Martinez Pleased With Development Of Secondary
Tennessee’s pass defense was abysmal in 2020. The Vols gave up 265 yards through the air per game —good for 11th in the SEC. Opposing quarterbacks completed 68.2% of their passes, the second highest percentage of any SEC school. The Vols’ secondary returns most of its main pieces from last season— and even the 2019 […]
Four Tennessee Players Added to 2022 Senior Bowl Watchlist
Tennessee announced on Thursday that four current football players are on the 2022 Reece’s Senior Bowl watchlist. The Senior Bowl is typically the first big event on the road to the NFL Draft and is a collection of the most talented college players from the upper draft tiers. In the past, former Tennessee legends such […]
WATCH: Tennessee Football Practice Highlights – Day 2
Tennessee held their second football practice of fall training camp Thursday morning. The team bounced around the field and ran through their drills with excitement and energy. After all, it is only the second fall practice in the Josh Heupel era and things have just begun. Video footage of Tennessee’s Thursday practice included highlights of […]
Tennessee DB Named Preseason Third-Team All-SEC
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 Lineman Named Preseason First-Team All-SEC
The 2021 preseason media days All-SEC Teams have been announced, and Tennessee senior offensive lineman Cade Mays has been selected to the First-Team roster. This is Mays’ first career First-Team All-SEC preseason selection. Earlier in 2021, Mays was named a preseason All-SEC Second Team member from Athlon sports. In 2018 at Georgia, Mays was named […]
Everything Heupel, Vols Said About Incoming Transfers Tuesday
Tennessee football was hit harder by the transfer portal than any other school. However, the transfer portal wasn’t all negative as the Vols gained 10 players this offseason. “Obviously, our roster changed,” Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said. “By the time I got there in late January, there were a large number of kids […]
RTI Podcast: SEC Media Day Wrap-up, Tennessee Edition
On this episode of the Rocky Top Insider Podcast, RTI’s Trey Wallace is joined by Ryan Schumpert and Ric Butler, as they wrap-up Tennessee’s SEC Media Day. Make sure you don’t miss any episodes on the RTI podcast network! Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts here! And make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for another […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Heupel Speaks to Local Media During SEC Media Day Debut
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, who is in his first year with the Tennessee Volunteers football program, attended his first SEC Media Days event as the Volunteers’ coach on Tuesday. Before Heupel stepped on the main stage, the Tennessee coach met with a select group of local media members to discuss some of the biggest […]
Alontae Taylor Never Thought About Leaving Knoxville During Turmoil
To say the offseason in Knoxville was hectic would be a serious understatement, it was downright turmoil on the hill. As players decided to leave Tennessee for a myriad of reasons, it was never a thought that Alontae Taylor seriously entertained. The senior had been through enough turnover, so there was no reason to do […]
WATCH: Heupel, Taylor, Jones Arrive at SEC Media Days 2021
SEC Media Days 2021 has officially kicked off, and Tuesday is Tennessee’s day to shine. At SEC Media Days, Tennessee will be represented by three individuals. Head coach Josh Heupel, defensive back Alontae Taylor, and wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. are all in attendance. Just after 10 a.m. CT, Tennessee arrived at the Hyatt Hotel […]
