and red debate. Tennessee and Alabama renew their annual rivalry this weekend. The Vols have maintained their number nine ranking in the AP poll, despite their recent overtime loss to…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd has joined the list of Volunteers who won't be available Saturday at No. 8 Texas A&M. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson said Friday that Hurd didn't travel with the team…
Kyle Field is the only SEC stadium Tennessee has never played in. But that'll change Saturday when the ninth ranked Vols visit 8th ranked Texas A&M, where Tennessee will experience the rowdy home of the 12th man. Said Vols head…
The Vols miracle finish in Athens is history. Now ninth ranked Tennessee must prepare for a top ten road test against 8th ranked Texas A&M. Said head coach Butch Jones-"It's about an hour and 10 minute ride to Kyle Field…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin will miss the ninth-ranked Volunteers' game Saturday at Texas A&M as he continues dealing with a shoulder injury. Vols coach Butch Jones said Wednesday that Reeves-Maybin wouldn't play against the eighth-ranked Aggies.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, the University of Tennessee’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics (UT Athletics) has reported total operating revenues of $136.2 million over total operating expenditures of $124.0 million, generating a net operating…
It doesn't seem Tennessee plays their best this season until they fall way behind. They've trailed in every game but Ohio, and leading the comeback every time has been quarterback Josh Dobbs. Looked grim on Saturday against Georgia when U-T…
The Vols September schedule was pretty nice. They played every game in state. Now they get their first true road test October first against Georgia. You need all the experience you can get on the road. That's why injured veterans…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. will miss a third straight game Saturday at No. 25 Georgia because of a high ankle sprain. Volunteers coach Butch Jones ruled out Kirkland on Wednesday. Jones said he expects defensive…
With a win over Florida under their belt, Tennessee can really put themselves in the driver's seat in the SEC East, if they can get past another key, division rival on Saturday in the Georgia Bulldogs. Rocky Top felt a…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida coach Jim McElwain says the Southeastern Conference has overturned receiver Brandon Powell's suspension for throwing a punch. Powell was ejected in the fourth quarter at Tennessee for seemingly swinging at safety Rashaan Gaulden. Replays showed…
Vols quarterback Josh Dobbs is the SEC offensive player of the week after running for 80-yards, and throwing for 319-yards in UT's big win over Florida. Those are numbers head coach Butch Jones would love to see again this weekend…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - No. 19 Florida is expected to have dynamic receiver Antonio Callaway back against 14th-ranked Tennessee on Saturday. Coach Jim McElwain says Callaway "got around pretty good" in practice Wednesday and upgraded his injury status, saying "take…
The build up for Tennessee-Florida is through the roof. Unbeaten teams. National championship implications. College Game Day in Knoxville. The Gators eleven game winning streak over UT. Trash talking. It's the epitome of a rivalry, and Gators coach Jim McElwain…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Florida cornerback Quincy Wilson's unusual reference to predict the Gators will beat Tennessee for a 12th straight time hasn't riled up the Vols. Wilson asked "Have you ever seen a duck pull a truck?" while referring…
Florida defensive back Jalen Tabor hurt the Vols two years ago with a strip-sack fumble recovery, and he continues to haunt Tennessee today. He has taken several jabs at the Vols on twitter, and he predicted the Gators would make…
The Tennessee-Florida showdown will be missing a few star players. Vols defensive back Cam Sutton is out with a fractured ankle, while Gators starting quarterback Luke Del Rio is out with a knee injury. Despite the loss of key personnel,…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida quarterback Luke Del Rio will miss Saturday's game at No. 14 Tennessee because of a knee injury. Coach Jim McElwain officially ruled Del Rio out Monday, saying he won't play against the Volunteers (3-0) and…
If you look around the SEC, it seems league teams struggle with those noon kickoffs against a lighter foe. So far this year, South Alabama upset Mississippi State with a noon kick, and Nicholls State almost did the same to…