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Aside from being one of the most anticipated Tennessee players to take the field this fall, Vols’ junior EDGE rusher James Pearce Jr. is already stirring up the waters on the road to the 2025 NFL Draft. The Vols’ breakout defensive lineman turned heads throughout a breakout season in 2023, capped off with a terrific […]
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tennessee’s bats were flat through five inning against Kentucky starter Mason Moore. Then the Vols’ offense caught fire, outpacing the Wildcats 13-11 to clinch the top five weekend series. Christian Moore had a generational performance at the plate and the Vols’ bullpen found a way to record enough outs to hold on. Here’s […]
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Tennessee baseball heads on the road this weekend for its biggest series of the season to date. The fourth-ranked Vols are heading north to take on third-ranked Kentucky in Lexington. The Vols have won four straight SEC series and are currently in fourth place in the conference while the Wildcats are 14-1 in conference play […]
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Three-star safety Sidney Walton committed to Tennessee football on Thursday afternoon. Walton chose the Vols over Arkansas and Ole Miss. #AGTG I’M HOME !!! @jakeganus @CoachCampbell45 @Coach_TD8 @MoodyFBall @SWiltfong_ @RivalsFriedman @ChadSimmons_ @CoachL__@DownSouthFb1 @On3Recruits @Scoutfball @BHoward_11 pic.twitter.com/g75kuI50oJ — Sidney Walton (@SidW23) April 18, 2024 A Moody, Alabama native ranks as a three-star recruit and the No. […]
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Tennessee baseball made easy work of Alabama A&M in a midweek bout on Tuesday night. The Vols extended their winning streak to three games as they run-ruled the Bulldogs 20-2 in seven innings at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. It was a classic midweek baseball game on a cloudy Tuesday evening. Here’s how the Vols got it […]
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Tennessee basketball’s Elite Eight matchup against Purdue will tip off at 2:20 p.m. ET on CBS on Sunday afternoon as the first game of the double-header before Duke faces North Carolina State at 5:05 p.m. ET. 🏀SUNDAY ELITE EIGHT TIP TIMES🏀 pic.twitter.com/eVV78OJmdf — Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 30, 2024 The Vols advanced to the Elite […]
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Tennessee baseball returns to Lindsey Nelson Stadium this weekend to conclude its long home stand as they prepare to host Georgia in a three-game series. The Vols are 4-1 on the home stand so far including their first SEC series win of the season when Tony Vitello’s team swept Ole Miss last weekend. Georgia is […]
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Wednesday was a big day for Tennessee football as the Vols took to Neyland Stadium for their first scrimmage of spring practice before returning to the Anderson Training Center for Pro Day. But fourth-year coach Josh Heupel found a little bit of time in between the two events to make his way over to Pratt […]
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Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes met with the media in Charlotte on Wednesday afternoon before the Vols went through their walk through at the Spectrum Center on the eve of the NCAA Tournament. Barnes discussed the consistency his program has had in making the NCAA Tournament, Dalton Knecht’s impact and much more. Here’s everything that […]
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Tennessee basketball opened as 18.5-point favorites in its NCAA Tournament first round matchup against Saint Peter’s, according to Draft Kings. The over/under is set at 128.5. The Vols earned the highest two-seed in this year’s tournament and will face the 15-seed Peacocks on Thursday night in Charlotte. Analytical based college basketball website KenPom projects Tennessee to […]
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When Tennessee basketball fell to South Carolina in Knoxville back in late January, the Vols’ SEC Championship hopes were teetering. Tennessee was 5-2 in conference play and were staring down a potential 5-3 start with a challenging to road trip to Kentucky looming. Then the Vols won in Rupp Arena, beginning a run of nine […]
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Tennessee football defeated Austin Peay 30-13 in its home opener Saturday evening at Neyland Stadium. Offense was at a premium in the first half with the Vols and Govs knotted at 6-6 until a Tennessee touchdown broke the tie in the final seconds of the first half. The Vols marched down the field for a […]
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Former Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs made his season debut Sunday afternoon at the Cardinals fell to Washington 20-16. The Cardinals started Dobbs at quarterback just a few weeks after trading for the veteran backup and rolled with him at quarterback while Kyler Murray is sidelined with an injury. Dobbs completed 21-of-30 passes for 132 yards, […]
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Five-star class of 2025 prospect Caleb Wilson is unofficially visiting Tennessee basketball on Sept. 30, On3’s Joe Tipton first reported. The power forward is one of the top prospects in the entire 2025 recruiting cycle. Wilson ranks as the No. 4 player and No. 3 power forward in his class according to the 247sports composite […]
