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Tennessee Titans draft pick T’Vondre Sweat had some fun asserting his side of the Tennessee-Texas rivalry in a recent interview with Voice of the Titans Mike Keith on The OTP. Sweat, a graduate of the University of Texas, traded shots with Keith, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, about all things Vols and Longhorns. […]
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey posted a picture of a recruiting blunder dating back to his high school days with Tennessee as the culprit. McCaffrey, a four-star recruit in the 2014 class according to 247 Sports, stacked up offers as a prospect at Valor Christian in Littleton, Colorado. While Tennessee’s recruiting staff did […]
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Former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker finds himself in an increasingly tricky situation after the latest piece of major news came out of Detroit on Monday night. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Lions signed quarterback Jared Goff to a four-year, $212 million contract extension with $170 million guaranteed to become the highest-paid Lions player ever. […]
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Former Tennessee running back Jaylen Wright made a name for himself during his junior season in Knoxville, becoming the Vols’ first 1,000+ yard rusher since 2015. The North Carolina native turned his junior season into a phenomenal NFL Combine showing back in March. Wright posted the second-best official 40-yard-dash time among the running backs at […]
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The 2024 college football season will be here before you know it. While the summer still stands between the spring and the start of training camps all around the country, July will present the first big event on the road to the season with SEC Media Days in Dallas, Texas. This will be the first […]
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According to documents filed on Wednesday, May 1, the State of Florida, the State of New York, and the District of Columbia have joined the State of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Virginia’s multistate coalition in their lawsuit against the NCAA. The Federal Antitrust Lawsuit now has signatures from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, New […]
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Former Tennessee Vol and two-time Super Bowl Champion Trey Smith was honored before and during Monday’s episode of WWE: Monday Night Raw from Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center. Back in February, Smith’s heroic actions were documented as he comforted and protected a young boy during the shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. Smith told Good […]
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With the conclusion of the 2024 NFL Draft this past weekend in Detroit, Tennessee added three players to their all-time NFL Draft selections list with RB Jaylen Wright (Miami), QB Joe Milton III (New England), and CB Kamal Hadden (Kansas City). The three selections in the Motor City also brings the number to 13 in […]
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After a long stretch between the end of the regular season and the weekend of the NFL Draft in Detroit, a handful of former Tennessee players have found new homes in the NFL moving forward. Some joined their new team through the draft while others as undrafted free agents, but all will be working hard […]
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Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban looks to be enjoying retirement. After the longtime college football icon shook the sports world by retiring at the end of last season, Saban has been on media tours for various sporting events and has been photographed or videotaped on plenty of golf courses. In a video posted to […]
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There’s no way the first day of the college football transfer portal re-opening up wasn’t going to have some sort of bug in the gears. And, sure enough, it didn’t take long. The controversy on Tuesday morning revolved around former Tennessee defensive back and Volunteer State native Key Lawrence. Lawrence started his career at Tennessee […]
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Dont’e Thornton was just starting to the corner in his first season in Knoxville during mid November. He had failed to make much headway in the slot but after being moved outside, Thornton caught three passes for 63 yards in a win over Kentucky. Two weeks later, he made his best play all season, hauling […]
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Six former Tennessee Volunteers, four of whom finished their careers in Knoxville, are set for the inaugural 2024 United Football League (UFL) season this Saturday around the nation. The XFL and the United States Football League (USFL) completed a merger at the end of 2023 to create a combined football league between the two entities. […]
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More football is right around the corner. With the merger of the XFL and USFL completed last fall, the newly refreshed United Football League (UFL) is set to officially launch its inaugural season this weekend across the country. The league, split into two conferences featuring four teams from the XFL and the USFL, will take […]
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Former Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III participated in on-field workouts during the NFL Combine on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis. Milton’s arm strength dazzled the scouts in the boxes, but the quarterback’s work was especially amplified by the audible gasps and cheers from the crowd in Lucas Oil Stadium. While Milton did not run the 40-yard […]
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An aspiring NFL prospect from the Volunteer State could be headed to the Lone Star State this April. According to a report from Dallas Cowboys team reporter Nick Harris, former Tennessee junior running back Jaylen Wright had a formal meeting with the Dallas Cowboys this week at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. The meetings are […]
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The Southeastern Conference released its football media days schedule on Thursday morning. The four-day SEC Football Media Days goes to the Lone Star State for the first time this July as the conference welcomes Oklahoma and Texas into the league. Josh Heupel and three Tennessee players will talk in Dallas on Tuesday, July 16— the […]
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Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III is one of the most interesting names on the long list of prospects heading into the NFL Combine this week in Indianapolis – 321 prospects, to be exact. Milton’s collegiate journey began at Michigan but wrapped up at Tennessee as the veteran quarterback waited his turn in the Josh Heupel […]
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Former Tennessee Vol linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin is ready to make another playoff run in the Motor City. The Detroit Lions announced on Monday that linebacker and veteran specialist Jalen Reeves-Maybin signed a two-year contract extension through the 2025 season. The two-year contract extension is worth up to $8 million in total, making the former Vol […]
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Florida head coach Billy Napier is quite familiar with the Tennessee Volunteers. Yes, Napier did coach against the Vols in Neyland Stadium during his first season last year, but his connection to Rocky Top and the Volunteer State goes back well beyond last September. Napier was born in Cookeville, Tennessee, before moving to Chatsworth, Georgia […]
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ESPN analyst Dan Mullen is going against his former team when it comes to the Tennessee-Florida game this weekend in The Swamp. The former Florida head coach turned ESPN analyst recently broke down his thoughts on the upcoming SEC East matchup on ESPN’s The Matt Berrie Show. Mullen, a coach at Florida from 2018-2021, picked […]
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Peyton Manning returned to televisions around the country on Monday for the season debut of the Monday Night ManningCast broadcast along with his brother Eli. Many tuned into the ManningCast at 8:00 p.m. on Monday night with the anticipation of seeing football’s first family break down the New York Jets debut for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. […]
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SEC Shorts, one of the most well-crafted comedy series in relation to the college football season, released a new video on Monday morning to dive into the week that was in SEC football. Southeastern Conference football, though, isn’t necessarily off to the pace that most thought it would. The SEC only has three victories over […]
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Tennessee football played far from its best in its 30-13 victory over Austin Peay Saturday evening at Neyland Stadium but the Vols did escape with a win which is more than what many SEC teams can say through two weeks. The SEC is off to its worst start to a season in some time with […]
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Former Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin not only recorded the first first-down of the Detroit Lions season on Thursday but also converted the NFL’s first fake of the season. With the Lions staring down a 3 and out on just their second drive of the season, Detroit lined up to punt the ball away on 4th […]
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The Arkansas State football program was a talking point on social media this weekend following the Red Wolves’ historic 73-0 loss against Oklahoma to open up the season. Former Vol quarterback JT Shrout received the start for Arkansas State and went 12-of-26 for 148 yards and no turnovers. Tennessee fans participated in the internet reaction […]
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Two former Tennessee football players have earned the title of captain ahead of the 2023 NFL season. Jalen Reeves-Maybin will be one of six captains for the Detroit Lions this season. The Detroit specialist joins right tackle Penei Sewell, receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, quarterback Jared Goff, linebacker Alex Anzalone, and defensive end Charles Harris as […]
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The same six teams from the SEC that began the year in the AP Top 25 are still on the board entering the second week of the 2023 college football season. The order remained the same through the first two weeks with the exception of LSU and Tennessee switching spots in the middle following the […]
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Year three of the Butch Jones era at Arkansas State could not have gotten off to a worse start. On Saturday, the Red Wolves got annihilated by Oklahoma in their season opener, 73-0. The Sooners jumped out to a 28-point lead after the first quarter and never let up, picking up their most-lopsided season-opening win […]
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Florida’s Trevor Etienne is the younger brother of former Clemson star and Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne. He’s also one of the best running backs in the SEC. But after Etienne totaled a modest 25 yards in Florida’s 24-11 season opening loss against Utah, Travis thinks Trevor may need to find a new team. […]
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While the 2023 Tennessee football team is gearing up for the season opener on Saturday in Nashville, former head coach Butch Jones has named a familiar face as the starting quarterback at Arkansas State. According to the Red Wolves’ official game-one depth chart, former Vols quarterback J.T. Shrout will be Arkansas State’s starting quarterback this […]
