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 […]
Injury Report: Two Tennessee Linebacker, Four Total Vols Inactive Against UConn
Tennessee football is down two linebackers and four players in its two-deep for Saturday afternoon’s homecoming matchup UConn at Neyland Stadium. Keenan Pili, Arion Carter, Andrej Karic and Christian Charles are all inactive against the Huskies. Pili is missing his eighth straight game since the season opener but Carter is joining him on the inactive […]
Tennessee LB Coach Evaluates the Play of Vols’ Young Linebackers Through Seven Games
Tennessee linebacker’s coach Brian Jean-Mary is pleased with the early development of his young linebackers this season. That being said, though, Jean-Mary also had the belief that the development would come quickly. With Tennessee facing an early season injury to veteran transfer linebacker Keenan Pili, the Vols had to rely on the young linebackers quicker […]
The Game is Slowing Down for One Prominent Tennessee Freshman
Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter had high expectations for a freshman player coming out of training camp. The former blue-chip recruit from the class of 2023 was a key commit for Josh Heupel’s defensive roster and quickly impressed after enrolling early last December. With the raw talent that Carter was able to bring to the table, […]
Tennessee Newcomers Have Awesome Reactions to Neyland Stadium Atmosphere
While several players have made their Neyland Stadium debut at some point this season, two newcomers to the Tennessee football team described what it was like to play in the Vols’ stadium, especially at night. The reactions from both freshman linebacker Arion Carter and transfer 5th-year senior John Campbell Jr. show just how impactful playing […]