UT unveils look at Neyland Stadium renovations
Phase One targeted for 2019
Injury Riddled Vols Stagger Into Bye Week
Injuries left Tennessee without eight starters in their 49-10 beat down against Alabama. And now another top player appears lost for the season. Defensive lineman Kahlil McKenzie suffered a torn pectoral muscle against the Tide. Good thing Tennessee enjoys a…
Tennessee Plans $106-Million Upgrade For Neyland Stadium
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…
Tennessee announces WR Williams has been granted release
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…
Vols and Bama Set to Clash as Highly Ranked Rivalry Teams
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.…
Injured Vols RB Jalen Hurd Will Be Back Against Alabama
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…
Vols Danny O'Brien Dismissed From the Team Two Days After Being Carted Off the Field Against Aggies
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…
Vols Hope to Fix Turnover Issue Ahead of Showdown With Top Ranked Alabama
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…
Vols RB Jalen Hurd Out For Texas A&M Game as He Did Not Travel to College Station
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…
Vols Set to Experience "The Home of the 12th Man" at Texas A&M
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…
Ninth Ranked Vols Ready For Top Ten Showdown With 8th Ranked Aggies
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…
Vols LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin Will Miss Texas A&M Game
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.…
Vols Athletics Report $12 Million in Revenue
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…
Josh Dobbs a Cool Customer For Tennessee
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…
Tennessee Gets Ready For First True Road Game at Georgia
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…
Vols Linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr Will Miss Georgia Game
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…
Vols Look to Take Command of SEC East With Win Over Rival Georgia
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…
SEC Clears Gators Brandon Powell of Suspension After Phantom Punch Against Vols Rashaan Gaulden
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…
"Gritty" Dobbs Earns SEC Player of the Week Honors
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…
Gators Expect to Have Receiver Antonio Callaway Against Tennessee
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…
Butch Jones and Jim McElwain Soaking Up Vols-Gators Rivalry
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…
Vols Dismiss "Ducks Don't Pull a Truck" Prediction From Gators Quincy Wilson
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 DB Jalen Tabor Still Predicting Gators Win Over Tennessee
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…
Injuries Will Not Dampen Vols-Florida Showdown
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,…