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No. 12 Tennessee will travel to Gainesville this September for an SEC East clash with Florida in The Swamp. In addition to the game being played under the lights at night, Florida has also announced a fan color coordination event for the home crowd at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida announced on Monday that the […]
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SEC Network analyst and former Florida wide receiver Chris Doering hasn’t been quiet about his hesitation with Tennessee heading into the 2023 season. During an SEC Network conversation from the start of the weekend, Doering classified Tennessee as a team trending down in a segment in which he picked Texas A&M and Florida as two […]
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Tennessee rounds out their regular season with a home matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores on November 25. Vanderbilt hasn’t scored a point against Tennessee since 2021, as the Commodores were blanked, 56-0, in Nashville last season. The Vols have cruised to four straight victories over their in-state rival after losing three straight from 2016-2018. Vanderbilt […]
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A roundtable of noteworthy University of Florida football figures came together over the week to discuss the Gators’ season up ahead. The conversation was hosted by 92.5 FM/1010 XL’s Dan Hicken and featured Steve Spurrier, former wide receiver and current SEC Network analyst Chris Doering, and former quarterback Shane Matthews. Nearing the end of the […]
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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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For those who are glued to Tennessee football through thick and thin, you might be considerably familiar with the video of Peyton Manning leading the Pride of the Southland Marching Band. While the visual is easy to remember for many fans, especially after Manning and former quarterback Hendon Hooker both did so during the 2022 […]
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Coming off a critical home SEC matchup against Texas A&M, Tennessee heads to Tuscaloosa to face rival Alabama on the Third Saturday of October. For the first time in a decade and a half, Tennessee enters the rivalry game having won the most recent matchup in the series. The Vols head to Tuscaloosa looking for […]
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Former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker looks to be on the right track of rehabilitation in his rookie preseason despite the ACL injury that he suffered last November. The Detroit Free Press’s Dave Birkett wrote on Monday that the Detroit Lions “are planning” to activate third-round pick Hendon Hooker at some point in the season. “Hendon […]
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Cedric Tillman is making a name for himself during his first NFL preseason as a rookie with the Cleveland Browns. While Jalin Hyatt’s speed is certainly being noted in New York, Tillman’s tenacity on the field is just as active as it was during his time at Tennessee. During the Browns’ joint practice with the […]
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Tennessee is gearing up for a massive 2023 campaign in Josh Heupel’s third year as the Vols’ head coach. After an 11-2 season in 2022 with a victory over Clemson in the Orange Bowl, expectations are high for the Vols, even despite a change in the cast of characters heading into the season. Hendon Hooker […]
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A handful of teams from the Southeastern Conference landed on the preseason AP Top 25 list on Monday morning. If for nothing else, these preseason rankings are noteworthy as the final preseason rankings before major, major shifts come to the college football landscape including Texas and Oklahoma into the SEC and the dissolving of major […]
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Vanderbilt football boasted a new picture of FirstBank Stadium on Sunday afternoon despite massive ongoing construction outside the stadium. The FirstBank Stadium project began in February with the removal of the north endzone to eventually build a men’s and women’s basketball operations facility. Then, in April, Vanderbilt began the demolition of the south endzone to […]
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Florida football name Wisconsin transfer Graham Mertz the Gators starting quarterback for the 2023 season Friday, On3’s Nick de la Torre reported Friday evening. Mertz beat out veteran Micah Leon and freshman Max Brown to win the off-season quarterback battle. The 6-foot-3, 218-pound quarterback was a three-year starter at Wisconsin before entering the transfer portal […]
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Former Alabama standout Will Anderson Jr. played Tennessee inside Neyland Stadium twice during his three-year career in Tuscaloosa. Anderson recorded two tackles during Alabama’s 2020 victory but fell to Tennessee during his final game against the Vols in 2022. Anderson’s high level of production earned him the third-overall draft pick by the Houston Texans in […]
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No offense racked up as many yards on the Alabama defense during the 2022 season as the Tennessee offense did. Arkansas was close while Utah State had the second-most, but at the end of the day, no one touched the 569 yards of total offense that Tennessee put up in Neyland Stadium. Josh Heupel’s Tennessee […]
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The Detroit Lions drafted former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft this past spring. While the Lions did not draft Hooker to throw him in as the starter right away, Detroit did pick up the former Tennessee quarterback as a potential replacement for current quarterback Jared Goff down […]
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The college sports landscape is continuing to rapidly shift as the conference carousel spins around faster and faster. About a week or so ago, we at Rocky Top Insider wrote about how the initial move from Texas and Oklahoma into the SEC has created a domino effect that slowly has been climbing to the boiling […]
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Former Tennessee Vol and current New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is being suspended for three games by the NFL, as reported by NFL insider Adam Schefter on Friday afternoon. The suspension stems from Kamara’s role in a fight outside of a Las Vegas nightclub in 2022. Kamara, along with Indianapolis Colts cornerback Chris […]
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Former Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt is returning to his alma mater of Plainview High School in Alabama as a physical education teacher, according to WVLT’s Paige Dauer on Thursday afternoon. Creg Stephenson of AL.com also confirmed the report and added that Pruitt will be an assistant coach as well. According to Stephenson via […]
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When the original announcement regarding Texas and Oklahoma’s move to the SEC being confirmed came to light, it was clear evidence that the landscape of college athletics was about to shift. While the Sooners and the Longhorns joining the SEC is an eye-opening move on its own, it also creates and has created a continuous […]
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Former Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd signed with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, the team announced through their team website. The terms of the deal have not been announced at this time. Hurd, a native of the Volunteer State (Hendersonville), began his collegiate career with Tennessee in 2014. After the end of his three-year […]
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With SEC media days in the rearview mirror, the league released its All-Conference teams and predicted order of finish (voted on by the league’s media) Friday afternoon. The media picked Tennessee to finish second in the SEC East behind defending national champion Georgia and directly ahead of South Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, Missouri and Vanderbilt. The […]
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Josh Heupel made no bones about it on Thursday afternoon in Nashville. The rising three-year head coach of the Tennessee Football team believes that the Volunteers, compared to the Texas Longhorns, are the real U.T. team. During the 2023 SEC Media Days event in Nashville on Thursday afternoon, Heupel was asked by the media which […]
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We already know that the SEC has a strong hoops relationship with Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the SEC Basketball Tournament. In fact, the Southeastern Conference announced an extended partnership with Bridgestone Arena in 2018 that would keep the SEC men’s or women’s basketball tournament in Nashville through the year 2035. And it makes sense why. […]
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With the tradition and newfound success of sports-based television series such as Full Swing, Welcome to Wrexham, and Hard Knocks, Netflix is now looking at the sacred space of the National Football League for its next streaming project. While partnering up with Omaha Productions, Netflix is set to debut a new eight-episode docuseries titled, “Quarterback”. […]
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The 2023 SEC Media Days event is right around the corner. After the two previous events were held in Birmingham and Atlanta, SEC Media Days is moving to the Volunteer State for 2023. The event will be held in downtown Nashville next week. Each of the 14 SEC programs will bring a trio of student-athlete […]
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Tennessee Football’s Neyland Stadium has returned to form over the last two years. What was once a fraction of the memory that most had of the glory days, Neyland Stadium has been brought back to the top-tier status in all of college football. While the Volunteers only sold out one game during Josh Heupel’s first […]
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New Orleans Saints defensive back Alontae Taylor emerged as one of the Saints’ best surprises during the 2022-2023 football season. The rookie out of Tennessee played in 13 games for the Saints last season and ended up starting nine of those after an injury to Marshon Lattimore. Despite just entering the league, though, Taylor was […]
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Taking a player in the sixth round of the NFL Draft, only to have that player become an immediate starter and help win a Super Bowl within two years, seems like a pretty good deal. The Kansas City Chiefs would certainly make the case for it. ESPN, however, does not agree. NFL experts Matt Miller […]
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We are nearly one step closer to the 2024 SEC football season. The Southeastern Conference will reveal the team opponents for the 2024 SEC football season in an hour-long SEC Now special on ESPN+ and SEC Network on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET. Here’s what to know about the event coming up on Wednesday […]
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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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Former National Championship-winning Oklahoma quarterback and current head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers Josh Heupel has been selected to appear on the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot, as announced by the National Football Foundation on Monday. Heupel’s appearance on the 2024 ballot is as a player at Oklahoma. The native of Aberdeen, South […]
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There’s an abundance of changes coming to the SEC in 2024 but a nine-game conference football schedule isn’t one of them. The league will play an eight-game SEC schedule in 2024 before deciding a permanent schedule model, the SEC announced Thursday evening. The decision comes out of the SEC spring meetings in Destin where the […]