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee made easy work of Virginia in its 2023 season opener Saturday afternoon, knocking off the Cavaliers 49-13 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The Vols’ offense was up-and-down in the blowout win but their defense was stout in a stifling effort. Here’s four quick takeaways on Tennessee’s season opening win over Virginia. […]
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Tennessee football is known for its offense under head coach Josh Heupel. But the Vols’ defense has stood out to Virginia coach Tony Elliott while he prepares for Saturday’s season opener in Nashville. The Vols’ run defense was one of the nation’s best a season ago in large part due to their strong depth along […]
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Tennessee is going with a classic look on Saturday in Nashville for the season-opening game against Virginia. As announced by Tennessee on Twitter, the Vols will be going with the traditional orange-and-white home combination featuring a white helmet, orange jersey, and white pants. The game against Virginia will be played in Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. “Unique […]
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VFL and Cleveland Browns quarterback Josh Dobbs is reportedly being traded to the Arizona Cardinals according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Pelissero’s report states that the Browns are sending Dobbs and a 2024 seventh-round pick for a 2024 fifth-round pick from Arizona. The move comes in the immediate aftermath of Cleveland head coach Kevin […]
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ESPN has announced that the Lady Vols’ home matchup against Ohio State will be a part of the 2023 Jimmy V Women’s Classic, per Tennessee Athletics’ press release on Tuesday. The game will be part of a Sunday triple-header on December 3. Game one will see No. 8 South Carolina and Duke square off before […]
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College football season is almost back and with it is The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman’s list of the 101 top freaks in college football entering the season. With recommendations from coaches, players, schools, scouts and agents, Feldman searches for the 101 biggest freaks in college football with insane athletic ability. Here’s how he explains it. “The […]
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Tennessee’s defensive line has had an abundance of solid players over the last two years. Good SEC defensive linemen that helped the Vols boast one of the SEC’s best run defenses a season ago. But that room has had few elite players— the type of guys you have to have on the line of scrimmage […]
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Tennessee right guard Javontez Spraggins is a man of high energy. He plays with a nasty streak between the lines and celebrates on the field with massive stuffed animals representing the mascot of teams Tennessee defeated. “I think Spraggs always had energy, juice, effort,” Tennessee offensive line coach Glen Elarbee said Monday. Spraggins has been […]
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Arizona State dismissed former Tennessee linebacker Juwan Mitchell from its football program over the weekend, DevilsDigest.com reported Monday. According to the report, Mitchell was involved in an incident during the Sun Devils’ Friday practice which led to his dismissal on Saturday. This story will be updated if any further details come out about Mitchell’s dismissal. […]
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Tennessee has broken all sorts of offensive program records in Josh Heupel’s first two seasons in Knoxville. Many of those records belonged to offenses coached by former Vols’ offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe. Cutcliffe served two stints as Phillip Fulmer’s offensive coordinator (1993-98, 2006-07) as well as a head coaching stint at both Ole Miss and […]
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Kickoff for Tennessee football’s home opener against Austin Peay is set for 5 p.m. ET. The game won’t be on cable but can be streamed on SEC Network+ and ESPN+. The Sept. 9 matchup is Tennessee’s home opener and marks its lone matchup against an FCS team during the 2023 season. The kick-off time and […]
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Rising Tennessee men’s tennis senior Johannus Monday is representing the Orange and White at the Wimbledon Championships in London, England, this week. Monday is competing as part of the main draw in the first round of the Men’s Doubles tournament. Monday’s first matchup with teammate Jacob Fearnley is currently estimated to begin at 6 a.m. […]
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Tennessee baseball’s season came to an end Tuesday night as the Vols fell to LSU 5-0 in the College World Series. Drew Beam was again fantastic on the mound for Tennessee but it wasn’t enough as the Vols’ bats fell flat against the Tigers. Tennessee coach Tony Vitello discussed a handful of the biggest plays […]
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OMAHA, NE. — Tennessee baseball entered the College World Series with a home run heavy offense that struggled to string hits together at different points in the season. That didn’t bode well for the Vols on an afternoon the wind was blowing in at the already pitcher friendly Charles Schwab Field. “There’s probably one or […]
