Tracking Tennessee Football’s Individual Preseason Honors
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Football season is right around the corner, folks. Texas and Oklahoma officially entered the conference on Monday as all 16 teams prepare for SEC Media Days in Dallas, TX, in mid-July. After that, though, it’s a straight shot to preseason training camp in August before the start of the season. As Tennessee prepares for its […]
Trio Of Tennessee Football Players Land On AP All-SEC Teams
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Three Tennessee football players landed on the two AP All-SEC teams on Monday afternoon. Defensive end James Pearce Jr. landed on the first team while running back Jaylen Wright and Cooper Mays landed on the second team. Pearce was the breakout star of Tennessee’s 2023 season. The sophomore edge rusher came out of nowhere to […]
Which Tennessee Players Landed on the All-SEC Preseason Teams
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After a week of SEC Media Days in Nashville, the SEC released the three preseason All-SEC teams as voted by the SEC media on Thursday. Tennessee landed four players in total on the various teams, with three players potentially getting snubbed from the list along the way. Vols wide receiver Bru McCoy, back for his […]
Tennessee Wide Receiver Cedric Tillman Named Preseason All-American
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As he gears up for another big season on Rocky Top, Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman has been named a Third Team All-American by Phil Steele. Despite having several All-SEC teammates, Tillman is the only preseason All-American from Tennessee listed by Steele. Tillman was a vital component of Tennessee’s 2021 offense and was the Vols’ […]
Eight Tennessee Volunteers Land on Phil Steele’s All-SEC Teams
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Heading into the second year of the Josh Heupel era in Knoxville, eight Tennessee players have landed on Phil Steele’s 2022 preseason All-SEC teams. Expectations are high in Knoxville following an impressive 7-6 season last year. While the Vols still have plenty of room to grow on both sides of the ball, Tennessee did show […]
Tennessee DB Named Preseason Third-Team All-SEC
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Alontae Taylor, who represented Tennessee football this past week at SEC Media Days in Birmingham, has been selected to the preseason media days Third-Team All-SEC roster. This is Taylor’s first career selection to a preseason All-SEC roster. Alontae Taylor isn’t unfamiliar with awards though, as the Tennessee senior has already acquired a few in his […]
Tennessee’s Trey Smith Thankful For The Chiefs Believing In Him
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It’s been a long few days for former Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith, as he waited to hear his name called during the 2021 NFL Draft. As Thursday and Friday passed, many wondered when the former two-time All-SEC player would be selected, if at all. The NFL Draft had gotten all the way to the […]
Pons Named SEC DPOY, Fulkerson Named All-SEC 2nd Team
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Tennessee forward Yves Pons has been named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and John Fulkerson was named to the All-SEC 2nd Team.
Barnes: “No Question” Fulkerson is an All-SEC Player
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Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes believes that redshirt junior John Fulkerson is definitely playing at an All-SEC level for the Vols.
Is John Fulkerson an All-SEC Player this Season?
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Is Tennessee redshirt junior forward John Fulkerson performing at an All-SEC level this season? Does he deserve that honor this year?