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Tennessee football legend and Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning has another award to add to his trophy case. On Monday night, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 44th annual Sports Emmys Award ceremony. Peyton Manning was announced as the winner of the “Outstanding Personality – Event […]
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Tennessee added five players to the NFL through the draft this spring with one first-round pick and four third-round picks. The Chicago Bears selected OT Darnell Wright while the Detroit Lions picked up QB Hendon Hooker. Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt went to the New York Giants, WR Cedric Tillman landed with the Browns, and EDGE […]
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The Tennessee Volunteers finished the 2023 NFL Draft with five selections, all of which came before the fourth round of the event in Kansas City. Alabama and Georgia led the SEC with 10 selections each. Florida and LSU, meanwhile, both had six selections. Tennessee comes in tied with Auburn and South Carolina with five selections. […]
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The XFL, a revitalized professional football league that is led by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his production company, concluded its inaugural season this past weekend in San Antonio. The Arlington Renegades and former Tennessee wide receiver JaVonta Payton defeated the D.C. Defenders to capture the XFL championship trophy. Now that the XFL season is […]
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Former Tennessee wide receiver JaVonta Payton is now an XFL Champion after a narrow one-score victory in San Antonio this weekend. Payton’s Arlington Renegades defeated the D.C. Defenders in Dwayne Johnson’s revitalized professional football league championship game on Saturday. The Renegades held off the Defenders in the fourth quarter to win the game by a […]
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Peyton Manning is back at it again for the THIRD straight time. Releasing the Denver Broncos’ football schedule, that is. Going back to the 2021 season, the Denver Broncos brought out Peyton Manning to be the star of the schedule release video as the new “intern” on the block. Then, in 2022, Manning was once […]
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With five picks in the 2023 NFL Draft this past month, Tennessee fans are excited to watch the development of their former Volunteers as they embark on new NFL journeys. Teams have begun off-season programs throughout the spring, allowing rookie players to have a jump start in getting acclimated to their new teams. Darnell Wright, […]
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After adding five more players into the league through the 2023 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Volunteers now have several players scattered throughout different franchises in the NFL. Once training camps are concluded and teams are finalized before the season, we will know exactly how many Tennessee players will be rostered for the first week of […]
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Quarterback Hendon Hooker continues to climb the jersey number tree now that he is in the NFL. Hooker wore No. 1 on the field as a senior at Dudley High School. Then, at Virginia Tech, Hooker changed to No. 2 on his jersey. At the University of Tennessee, Hooker bumped it up again, this time […]
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Back in mid-January, the NFL’s Tennessee Titans were announced as one of the teams that will be traveling to Europe for a game during the 2023 football season. Now, as of this week, the Titans have a date, an opponent, a location, and a time. The Tennessee Titans will take on Lamar Jackson and the […]
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In the week and a half following the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City, many analysts from the college and professional football worlds have been raving about two draft picks from the University of Tennessee. Former Tennessee offensive lineman Darnell Wright went to the Chicago Bears with the 10th overall pick in the draft. The […]
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ESPN’s award-winning documentary series “30 for 30” is set to tackle the story of one of the greatest defensive football players in the history of the sport. As announced by ESPN Press Room on Wednesday, ESPN Films is currently in production with a documentary titled “The Minister of Defense” – covering the career of NFL […]
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The landscape of college football is going to drastically change in the near future. The college football playoffs will be expanding to 12 teams with the start of the 2024 season. That means that the upcoming season in 2023 will be the final four-team playoff season of this era. There will also be significant buzz […]
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After wearing No. 11 during all three years of his time in Knoxville, former Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt is potentially drastically changing his number in the NFL. Hyatt was selected by the New York Giants with the 73rd overall pick in the third round on Friday night in Kansas City. The former Tennessee receiver […]
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There’s an old saying when it comes to the NFL Draft: It’s about where you’re taken, not when you’re taken. Former Tennessee offensive lineman and current Kansas City Super Bowl Champion and sixth-round pick Trey Smith is a prime example of that. And while Tennessee’s Jerome Carvin didn’t get selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, […]
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While Jeremy Banks was not one of the five Tennessee players that heard his name called during the 2023 NFL Draft this weekend, the former Volunteer is still heading to an NFL team as an undrafted free agent. Banks will be heading to the NFC South after the Tamba Bay Buccaneers picked him up following […]
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Despite not hearing his name called during the 2023 NFL Draft this weekend, Tennessee tight end Princeton Fant is still heading to an NFL team with a chip on his shoulder. As announced by Tennessee on social media following the draft, Fant has signed as an undrafted free agent with Jerry Jones and the Dallas […]
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The Tennessee Volunteers had the second-most NFL Draft picks through the first three rounds this year. The Alabama Crimson Tide led the way with eight, Tennessee followed with five, and a handful of schools including Michigan and Georgia all fell into a group with four selections. Tennessee ended the second day of the draft with […]
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With the 68th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Friday night, the Detroit Lions selected quarterback Hendon Hooker from the University of Tennessee in the third round. The Lions’ pick of Hooker in the third round shows the value that Detroit has in the Tennessee signal caller. Despite tearing his ACL in November […]
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Four more Tennessee players went off the board during the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft from Kansas City on Friday night. In fact, all four players went within ten picks of each other. Hendon Hooker led things off with a selection to the Motor City at No. 68 as wide receivers Jalin Hyatt […]
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After Tennessee landed one first-round selection on Thursday night, the Vols came out swinging on Friday night with four selections in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City. Tennessee offensive lineman Darnell Wright began the festivities on Thursday after he was taken by the Chicago Bears with the 10th overall pick. […]
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Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is undoubtedly one of the biggest names left remaining on the table heading into the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft on Friday night in Kansas City. After a run of three went in the first four overall picks, no other quarterback was selected in the first round, leaving Tennessee’s […]
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Roger Goodell took the stage on Thursday night set to announce the Chicago Bears’ selection with the 10th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Just minutes prior, the Bears swapped their No. 9 pick with the Eagles’ No. 10 pick to move back one spot. The Eagles took Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter with […]
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Sit back and grab some popcorn. With the NFL Draft officially starting on Thursday night, Tennessee’s social media team dropped a new nine-minute hype video documenting Hendon Hooker’s journey to the NFL Draft. The mini-documentary, if you will, features Hendon’s parents, Alan and Wendy Hooker, his Dudley High School football coach Steven Davis, Tennessee head […]
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The NFL Draft is right around the corner with the start date of Thursday, Apr. 27, rapidly approaching. And with the lead-up to the draft comes a whole lot more questions than answers. Will Hendon Hooker be the fifth quarterback off the board? Will Jalin Hyatt sneak into the first round? Can Cedric Tillman and […]
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With the NFL Draft starting on Thursday night, Rocky Top Insider has been interacting with the fans on social media to get the pulse of the fanbase in regards to quarterback Hendon Hooker. The two-year Tennessee quarterback has been one of the most talked about players in the entire draft this offseason. Despite having ACL […]
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Ever since the first Volunteer was drafted in 1936, the University of Tennessee’s football program has had a whopping 355 players drafted into professional football. Tennessee’s 355 NFL Draft players rank tied for the 12th-most all-time according to Sports Illustrated. No. 1 – Notre Dame – 522 No. 2 – Southern California – 519 No. […]
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Could Hendon Hooker be staying in the Volunteer State by the end of the 2023 NFL Draft? One NFL personality says yes. With the NFL Draft just around the corner on Apr. 27, many are putting together their final few mock draft projections for the big event that will be held in Kansas City. Peter […]
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The 2023 NFL Draft is just over a week away as the start date of Thursday, Apr. 27, draws closer. In ESPN’s latest mock draft that was released on Tuesday, experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay combined to list four former Tennessee Volunteers are projected picks in the first three rounds of the 2023 […]
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It seems safe to say that VFL Peyton Manning will always be around Tennessee Athletics in some capacity. Especially when it comes to the football department. Since moving on from Tennessee in 1997, Manning has constantly been around the Vols’ football program. “The amount of money that I’ve given to that school, with as few […]
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With impressive showings at the Reese’s Senior Bowl, the NFL Combine, and the Tennessee Pro Day this year, former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker has been one of the most talked-about players in the leadup to April’s 2023 NFL Draft. Hooker led Tennessee to two terrific offensive seasons during his time in Knoxville, but couldn’t finish […]
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Four former Tennessee players have been projected as a first or second round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft at the end of April. According to ESPN, NFL draft analyst Todd McShay is projecting two first-round selections and two second-round selections from the Vols. McShay has offensive tackle Darnell Wright as the first former Tennessee […]