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Drew Beam’s fantastic freshman season ended in a dud. After not pitching in his final two high school seasons due to COVID-19 and injuries, Beam’s arm wore down and the right-handed pitcher wasn’t a factor in the Vols’ 2022 postseason. One year later, sophomore Beam carved up Southern Miss in six scoreless innings […]
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Former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker looks to be rolling during Detroit Lions training camp after a report and video have come out in the last week. Hooker, a prolific two-year quarterback at the University of Tennessee, was drafted by the Lions in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Despite the veteran quarterback falling […]
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First pitch for game three of the Hattiesburg Super Regional between Tennessee and Southern Miss is at 6 p.m. ET Monday night. ESPN2 is broadcasting the game. 🚨GAME TIME ANNOUNCEMENT🚨#RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/kyJ6qP9TeH — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 12, 2023 The Hattiesburg Super Regional is one of just two still being played along with the Stanford Super […]
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Happy Birthday, Blake Burke. On the day that the California native turns 20 years old, Burke returned to the home run category with a moonshot home run against Southern Miss on Sunday afternoon in Game Two of the Hattiesburg Super Regional. With Tennessee trailing 4-1 in the top of the fourth inning, Burke stepped up […]
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After both Joshua Dobbs and Cedric Tillman both played football for Tennessee last year, the two former Volunteers are now rostered by the Cleveland Browns heading into the 2023 NFL season. Dobbs, on one hand, started the final two games of the regular season for the Tennessee Titans before signing with Cleveland as a free […]
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Forward Josiah-Jordan James is returning to Tennessee for his super senior season, the wing announced on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. One more year🙏🏾🧡 pic.twitter.com/F1moV55WI2 — Josiah-Jordan James (@jjjames30) May 31, 2023 James announces his decision on the deadline for college basketball players to remove their name from the NBA Draft and retain collegiate eligibility. The Charleston, […]
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Tennessee Athletics and Athletic Director Danny White recently announced the vision and exploration of a new entertainment district that is to be constructed on the University of Tennessee’s campus. The public-private partnered district is planned to be constructed between Neyland Stadium and Thompson Boling Arena to allow for maximum fan accessibility. “The university’s initial concept […]
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Tennessee baseball is approaching the final weekend of the regular season with its spot in the NCAA Tournament all but locked up but there’s still plenty for the Vols left to play for as they head to South Carolina. The Vols still have an outside shot of hosting a regional but they will need to […]
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Tennessee baseball wasn’t at its best but did enough to outlast Austin Peay for a 9-4 win at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols pitchers uncharacteristically struggled to find the strike zone while catcher Charlie Taylor provided the biggest play of the game for Tennessee. Here’s what you need to know about Tennessee’s bounce back win. […]
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ATHENS, Ga. — Tennessee baseball’s bats were quiet for much of the series opener against Georgia. But then the Vols exploded for five runs on six hits in the seventh inning and coasted to a 12-3 series opening victory at Foley Field. The Vols have struggled on the road this season with the series opener in […]
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Five-star linebacker Sammy Brown will officially visit Tennessee the weekend of May 26, 247sports Steve Wiltfong reported Wednesday afternoon. Brown’s trip to Knoxville is the first of five summer official visits. The blue-chip linebacker will follow up his official visit to Tennessee with official visits to Clemson, Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio State. The Jefferson, Georgia […]
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Tennessee baseball jumped on Mississippi State early and didn’t look back, coasting to an 13-2 run-rule victory to secure the series sweep. The Vols hit a trio of three-run homers and Drew Beam was consistently effective on the mound as Tennessee earned its seventh straight win and improved to above .500 in SEC play for […]
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Tennessee’s spring football game this past Saturday, the 2023 Orange & White Game, had a whopping 58,473 spectators jammed inside Neyland Stadium for the final Vol Football event until the fall. To put that number into perspective, that is 18,123 more than the stadium capacity for Vanderbilt Football’s FirstBank Stadium. And that was just for […]
