Josh Heupel Non-Committal on Tennessee’s Helmet Communication After Keenan Pili Injury
Josh Heupel didn’t provide an answer for who will be taking over Keenan Pili’s “green dot” communication helmet in the wake of Pili’s season-ending injury against Florida. Heupel was non-committal in Tennessee’s choice because the Vols have not quite figured that out. Tennessee does have a few candidates, though. “Yeah, haven’t finalized that,” Heupel said […]
Tennessee Players Knew What Josh Heupel’s Homecoming Meant To Him
Josh Heupel didn’t talk to his team about his return to Norman ahead of the Vols’ 25-15 win over Oklahoma on Saturday night. Heupel downplayed the return to the media all week and quarterback Nico Iamaleava made it clear that Tennessee’s fourth-year head coach didn’t talk about it with his team. But listening to Iamaleava, […]
Pair of Sophomores Included In Tennessee’s Captains For Kent State Game
Tennessee has announced four captains for Saturday’s contest against Kent State with two seniors and two sophomores. The Vols’ captains against the Golden Flashes will be redshirt senior OL Dayne Davis, redshirt senior LS Matthew Salansky, sophomore linebacker Arion Carter, and sophomore linebacker Jeremiah Telander. Salansky has been a captain for all three games, alongside […]
Tennessee Football Releases Inaugural Depth Chart For 2024 Season
It’s officially game week and with it Tennessee football released its inaugural depth chart for the 2024 season. As it usually does, the Vols depth chart included 36 different “ORs” including 35 with the starting lineup as they didn’t it they left potential starters open at a number of spots. There was a ton of […]
Tennessee Second Year Linebackers Draw Praise From Defensive Veteran
With significant turnover happening in the linebacker room over the offseason, opportunity abounds heading into the season. Among the biggest changes was the departure of assistant coach Brian Jean-Mary, setting up the arrival of former Washington assistant coach William Inge to lead Tennessee’s linebackers. Inge helped lead Washington to the National Championship last season and […]
Late Night Film Fueling Arion Carter’s Return to the Field for Tennessee
Tennessee’s Arion Carter is a good candidate for the Vols’ next breakout player. The rising second-year linebacker was a highly touted prospect in the 2023 class as a four-star recruit from Smyrna, TN. Carter was believed to be on the fast track to success during his freshman season with the Vols. The 6-foot-1 freshman manned […]
WATCH: William Inge, Tennessee Linebackers Speak With the Media on Saturday
Tennessee’s linebacker unit had the spotlight during media availabilities on Saturday morning after practice. The Vols wrapped up their third practice of the fall camp slate on Saturday before making their way to the interview room. Tennessee linebackers coach William Inge was first on the stage as he talked about his group for about 11 […]
Everything Tennessee Linebackers Coach William Inge Said On Saturday
Tennessee inside linebackers coach William Inge met with the local media on Saturday morning after the Vols put on shoulder pads for their third practice of fall camp. Inge discussed how many players he wants in the rotation game-to-game, his confidence in Arion Carter entering his second season and much more. Here’s everything Inge said. […]
Where Tennessee Football’s Linebacker Room Stands After Portal Departure
Tennessee football lost its first player to the transfer portal of the spring period on Tuesday morning as junior linebacker Elijah Herring entered the portal. Herring started for Tennessee at linebacker last season after BYU transfer Keenan Pili suffered a season-ending injury in the Vols’ season opener against Virginia. The Newnan, Georgia native who played […]
Tennessee Freshman Arion Carter Set For Season-Ending Surgery
Tennessee freshman linebacker Arion Carter will miss the remainder of the Vols’ 2023 football season with season-ending shoulder surgery, first reported by On3 Sports’ VolQuest and confirmed to Rocky Top Insider by a Tennessee spokesperson. Carter, a former four-star recruit from the class of 2023, has been a productive freshman linebacker for the Volunteers this […]