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A report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport on Monday afternoon stated that former Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt will be meeting with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday. The Cowboys do have their one pick per round in the 2023 NFL Draft, but will likely need to spend a first-rounder on Hyatt if they want to […]
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Despite making a big investment toward their next quarterback earlier in the offseason, the New Orleans Saints look to still be potentially eyeing another quarterback from the NFL Draft: former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker. The Saints signed 32-year-old quarterback Derek Carr to a four-year deal back in March. That doesn’t seem to be stopping the […]
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media in Knoxville on Thursday afternoon after the Vols had wrapped up Pro Day in Knoxville. With the NFL Draft quickly appearing on the horizon, April 27, many of the former Tennessee players had the chance to impress the scouts and coaches one last time on the […]
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The 2023 Tennessee Football Pro Day event is officially in the books. The three-hour showcase in Knoxville took place on Thursday afternoon inside the Vols’ indoor facility. While some participated much more than others, Tennessee had 14 players listed on their official Pro Day roster. That included LB Jeremy Banks, P Paxton Brooks, DL LaTrell […]
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Tennessee Football’s 2023 Pro Day is officially in the books. The event in Knoxville lasted around three hours on Thursday afternoon as many of Tennessee’s former players had the chance to show off what they could do on the field. The NFL Draft is less than a month away, slated for Thursday, April 27, in […]
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NFL mock drafts are a dime a dozen this time of year, especially considering that the NFL Draft is just less than a month away, slated for April 27 in Kansas City. While most mock drafts are fairly standard and somewhat similar in comparison, ESPN’s Mike Tannenbaum threw a wrench into his Tuesday mock draft […]
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With less than 50 days remaining until the start of the 2023 NFL Draft, ESPN has released a new quarterback power rankings list based on results from the 2022 season, the 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl, and the 2023 NFL Combine earlier this month. Despite not being able to participate on the field, Tennessee quarterback Hendon […]
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It’s interesting to see the similarities and differences between the ESPN experts compiling the Tuesday morning mock drafts each week leading into the 2023 NFL Draft. Last Tuesday, Feb. 28, ESPN expert Mel Kiper Jr. listed Darnell Wright as his No. 16 overall projected pick to the Washington Commanders. Kiper spoke about Washington’s poor offensive […]
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After a full week of scouting, competing, and testing in Indianapolis, the 2023 NFL Combine is officially wrapped up and in the books. Tennessee had seven players representing the Volunteers on their way to the NFL at the combine. That would include star receivers Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman, offensive tackle Darnell Wright, quarterback Hendon […]
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Former Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright is a busy man when it comes to the pre-NFL Draft season. Wright participated in the Reese’s Senior Bowl back in February, competed in the NFL Combine this past weekend in Indianapolis, and is now continuing to meet with teams from all over the league. According to a new […]
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While the NFL Combine is widely used to show off the best of the best with hopes of entering the league, it can provide worrisome moments as well, like what happened on Sunday afternoon. While running the 40-yard dash on the Indianapolis Colts’ field, former Tennessee and Oklahoma offensive lineman Wanya Morris suffered an injury […]
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Tennessee had seven participants in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine this past weekend. The Vols participants included receivers Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman, edge rusher Byron Young, linebacker Jeremy Banks, offensive lineman Darnell Wright, and punter Paxton Brooks. Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker was also part of the 2023 NFL Combine but did not go through […]
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If there’s two things that budding NFL prospect and former Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt isn’t lacking, it’s speed and confidence. Hyatt’s speed has been one of his biggest selling points all season. As Tennessee’s top deep threat last year, Hyatt made a habit out of beating opposing defensive backs over the top of the […]
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As he overlooked the crowd of reporters and flashing cameras at the NFL Combine media availability on Friday morning, Hendon Hooker had answers locked in for the doubters while answering questions in the room. At one point during the session, the former Tennessee quarterback confidently delivered a comeback to one of the big draft criticisms […]
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Former Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman looks to be back on the horse after an injury-filled final season on Rocky Top. Tillman has been preparing for the NFL Draft for months now, which continued at the NFL Combine on Friday morning in Indianapolis. While speaking with the media during an availability session, Tillman told reporters […]
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Spring practice is just around the corner as SEC football teams looking to find their footing as the 2023 football season gets closer-and-closer. With spring practice around the corner, multiple outlets have put out conference quarterback rankings with the season still six months away. So where does Joe Milton III stand in rankings? According to […]
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Darnell Wright, arguably the best prospect entering the 2023 NFL Draft from the University of Tennessee, received high praise from a former opponent and rival on the first day of the NFL combine. Select post-college players from around the nation began the combine journey on Wednesday, which will last through the weekend. Defensive linemen and […]
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Jalen Carter, a two-time National Champion at the University of Georgia and projected Top 10 pick in the 2023 NFL draft, is in hot and controversial water on Wednesday. According to a report obtained by the Associated Press on Wednesday, Carter has been charged with racing and reckless driving. The incident connects back to the […]
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ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper has been going back and forth regarding his first-round NFL projections from Tennessee in the last month. In January, Kiper projected former Tennessee defensive lineman Byron Young to be the No. 20 selection in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. This time around, though, Kiper has a different […]
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The Florida football coaching room has seen quite a bit of movement in the last two days. Florida, under second-year head coach Billy Napier, has seen three assistant coaches leave the program on Wednesday and Thursday. The Gators have also quickly replaced one of those vacancies in the meantime as well. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Chris […]
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VFL Hendon Hooker continues to have one of the more talked-about names during the build-up to the 2023 NFL Draft. After being one of the standout prospects at the Senior Bowl despite not even playing due to the ACL recovery, Hooker also received rave reviews on The Pat McAfee Show during Super Bowl week where […]
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Former Tennessee backup quarterback and longtime NFL assistant Jim Bob Cooter is returning to the Indianapolis Colts as the new offensive coordinator under Shane Steichen, according to ESPN on Monday. Cooter was a Tennessee football player in the mid-2000s and was named to the Academic All-SEC team during his time in Knoxville. Cooter appeared in […]
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Welcome back to the XFL, folks. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s revamped XFL product debuted over the weekend as eight teams battled against one another on Saturday and Sunday. Eleven former Tennessee players are rostered across the league with six players recording stats in the first weekend of competition. Jumping ahead a little bit to the […]
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The first major event leading into the 2023 college football season, SEC Media Days, has officially been announced. The time for talking will be in July as each of the 14 SEC head coaches converge in Nashville, Tennessee for a four-day event from July 17 to 20. This will be the first time that Nashville […]
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The shirt says it all. Trey Smith’s shirt, that is. During Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, VFL and Super Bowl champion Trey Smith donned an impressive t-shirt. It wasn’t so much a troll to Philadelphia, but rather just a definitive winning statement. The Chiefs’ offensive line did not allow a single sack to […]
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There are 10 former Tennessee football players that are rostered and set to debut in Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s XFL revamp this upcoming season. After the league was originally shut down amidst the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson and his team eventually bought the XFL for $15 million in August 2020. Now, less than three years […]
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Chiefs offensive lineman and VFL Trey Smith will suit up for Kansas City in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday afternoon. When he does, Smith will officially become the 73rd former Volunteer in Tennessee program history to play in the NFL’s biggest game of the year. Out of those 73 players, 19 of them have played […]
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The Big 12 conference officially announced on Thursday afternoon that the exit date for the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma has been altered. The new exit date officially paves the way for Texas and Oklahoma to join the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024. Prior to this announcement from the Big 12 […]
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Coming out of the Reese’s Senior Bowl last week in Mobile, Alabama, VFL and former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is now moving back and forth between California and Arizona while preparing for the NFL Draft in April. While making the rounds at the Super Bowl’s Radio Row event in Arizona on Wednesday, Hooker stopped by […]
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The Senior Bowl is now in the rearview mirror as a handful of former Tennessee players gear up for the 2023 NFL Draft in April. One standout from the Senior Bowl, offensive tackle Darnell Wright, received some high praise from Jim Nagy, the director of the week-long event. “Darnell Wright, I had an offensive line […]
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VFL and Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning was back in the spotlight this weekend as one of the two coaches for the NFL Pro Bowl in Las Vegas. Peyton’s brother, two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning, was the other head coach in the game. While the revamped flag football Pro Bowl game was widely […]