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Tennessee baseball capped off an unsuccessful first half of SEC play by going winless in its three-game series at Arkansas last weekend. The issues that have plagued Tennessee all season showed up again in Fayetteville and now the Vols’ back is against the wall with five weekends left in the regular season. Tennessee’s hopes of […]
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Thanks to the quality of Tennessee’s receiving corps over the past two seasons in Knoxville, the Vols have boasted one of the most prolific passing offenses in the country under head coach Josh Heupel. During Heupel’s first year on campus, Tennessee used a combination of Mississippi State transfer JaVonta Payton and second-year Tennessee receiver Velus […]
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Tennessee baseball’s offense and bullpen delivered as the Vols knocked off Texas A&M 9-6 Sunday afternoon to complete the weekend sweep of the Aggies. Zane Denton was brilliant at the plate but nearly every Tennessee bat contributed while eight different bullpen pitchers recorded outs while surrendering three runs. Here’s everything to know about the series […]
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Tony Vitello met with the media over Zoom Thursday morning to preview Tennessee baseball’s weekend series with Texas A&M. The Vols are looking to bounce back from a poor opening weekend of SEC play when Missouri swept Tennessee in Columbia. Vitello talked last weekend’s sweep, how his team has responded, starting pitching and much more. […]
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As of the time of this publication, there are 187 more days until Josh Heupel and the Tennessee football program return to games inside the Volunteer State. Tennessee will kick off the 2023 football season at the Tennessee Titans’ Nissan Stadium in Nashville for a matchup with Virginia to get the season started. Prior to […]
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Alabama star freshman Brandon Miller brought the gun to teammate Darius Miles that was used fatally shoot Jamea Jonae Harris last month, according to police testimony discovered by AL.com. Miller’s role in the murder was unclear until Tuesday. District Attorney Paula Whitle said the SEC Player of the Year frontrunner will not be charged due […]
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Tennessee basketball completed a 17-point second half comeback but couldn’t finish. The Vols choked in the final four seconds and lost at the buzzer for the second consecutive game, 86-85. Here’s three quick takeaways on another heartbreaking defeat. Missouri Takes Control With Dominant First Half Stretch Tennessee was playing well for the first eight minutes […]
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The NFL Playoffs is underway with wildcard weekend coming to a close Monday night. Let’s see how six active Vols performed at the highest level of football the first week of the playoffs. VFLs In NFL — Wild Card Weekend Seattle @ San Fransisco Jauan Jennings — SF WR Five targets, two catches for 41 […]
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Josiah-Jordan James has played in three consecutive games after beginning a new treatment plan on his injured left knee. Tennessee’s showdown against Kentucky will mark the most consecutive games James has played this season as he deals with lingering knee pain from an offseason scope. Despite seeing a greater work load in the last two […]
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Oregon transfer receiver Dont’e Thornton announced he is transferring to Tennessee Monday afternoon. GO VOLS!!!!! @Vol_Football pic.twitter.com/3pEszxdiYo — BigMacc🥷🏿 (@IamDTJ11) January 9, 2023 Thornton announces his commitment to Tennessee shortly after his official visit to Knoxville. The Vols targeted the speedy receiver immediately after he entered the transfer portal last month and their persistence led […]
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Even though the National Championship hasn’t taken place, there already looks to buzz around the 2023 college football season. Over the weekend, the Action Network’s Brett McMurphy released his “way-too-early” College Football Top 25 for the 2023 season. Despite a strong close to the season with a victory over No. 7 Clemson in the Capital […]
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Tennessee VFL Yves Pons recently partook in the LNB (France National Basketball League) Dunk Contest. Pons put together quite the highlight reel, slamming down several impressive dunks. One of which was a dunk where Pons jumped OVER the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft Victor Wembanyama. See two angles of the […]
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Tennessee begins a new stage of the season Wednesday afternoon as the Vols open SEC play at Ole Miss. It’s a new stage of the season for Tennessee but Josiah-Jordan James’ status remains unchanged as he continues to battle knee soreness. “No change,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said of James’ status. “He’s doing a […]
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Tennessee is readying for its toughest take of the pre conference slate as the Vols face No. 9 Arizona Saturday night in Tucson. It’s the second straight year the two teams have met in a top 25 matchup as Tennessee overcame a second half push a to knock off the Wildcats a season ago. Arizona […]
