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…
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A Monday-night season opener and seven games at Neyland Stadium highlight the 2017 Tennessee football schedule as released Tuesday by the Southeastern Conference. The Vols play 12 games over 13 weeks in 2017, with the open…
Butch Jones can't stop gushing about the spectacle of the Battle at Bristol. Said Jones-"To have our student-athletes be able to play in that type of environment. That will be something that they'll remember for a lifetime. That's a lifetime…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - No. 15 Tennessee will be missing two defensive starters for Saturday's game against Ohio with linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. and end LaTroy Lewis out with injured their ankles. Volunteers coach Butch Jones said Monday that Kirkland…
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Three Air Force Academy cadets from Colorado are planning to jump out of a blimp at the Bristol, Tennessee, Motor Speedway on Saturday before a college football game.
The Vols escaped with an overtime win in their season opener against App State. Head coach Butch Jones admits his players were not satisfied with the performance. Maybe that'll change as Tennessee tackles Virginia Tech Saturday in the Battle at…
AP College Football Week 2 Rankings Rank Team 1 Alabama 2 Clemson 3 Florida State 4 Ohio State 5 Michigan 6 Houston 7 Stanford 8 Washington 9 Georgia 10 Wisconsin 11 Texas 12 Michigan State 13 Louisville 14 Oklahoma 15…
Gentlemen. Start your engines. Because it's football time at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Tennessee and Virginia Tech will play their long-awaited football game this Saturday at one of the most famous race tracks in NASCAR. The transformation is nearly complete…
When Tennessee lines up against Virginia Tech in the Battle at Bristol on Saturday night, Josh Dobbs will be under center for the Vols. Lot of rumors going around about his health, following that shot he took on the goal…
Knoxville, TN-(WDEF) Before the Battle at Bristol, we got the Battle at Neyland. Tennessee's season of promise nearly ended before it got started last night. The ninth ranked Vols had to go to overtime in their season opener to beat…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jalen Hurd recovered quarterback Joshua Dobbs' overtime fumble in the end zone and No. 9 Tennessee overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to escape with a 20-13 victory over Appalachian State on Thursday night. Tennessee faced third-and-goal…
Tennessee will face one of the nation's top rushing teams when App State rolls onto Rocky Top on Thursday night. The Mountaineers averaged 271-yards rushing a game last season, the sixth best total in the nation. But the Vols defense…
For all the talk about the Battle of Bristol between Tennessee and Virginia Tech, it's easy to forget that the Vols actually open their season Thursday night against App State. Head coach Butch Jones has been stressing the importance of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee announced Tuesday the dates for seven future home football games. All seven games will be contested at Neyland Stadium. Home meetings with UTEP (2018), Chattanooga (2019), UAB (2019), Charlotte (2020), Bowling Green (2021),…
Ninth ranked Tennessee will carry their highest preseason ranking in over ten years into their opener on Thursday night. Butch Jones' team hopes to live up to their high preseason expectations as they welcome App State to Rocky Top. Even…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)- The Tennessee football team will take the field on Thursday with an addition to their uniform.
The infield at Bristol will soon be a football field. Workers are busy laying down the new artificial turf over the infield pavement at the Bristol Motorspeedway. That'll be the playing surface for the Tennessee-Virginia Tech game set to kick…
Shy Tuttle started on the Vols defensive line last year as a true freshman, but his season was cut short against Georgia when he suffered a broken leg and ankle ligament damage. Getting him back would be huge for Tennessee,…
With the kickoff to the new season just around the corner, there are still a few uncertainties for Tennessee. That's why head coach Butch Jones hopes to get a few issues ironed out before his 9th ranked Vols line up…
Vols linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin was asked Monday about Tennessee's number nine preseason ranking in the Associated Press Poll. He responded by saying the only number nine he cared about was teammate Derek Barnett. Barnett of course wears number nine, and…
The transformation is underway at the Bristol Motorspeedway. Workers have begun turning the famous short track into a football field for the Vols-Virginia Tech game on September 10th. Officials are a day behind on the project since the Saturday night…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The terms of Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart's retirement allow the school to hire his replacement before his scheduled June 30 exit date.
(utsports.com) Tennessee Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics, Dave Hart, who is entering his sixth year at the helm of the Volunteer Athletics program, announced Thursday that he will retire from the position of Director of Athletics, effective June 30,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee offensive tackle Chance Hall has had arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to miss four to six weeks. Volunteers coach Butch Jones announced Hall's injury and gave the potential timetable for his return Thursday. Hall…