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The Alabama Crimson Tide are hiring longtime college football assistant coach Kevin Steele as their next defensive coordinator, according to a report from ESPN on Sunday evening. Steele’s career spanning nearly 40 years in the sport has taken him to several SEC programs including multiple stints at the University of Tennessee. Steele began his career […]
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There’s a lot of changes coming to college football in the 2024 season. The College Football Playoff is expanding from four to 12 teams, the SEC’s massive contract with ESPN begins and California-Los Angeles and Southern Cal are joining the Big 10. One major change is likely going to have to wait one more year […]
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Former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is at the Reese’s Senior Bowl this week as he continues his off-the-field preparation for the NFL Draft on April 27. The main talking point around Hooker right now relates to the ACL surgery that he underwent back in November after the South Carolina game. As the recovery continues, though, […]
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Hendon Hooker has dazzled the Tennessee fanbase over the last two years. And now, coming up in just a few months, an NFL fanbase will be able to welcome Hooker in as one of their team’s NFL Draft selections. Despite an ACL surgery that took place in November, Hooker is working hard to be as […]
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Alabama head coach Nick Saban has the tough task of replacing both of his coordinators this offseason. The Crimson Tide most recently lost offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien after the 53-year-old took the same position with the New England Patriots in late January. Prior to that, though, Alabama had already lost their defensive coordinator, Pete Golding, […]
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According to WFAA on Sunday morning, two-time National Championship winning Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett was arrested in Dallas, Texas on a charge of public intoxication. The report states that the arrest happened around 6:00 a.m. Sunday in Old East Dallas according to Dallas police. The WFAA report via the Dallas police department states that officers […]
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After two successful seasons on Rocky Top, Tennessee head football coach Josh Heupel has been given a contract extension through the 2028 season from athletic director Danny White. Heupel’s new contract extension will pay him $9 million annually. When he first arrived to the Tennessee football program in January 2021, Heupel was given a contract […]
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Alabama head coach Nick Saban is now looking to replace both his offensive and defensive coordinator this offseason. According to ESPN on Tuesday morning, 53-year-old Bill O’Brien has accepted a job to become the New England Patriots next offensive coordinator after two years with the same position at Alabama. O’Brien had superstar quarterback Bryce Young […]
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One of Georgia’s newest players, transfer wide receiver Rodarius “RaRa” Thomas, was arrested early on Monday morning. According to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach via an Athens-Clarke County Jail official, Thomas’s arrest was a “felony charge of false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery-family violence.” Thomas was arrested by University of Georgia police at 4:40 a.m. ET on Monday. […]
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Including three in-season entries in late 2021, 13 Vols entered the transfer portal ahead of Tennessee’s 2022 season. Nine were on offense, with four offensive line departures, three were on defense and one on special teams. None of the transfers had made much of an impact in Heupel’s first season outside of running back Tiyon […]
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With the end of January rapidly approaching, more and more news regarding the 2023 NFL Draft will be coming out in the next few months. Friday was the first day that the NFL announced the early-entry draft pool. According to CBS Sports, “more than 100 players have announced intentions to skip their remaining seasons and […]
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The Tennessee Titans have been announced as one of five NFL teams set for international play during the 2023 season. The five teams that are traveling overseas include the Tennessee Titans, the Buffalo Bills, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the New England Patriots. London will host the Bills, the Titans, and the […]
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Georgia wide receiver Adonai “AD” Mitchell has entered the transfer portal, Jake Rowe of On3’s DawgsHQ reported on Wednesday. 🚨BREAKING🚨 Georgia WR AD Mitchell plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per @DawgsHQ. He scored a touchdown in each of Georgia's four CFP games over the past two seasons. Story: https://t.co/CiBO96yAb5 pic.twitter.com/AQMCoR10XD — On3 (@On3sports) […]
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Florida quarterback signee Jaden Rashada is asking for a release from his national letter of intent, multiple parties reported Tuesday night. * Florida officially granted Rashada a release from his national letter of intent Friday morning. 🚨BREAKING🚨 Florida has officially granted 4-star QB Jaden Rashada release from his National Letter of Intent, per @Pete_Nakos96. More: […]
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Former LSU quarterback Walker Howard committed to Ole Miss Wednesday morning after entering the transfer portal less than a week earlier. Hotty Toddy🔴🔵 @OleMissFB @Lane_Kiffin #committed pic.twitter.com/Ua7hmehq9p — Walker Howard (@Walker_Howard4) January 18, 2023 Howard was a top 50 recruit coming out of high school and spent just one season at LSU before entering the […]
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A tragic situation is unfolding in Athens as a University of Georgia football player and recruiting staff member passed away in a car crash early Sunday morning. The reports state that Georgia redshirt-sophomore offensive lineman Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy have died in the accident. Willock, a 20-year-old from New Milford, New Jersey, […]
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With college football season over, there has been a fair share of movement involving SEC teams in the transfer portal, per usual. Tennessee has made a couple splashy adds, such as Oregon transfer wide receiver Dont’e Thornton, Texas tackle Andrej Karic, BYU linebacker Keenan Pili, Miami offensive tackle John Campbell, and others. The Vols have […]
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With the National Championship in the rearview mirror, the 2022-2023 college football postseason has officially come to a close. Eleven SEC teams had the opportunity to compete in bowl games this last month, with Georgia playing twice due to the College Football Playoffs format. When it was all said and done, the SEC went 6-5 […]
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Two former Tennessee Volunteers have landed on the NFL Players’ All-Pro list, according to ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning. Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson has been selected as the kick returner. Additionally, Tennessee Titans long snapper Morgan Cox has also been selected to the Players’ All-Pro team. This is the […]
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Former Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino is set to make a return to the Southeastern Conference. According to ESPN‘s Chris Low on Wednesday afternoon, Texas A&M and head coach Jimbo Fisher are hiring Petrino as the Aggies’ next offensive coordinator. After the Aggies’ trainwreck 5-7 season this past year, Fisher said that he was open […]
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Standout Kentucky defensive tackle Justin Rogers plans on entering the transfer portal shortly, 247sports Steve Wiltfong first reported Tuesday morning. Rogers was a two-year starter and three-year contributor for the Kentucky defense, totaling 62 tackles in his time in Lexington. The Oak Park, Michigan native was almost a Vol. Former Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt […]
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Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman plans to enter the transfer portal, ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported Tuesday morning. Hartman was one of the ACC’s top players last season, returning from a medical condition that sidelined him for fall camp and the Demon Deacons’ season opener. The 6-foot-1 signal caller completed 63% of his passes, throwing […]
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Name, image and likeness — better known as NIL — has been at the forefront of the conversation in the collegiate sports landscape in the last year and has its proponents and critics. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney once said he would quit coaching of college players got paid though later clarified that he meant by […]
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Kentucky has found their new quarterback for 2023, as N.C. State transfer quarterback Devin Leary committed to the Wildcats on Tuesday, per multiple reports. Will Levis has served as the Wildcats’ starting quarterback over the past two seasons, but the 6’3″, 232-pounder declared for the NFL Draft earlier this month. The New Jersey native entered […]
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Arkansas safety Jalen Catalon entered the transfer portal Friday afternoon, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg first reported. Catalon is one of the top safeties in the SEC and immediately one of the top players in the transfer portal. The Mansfield, Texas native spent four years at Arkansas but injuries plagued him the last two seasons. The 5-foot-10 […]
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Tennessee’s final game in Knoxville this season will be packed with 101,915 people. According to Tennessee Athletic Director Danny White on Thursday
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Tennessee is looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season when it hosts Missouri to Neyland Stadium Saturday. The
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The Opponent: The University of Missouri was the first public university west of the Mississippi River, founded in 1839. It claims to
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Tennessee running back Jabari Small had his afternoon cut short against Georgia last Saturday after an injury took him to the medical
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The football early signing period is just six weeks away as Josh Heupel and his staff are putting the final touches on
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Tennessee looks to bounce back from its first loss of the 2022 season Saturday when it hosts Missouri to Neyland Stadium. The
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With VFL Peyton Manning and noted Georgia fan Luke Bryan hosting ABC’s 2022 Country Music Awards on Wednesday night, there was sure
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The RTI Press Pass podcast is back with another loaded episode as the November calendar continues to turn. Hosts Ryan Schumpert and
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel answered questions from the regional media on the SEC Coaches Teleconference Wednesday. The Vols head coach discussed
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Tennessee dropped four spots to No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings following its first loss of the season at now-No.
