Even Vols basketball coach Rick Barnes has high expectations for the Tennessee football team this fall. Barnes and football coach Butch Jones were in Nashville Tuesday for the Big Orange Caravan tour. When addressing the crowd, Barnes said he was…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) Vols basketball coach Rick Barnes was on the Big Orange Caravan Stop on Thursday in Chattanooga. Tennessee went 15-19 during his first season last year. The Vols were a bit undersized, playing some games where the tallest player in…
Chattanooga-(WDEF) During the Big Orange Caravan stop in Chattanooga on Thursday, Vols Athletic Director Dave Hart announced that season ticket sales for football are on a record pace. Now Coach Jones hopes to deliver on a record-setting year. We had…
The Vols Big Orange Caravan kicked off Wednesday in Atlanta at the College Football Hall of Fame. No doubt Coach Jones hopes to be back in Atlanta the first of December for the SEC Championship game. One of the hot…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed one the dozens of claims in the Title IX lawsuit filed against Tennessee while denying the rest of the school's motion to dismiss. The school filed a motion in March to…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Dave Lawson is no longer part of Tennessee's athletic department after serving as the football team's director of strength and conditioning for the last three seasons. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson confirmed that Friday was…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Forward Ray Kasongo is leaving the Tennessee men's basketball team after one season. Tennessee coach Rick Barnes confirmed Thursday that Kasongo "is going to leave, and he's got some different options out there." Kasongo played 22…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One of two charges against Tennessee defensive lineman Alexis Johnson has been dismissed Thursday and the other reduced from a felony count of aggravated assault to misdemeanor domestic assault. Johnson's lawyer, Gregory Isaacs, said Thursday that…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The 2016 Coca-Cola Big Orange Caravan will be making five stops this May and will feature appearances from University of Tennessee coaches, including head football coach Butch Jones, head men's basketball coach Rick Barnes and head women's…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has announced the addition of guard Jordan Bowden, the Volunteers' first scholarship men's basketball signee from a Knoxville-area high school in over three decades. Bowden is a Knoxville native who graduated from Carter High School…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has added shot-blocking specialist Kamera (KAM'-eh-rah) Harris to its roster. The Lady Volunteers announced Wednesday they had signed Harris, a 6-foot-3 center from Hampton, Georgia. Harris averaged 6.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.8 blocks per…
Former Vols football coach Phil Fulmer was in Chattanooga on Tuesday. He's helping host a charity golf tournament in June at Black Creek to benefit the Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers. The fundraiser will feature entertainers and sports stars like…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Former Southern Mississippi basketball coach Donnie Tyndall has been hit with a 10-year show cause by the NCAA for his role in rules violations that occurred at the school during his tenure. The NCAA released its…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (utsports.com)-- Team 120 took to Haslam Field under sunny skies on Tuesday as it completed practice No. 10 of the 2016 spring program. Tennessee's first practice of the week featured a physical start, complete with tackling drills and…
(utsports.com) Halfway through Tennessee's spring training camp, defensive coordinator Bob Shoop has learned a lot about his defensive unit. Speaking with the media Thursday afternoon, Shoop had a lot of praise for veteran defensive back Cameron Sutton. He believes that…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee football coach Butch Jones' phone records show he had two conversations with former Volunteers receiver Drae Bowles the same day a lawsuit states that Bowles assisted a woman who said she was raped by two…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Seventeen former Vols showcased their skills at Tennessee's annual Pro Day on Wednesday at the Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex indoor field and weight room. Tennessee's 2016 Pro Day participants included Ralph David Abernathy IV, Max Arnold, Alex Ellis,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee reserve quarterback Sheriron Jones has joined the long list of injured Volunteers sidelined for spring practice. Vols coach Butch Jones said Tuesday that Sheriron Jones would miss the rest of spring practice but should be…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has ruled that a reference to Peyton Manning can remain in a Title IX lawsuit filed against the University of Tennessee and that the case shouldn't be moved from Nashville to Knoxville. U.S. District…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Mercedes Russell scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Tennessee continued its surprising run in the women's NCAA Tournament with a 78-62 victory over Ohio State in a Sioux Falls Regional semifinal…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee football head coach Butch Jones, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace and Bristol Motor Speedway general manager Jerry Caldwell touched on the Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol and Bristol Motor Speedway's impact in college football at a…
It was a record setting year for the Lady Vols, but it was for all the records a team doesn't want to set. But now Tennessee seems to be persevering when it counts, the NCAA tournament. The Lady Vols once…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Florida and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has been named the 2016 winner of the Neyland Trophy, an award the Knoxville Quarterback Club gives annually to a major contributor to college athletics. The Knoxville Quarterback…
When Alvin Kamara announced he was coming back for his senior season that meant Tennessee would return one of the best backfields in the SEC. Kamara and Jalen Hurd gave the Vols a big one-two punch last season. Kamara finished…