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The transfer portal is in full swing and no where more than Gainesville. Seven Florida football players entered the transfer portal Wednesday as the Gators begin preparations for Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Tight end Nick Elksnis, defensive linemen Chris Thomas Jr. and Jalen Lee, linebackers David Reese and Chief Borders as well […]
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Following its loss at South Carolina, Tennessee heads to Nashville looking for its first 10 win regular season since 2003. Vanderbilt is 5-6 (2-5 SEC) and is playing its best football in years entering the matchup following back-to-back wins over Kentucky and Florida. Tennessee is without Hendon Hooker and will have to end the regular […]
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ESPN host and Tennessee alumni Paul Finebaum took an axe to ESPN analyst Keyshawn Johnson’s playoff argument during Tuesday’s episode of First Take. Although he is not unfamiliar with criticism from Tennessee fans, Finebaum had the Volunteers’ back when discussing who is deserving of a college football playoff spot between Tennessee and USC. Here’s how […]
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Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is the new Heisman Trophy betting favorite following the Vols’ beatdown of Kentucky, according to FanDuel. In what’s
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Fresh off of their 99-80 exhibition win over No. 2 Gonzaga on Friday night, the Tennessee basketball team brought the good vibes
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Tennessee third string quarterback Tayven Jackson and linebacker Kwauze Garland are the only Vols unavailable in Saturday night’s showdown against Kentucky. Reserve
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FRISCO, Tex — Tennessee got its final tune up of the preseason dominating Gonzaga, 99-80, in an exhibition game at the Comerica
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The Opponent: Tennessee meets the University of Kentucky for the 118th time on Saturday. The Vols hold the all-time edge at 82-26-9.
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Tennessee faces its fifth ranked opponent of the season Saturday when the third-ranked Vols host No. 19 Kentucky to Neyland Stadium. The
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Tennessee remained unbeaten on the season, dominating UT Martin, 65-24, on homecoming Saturday afternoon. The Vols scored 52 first half points —
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Tennessee stayed unbeaten on the season, cruising past instate FCS foe UT Martin, 65-24, Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium. The win pushes
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Tennessee football players and Henry To’oTo’o have said all the correct things about one another in the year-and-a-half since the former Vol
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There are few people that fire up Tennessee fans as much as Vol baseball coach Tony Vitello. That’s who Tennessee turned to
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It’s official. According to a tweet from Tennessee Football on Monday morning, the Vols are going with an orange-out in the crowd
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ESPN’s College Gameday is returning to Knoxville for the second time in four weeks for the highly anticipated matchup between No. 8
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Hendon Hooker stood in the north end zone tossing the football with a teammate. Defensive tackle Omari Thomas just forced an Anthony
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Tony Vitello is not lacking for passion or energy. It might just be on display this weekend. The Vols’ sixth-year baseball coach
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel wasn’t tipping his hand about the availability of a couple Volunteer starters Thursday. The second year head
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PITTSBURGH, PA — Tennessee played far from its best football in the Steel City Saturday. The Vols did enough, however, to defeat Pitt,
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Game week is here and with it comes Tennessee’s inaugural depth chart for the 2022 season. Tennessee provided the media the week
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Better late than never, right? Tennessee wide receiver and former USC transfer Bru McCoy has officially been granted immediate eligibility for the
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Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi named Southern Cal transfer Kedon Slovis the Panthers’ starting quarterback Wednesday morning. Slovis was Pittsburgh’s expected starting quarterback
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Eight Tennessee players landed on the three Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams Tuesday. Two Vols landed on the first and second teams while
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Recent Tennessee basketball commit Freddie Dilione impressed seemingly everyone who watched him during the summer AAU circuit. We noted when Dilione committed
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