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Tuesday night’s episode of SEC Now on ESPN brought out one of the more head-scratching hot takes to cross the media wire
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The Nov. 5 game between No. 1 Tennessee and No. 3 Georgia on CBS was the most-watched college football game of the
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Tennessee football fell to No. 5 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings following the Vols loss at now-No. 1 Georgia. Josh
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Three-star offensive lineman Vysen Lang committed to Tennessee Tuesday evening over Auburn, LSU and Texas. The 6-foot-4, 335-pound offensive lineman also considered
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Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz is well aware of the challenging task at hand this weekend for his Tigers. AP No. 5
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The Tennessee Volunteers will host the Missouri Tigers this Saturday afternoon in the final home game of the season in Knoxville. The
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media in Knoxville on Monday morning to start Week 11 in the Volunteers’ program.
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Tennessee’s week 12 matchup at South Carolina kicks off at either 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. ET with ESPN or SEC Network
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Tennessee football opened as a 20-point favorite over Missouri Sunday, according to CircaSports. The over/under is set at 62.5 Tennessee is 7-2
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After a string of videos focused on Tennessee’s success on the field, the Volunteers are on the losing side of this week’s
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Kansas defeated No. 18 Oklahoma State on Saturday night in Lawerence with ensuing chaos afterward. The fans stormed the field and ripped
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After suffering their first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon in Athens, Josh Heupel’s Tennessee Volunteers have dropped three spots in
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Georgia handed No. 1 Tennessee its first loss of the 2022 season Saturday, easily handling the Vols a 27-13 loss at Sanford
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ATHENS, Ga — Rain moved in-and-out of Athens Saturday morning before the sun peeked through the clouds as Paxton Brooks booted the
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Georgia handed Tennessee its first loss of the season Saturday, controlling the game start-to-finish on its way to a 27-13 victory. After
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ATHENS, Ga — No. 3 Georgia punched No. 1 Tennessee in the mouth from the game’s offset as the Bulldogs defended their spot
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No Tennessee players on the trip to Athens are inactive for today’s top five showdown at No. 3 Georgia. Third string quarterback
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Tennessee has dropped its official Georgia game hype video here on the eve of game day. On Saturday afternoon in Athens, Georgia,
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Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is a hot commodity in the NIL world right now. On Thursday afternoon, Hooker announced a new partnership
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This Saturday’s game against No. 1 Tennessee is going to be a huge day in the recruiting world for the Georgia football
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After rolling then-No. 19 Kentucky and landing at No. 1 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, Tennessee heads to Athens to
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No. 1 Tennessee heads to No. 3 Georgia Saturday with the SEC east title and an inside track to the College Football
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The biggest college football game of the season is knocking on the door. Coming up this Saturday afternoon, the Georgia Bulldogs will
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The Opponent: The University of Georgia became the first university in the United States to gain a state charter in 1785. Samford
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More from RTI: Tennessee Announces Uniforms For Georgia Game Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel has a gigantic test in front of his
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Tennessee is wearing its white jerseys on orange pants for Saturday’s top five matchup at Georgia, the team announced on Twitter Thursday.
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Athens will play host to the monumental college football matchup this weekend between No. 1 Tennessee and No. 3 Georgia. However, at
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On Tuesday night, during ESPN’s first College Football Playoff Rankings show, Tennessee was revealed as the initial No. 1 seed in the
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Tennessee Football is dominating the conversation on social media. According to SkullSparks this week, Tennessee Football had more engagement and interaction on
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As the new No. 1 team in the nation, the Tennessee Volunteers are the talk of the football world here on Wednesday
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel answered questions from the regional media on the SEC Coaches Teleconference Wednesday. The Vols head coach discussed
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Tennessee heads to Georgia Saturday with the nation’s No. 1 ranking and the SEC east on the line. Each week, Rocky Top
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It’s official. As of ESPN’s College Football Playoff Ranking show on Tuesday night, Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Volunteers are officially set
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The first official College Football Playoff rankings have been released on Tuesday night. With an 8-0 record and the No. 2 AP
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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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Tennessee faces its sixth ranked team of the season Saturday when it heads to Athens to face Georgia. While it isn’t the
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Georgia outside linebacker Nolan Smith is “doubtful” for Saturday’s showdown against Tennessee, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart announced during his Monday press conference.
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After an 8-0 start to the season and a No. 2 ranking heading into week 10, there is nothing that could scare
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As announced by the university on Monday, Auburn has officially fired head coach Bryan Harsin in the midst of his second season
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As the Volunteers continue to be the talk of the college football world, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel now has his name
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Tennessee and Missouri’s Nov. 12 matchup at Neyland Stadium kicks off at noon ET. The broadcast details are still uncertain as either
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Georgia opens as nine-point favorites over Tennessee for next Saturday’s marquee matchup in Athens, according to CircaSports. The over/under is set at
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Following the Vols’ win over then-No. 19 Kentucky on Saturday night in Knoxville, Tennessee has risen one spot in the week 10
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Jalin Hyatt first caught former NFL receiver Chad Johnson’s eyes while tallying a pair of touchdowns in Tennessee’s win over LSU earlier
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From J.J. Crawford throwing up and nodding in Alabama’s direction to Javontez Spraggins’ stuffed animal collection, there have been quite a few
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Tennessee put a four quarter beat down on Kentucky, rolling the 19th-ranked Wildcats, 44-6, inside Neyland Stadium Saturday night. The Vols scored
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Tennessee Athletics and athletic director Danny White have been on a mission to give the Volunteers the best atmosphere in all of
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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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National and regional media talked all week about Kentucky being a trap game for No. 3 Tennessee ahead of next Saturday’s showdown
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Tennessee took care of business against No. 19 Kentucky Saturday night inside Neyland Stadium. The Vols scored the game’s final 37 points
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College Gameday is heading to a Tennessee game for the third time this season as the signature ESPN pregame show is heading
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Tennessee easily took care of business Saturday, scoring 37 consecutive points on its way to a, 44-6, victory at Neyland Stadium. The
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Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt is continuing to break records here in his breakout 2022 season. On Saturday, with his second touchdown
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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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Halloween is around the corner and the monster is back in Knoxville. Twenty-four hours before Tennessee’s game against Kentucky at home, the
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Tennessee hosts Kentucky to Neyland Stadium Saturday night for a top 20 SEC East matchup. Each week, the RTI team will provide
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Cedric Tillman is back. After missing Tennessee’s last four games with an ankle injury, the preseason All-SEC receiver announced he will play
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The Vols will be back hosting Top 25 talent in Neyland Stadium this weekend. However, for the first time this year, Tennessee
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After defeating UT Martin a week ago, Tennessee opens a five-game stretch of SEC games to end the regular season Saturday night
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media on Thursday ahead of the Vols’ Top 20 clash with Kentucky in Knoxville.
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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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Jalin Hyatt has found the endzone a dozen times through the first seven games of the season so far. Led by a
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There are a number of different pieces that you could point at to explain Tennessee’s meteoric rise this season. Jalin Hyatt has
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Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops will have a big challenge ahead for his defense this upcoming Saturday with Tennessee’s electric offense. The
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ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit has been a frequent visitor to Knoxville this season with his appearances on the College GameDay set. The
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel answered questions from the regional media on the SEC Coaches Teleconference Wednesday. The Vols head coach discussed
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The NCAA has granted Tennessee a 30-day extension to respond to its notice of allegations in the Jeremy Pruitt recruiting scandal, KnoxNews
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Tennessee’s dark mode uniforms are making its 2022 season debut on Saturday against Kentucky with a new twist. After wearing white helmets
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Tennessee has officially announced that a brand-new all-black helmet will be added to the Dark Mode alternate football uniforms this year. The
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Tennessee has announced the return of the Dark Mode alternate uniforms… with one huge addition. The Vols have officially added an all-black
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No. 19 Kentucky heads to Knoxville Saturday to face third-ranked Tennessee inside Neyland Stadium. The Wildcats are looking for a marquee win
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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 commit and five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava has been tearing up the state of California this fall during his senior season. Iamaleava
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With Tennessee hosting a gigantic number of recruits for the game against Alabama in Knoxville earlier this month, the Vols have certainly
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Tennessee has another great role in the latest sketch from SEC Shorts following week eight of the college football season. After back-to-back
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After rolling through UT Martin on Homecoming in Knoxville, the Tennessee Volunteers and head coach Josh Heupel are continuing to rise on
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Tennessee opened as an 11-point favorite against Kentucky Sunday, according to Circa Sports. The game’s over/under is set at 64.5. The week
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Tennessee moved up one-spot to No. 3 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and remained at No. 3 in the AP Poll
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ESPN broadcaster Chris Fowler had a head-scratching description and explanation of the incident that occurred in Knoxville last weekend regarding Alabama wide
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Nick Saban alluded to hidden reasons as to why Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton would not be receiving a suspension after the
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Tennessee remained undefeated on the season, defeating UT Martin, 65-24, Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium. The Vols jumped out to a 52-7
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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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With his first touchdown pass of the game in the first quarter against UT Martin, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker has broken a
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It’s pretty tough to keep the fans out of Neyland Stadium these days. As Tennessee announced on Friday night, the Vols’ home
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The undefeated Tennessee Volunteers are set to host the UT Martin Skyhawks this Saturday afternoon in Neyland Stadium. The University of Tennessee
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Tennessee receiver Jalin Hyatt caught a lot of eyes across the country last week when he caught five touchdowns in the Vols’
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The Opponent: The University of Tennessee at Martin is relatively young in terms of universities. The school will celebrate its 100th birthday
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media on Thursday to discuss his final thoughts on the upcoming UT Martin game
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There are few recent Tennessee players that are beloved by the Volunteer fanbase as much as Jauan Jennings. The former Tennessee receiver
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Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be a recruit visiting the Tennessee Football program? Especially for a game
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The story regarding Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton allegedly making contact with a Tennessee fan during the postgame celebration has continued to
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Tennessee’s win over Alabama on Saturday night in Knoxville brought a chaotic environment from the stands to the field during the postgame
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The game between Tennessee and Alabama on Saturday night in Knoxville delivered some absolutely mind-numbing numbers for CBS. According to CBS Sports
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Tennessee knocked off then-No. 3 Alabama Saturday evening, its first win over the Crimson Tide since 2006. It’s a win Tennessee fans
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After an undefeated 6-0 start to the season, the Tennessee Volunteers football team continues to climb in the rankings. On Saturday afternoon
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Tennessee earned its first top 10 win since 2006 Saturday knocking off No. 3 Alabama, 52-49, at Neyland Stadium. The Vols jumped
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Tennessee vanquished 15 years of demons Saturday evening, knocking off No. 3 Alabama, 52-49, as fans flooded onto Shield-Watkins Field. The Vols’
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Make no mistake about it, social media was on fire on Saturday night after Tennessee’s win over Alabama in Neyland Stadium. From
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Shields-Watkins Field was absolutely chaotic when the clock hit zero against Alabama. And for good reason. As the last seconds were falling
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Tennessee’s offensive line was supposed to be a strength this season. It wasn’t supposed to be this big of a strength. The
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There was lots of celebrating to do inside Neyland Stadium when Chase McGrath’s 40-yard field goal wobbled through the uprights and Tennessee
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Tennessee fans poured onto Shield-Watkins Field when Chase McGrath’s 40-yard field goal knuckled its way through the uprights in the south end
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel couldn’t remember the last time he smoked a cigar. So, how was the postgame cigar after his
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Alabama kicker Will Reichard didn’t miss a kick a season ago. As he lined up for a 50-yard field goal to take
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Tennessee remained unbeaten on the season as Chase McGrath booted in a 40-yard field goal to beat Alabama, 52-49. Here’s four quick
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Check out Rocky Top Insider’s coverage from the Vol Walk before the Tennessee-Alabama game in Knoxville on Saturday. Without knowing the exact
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Tennessee starters Cedric Tillman, Jaylen McCollough as well as back up Kwauze Garland are not available for Saturday’s rivalry matchup at Neyland
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Photo By Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics Tennessee’s men’s basketball team hosted an open scrimmage Saturday morning at Thompson-Boling Arena ahead of Vol football’s
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Tennessee receiver Cedric Tillman and safety Jaylen McCollough are out for Saturday’s rivalry game against Alabama, ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported. Tillman’s
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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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With just over 24 hours until No. 6 Tennessee hosts No. 3 Alabama in Knoxville, there are predictions, previews, and picks flying
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Tennessee faces its toughest test of the season to date Saturday as No. 3 Alabama comes to Knoxville unbeaten. Both teams are
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The games keep getting bigger for Tennessee as the Vols cap off a challenging three-game stretch with a matchup against No. 3
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Tennessee has certainly captured the attention of the college football world. During a recent episode of ESPN’s First Take, the show hosts
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The Opponent: The University of Alabama is the oldest public university in the state of Alabama. The nickname Crimson Tide originated from
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Tennessee Football is going with a traditional, clean look this Saturday against Alabama. As announced by Tennessee’s social media team on Thursday
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We’ve seen great bet payoffs so far this year with former Volunteers playing across the NFL. Which, frankly, is something that hasn’t
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No. 6 Tennessee is gearing up to host No. 3 Alabama this weekend in Knoxville. In the week leading up to the
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Tennessee is just over 48 hours away from taking the field on the Third Saturday in October against rival Alabama. However, there’s
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel answered questions from the regional media on the SEC Coaches Teleconference Wednesday. Heupel discussed the ongoing legal
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Former Tennessee linebacker Henry To’o To’o will be returning to Knoxville this weekend for the first time since leaving the program in
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Tennessee entered the season looking for tangible growth off of Josh Heupel’s first season where they went 7-5 before losing to Purdue
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No. 6 Tennessee hosts No. 3 Alabama to Neyland Stadium for a highly anticipated Third Saturday in October. The Vols and Crimson
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In advance of No. 6 Tennessee’s game against No. 3 Alabama this weekend, ESPN’s Thinking Out Loud hosts Spencer Hall and Richard
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There are six ranked teams representing the SEC in the week seven AP Top 25 poll. After LSU’s loss to Tennessee over
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Three-star offensive lineman Vysen Lang is returning to Knoxville for a visit under a month before he announces his college decision, Lang
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Tennessee defensive line coach Rodney Garner has had as close of a look at Alabama football’s dynasty under Nick Saban as any
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There has been a worry on social media recently that ESPN’s College GameDay could be moving away from Knoxville this weekend. On
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A Tennessee target in the class of 2024 is set to announce his collegiate commitment at the end of the week. According
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Alabama enters this week’s matchup against No. 6 Tennessee with a major unanswered question. Star quarterback Bryce Young is questionable for the
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It’s been a little over three weeks since Tennessee last had wide receiver Cedric Tillman on the field and lined up for
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the local media Monday to kick off Alabama week. The sixth-ranked Vols (5-0, 2-0 SEC)
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Tennessee expects to get starting left tackle Gerald Mincey back this week against No. 3 Alabama after the Florida transfer missed the
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Tennessee edge rusher Byron Young earned SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors and kicker Chase McGrath earned SEC Special Teams Player
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The Tennessee brand is as hot as anyone in the country heading into week seven of the 2022 college football season. The
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Well, it’s that time of the year again in Knoxville, Tennessee. It’s time for the third Saturday in October, which means that
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With the 40-13 victory over LSU on Saturday, Tennessee has officially moved to 5-0 on the season. By the time the fourth
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Alabama opened as an eight-point favorite at Tennessee according to Circa Sports. The over/under is 66.5 for the game. The Vols and
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Tennessee keeps moving up in the polls following following its, 40-13, win over No. 25 LSU Saturday afternoon. The Vols jumped two
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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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Tennessee turned in its best performance of the Josh Heupel era Saturday, dominating No. 25 LSU start-to-finish in Baton Rouge. The Vols
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Tennessee went on the road and emptied Tiger Stadium with a dominant, 40-13, win over No. 25 LSU. The win moved No.
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Tennessee is 5-0 and (most of) social media is thrilled about it. No. 8 Tennessee went into Death Valley on Saturday and
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Hendon Hooker had on quite the t-shirt on Saturday afternoon. After Tennessee’s 40-13 victory over LSU on Saturday in Baton Rouge, the
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BATON ROUGE, La — Tennessee struggled to put Florida away two weeks ago due to the Gators converting on fourth down five consecutive
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BATON ROUGE, La. — In most of Tennessee’s first 11 wins under Josh Heupel the high tempo, high flying offense has tormented
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel made his way through the south end zone at Tiger Stadium. If the rambunctious Tennessee fans who
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BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU fumbled the opening kick off. It accurately summed up the rest of the afternoon. Tennessee dominated the
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Star receiver Cedric Tillman, starting left tackle Gerald Mincey and linebacker Kwauze Garland are out for No. 8 Tennessee’s SEC road opener
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Tennessee heads to No. 25 LSU looking for its SEC road opener with a chance to earn its third ranked win in
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Tennessee heads to Baton Rouge for its SEC road opener Saturday morning against No. 25 LSU. The Tigers (4-1, 2-0 SEC) are
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After a week off, No. 8 Tennessee heads to No. 25 LSU Saturday for its first SEC road test of the season.
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Tennessee and LSU will meet head-to-head this Saturday in a Top 25 SEC showdown. The 8th-ranked Vols will face off against the
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The Opponent: Louisiana State University, or LSU, is the flagship university for the state of Louisiana. It was founded as a military
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Tennessee’s defensive back room suffered a blow this week when Josh Heupel announced cornerback Warren Burrell would miss the remainder of the
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media on Thursday before the Vols head to Baton Rouge this Saturday. No. 25
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It’s now been more than two weeks since wide receiver Cedric Tillman last played in a game for the Vols. Tillman suffered
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Alvin Kamara is a little frustrated. Is it because of his poor start to the 2022 season, playing just two of New
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Despite an injury here in the middle of his redshirt-senior season, Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman is still being looked at as
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Tennessee heads to Baton Rouge Saturday for its first SEC road game of the season, facing No. 25 LSU in an early
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Fresh off the bye week, the eighth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are now gearing up for their third Top 25 showdown of the season
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LSU head coach Brian Kelly has a tough task ahead of him in game planning for an impressive Tennessee offense this Saturday.
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With a week of rest now behind them, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker and the rest of the Vols’ offense are now preparing
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Tennessee is bringing back its Smokey Grey uniforms for Saturday’s matchup at No. 25 LSU. The Vols announced the return of the
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The week six AP rankings have provided some of the most movement among SEC teams in the poll since the beginning of
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Tennessee is preparing for its SEC road opener at No. 25 LSU Saturday and is hoping to get a number of contributors
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Tennessee’s week seven matchup with Alabama will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET with CBS broadcasting the game, the SEC announced Monday.
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Tennessee cornerback Warren Burrell will miss the remainder of the 2022 season after undergoing season ending surgery, Vols’ head coach Josh Heupel
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Tennessee’s bye week is officially in the rearview mirror as of Sunday morning, and the Vols’ spot in the AP Top 10
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Photo By Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics Tennessee opened as a four-point road favorite at LSU in the Vols’ SEC road opener Saturday according
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LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels exited the Tigers’, 21-17, win over Auburn with a knee injury Saturday night. The Arizona State transfer quarterback
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Alabama quarterback Bryce Young exited the Crimson Tide’s, 49-26, win over Arkansas with a right shoulder injury Saturday. #Alabama QB Bryce Young
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Tennessee brought in several talented players through the transfer portal in the offseason prior to the 2022 season. And one player, in
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Tennessee receiver Cedric Tillman underwent a “tightrope” surgery on his ankle following the Vols’ win over Akron, ESPN’s Chris Low reported Thursday
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Look out. The Tennessee Volunteers’ fans have come up with a truly wild idea. After successfully checkerboarding Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium crowd with
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The Tennessee football program has officially announced that the Oct. 15 contest against Alabama and the Oct. 29 contest against Kentucky are
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Former Tennessee running back Arian Foster returned to the Tennessee football program for the first time in a decade this past weekend
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With just about one minute remaining in the first half, Tennessee was looking to move the ball starting on their own one-yard
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Lane Kiffin will no longer beg Ole Miss fans to attend games on social media. The third year head coach is tired
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When Jaylen Wright ran into the end zone on third-and-goal and Gator chomped three times followed by a throat slash it felt
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel put the final bow on the Vols’, 38-33, win over Florida while meeting with the local media
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The sound of 101,915 Tennessee fans yelling “Bruuuuuuu” echoed through Neyland Stadium Saturday afternoon. It was a rewarding experience for Bru McCoy.
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Tennessee Football continues to be a needle-mover in the college football television ratings. On Tuesday, CBS announced that the week four matchup
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Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker officially launched his Heisman Trophy campaign Saturday, totaling 461 yards and three touchdowns in the Vols’ win over
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Saturday was one of the most exciting days that Rocky Top has seen in some time. College GameDay was set up outside
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The Tennessee Volunteers’ offense, orchestrated by head coach Josh Heupel and offensive coordinator Alex Golesh, is statistically the best in the country.
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VFL Kennedy Chandler went through all of the emotions while watching Tennessee take on Florida last Saturday. During the Memphis Grizzlies’ media
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Tennessee’s week six matchup against LSU will kick off at noon ET with ESPN broadcasting the game. While the game kicks off
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Check out Rocky Top Insider’s photo gallery and postgame video content following Tennessee’s 38-33 victory over Florida on Saturday in Knoxville. Tennessee-Florida
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