Tennessee Freshman ‘In Line’ for Early Playing Time This Season
Tennessee freshman linebacker Arion Carter has been one of the most talked about names from the Vols’ 2023 fall training camp. The former four-star prospect from Smyrna, Tennessee enrolled at Tennessee last December and has been working towards his first fall ever since. While he was a noticeable player during spring camp, Carter burst into […]
Tennessee Linebacker Listed On Preseason Freshman All-American Team
The preseason buzz is only getting stronger for Tennessee freshman Arion Carter. The reigning Tennessee (High School) Gatorade Player of the Year came to Tennessee with plenty of expectations and they’ve only grown in his short time on campus. On3 released its Preseason True Freshman All-American team earlier this week with Carter landing as one […]
Top Five Sleeper Contributors for Tennessee Football in 2023
In the latest High & Tight presented by Gambuzza’s Barbershop, we take a look at the top five ‘sleepers’ for Tennessee football this season, meaning players who aren’t talked about a lot that could have a big impact on the Vols’ season. There are two freshmen, a sophomore and two seniors on the list, with […]
Tennessee Tight End Predicted To Be Standout SEC Freshman
Tennessee has a handful of freshmen who could earn real roles and become impact players in their inaugural collegiate season. But freshman tight end Ethan Davis has a clear path to the field and could be Tennessee’s best pass catching tight end this season. 247sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivens thinks Davis can be even […]
Tennessee Freshman Listed In College Football’s Top 50 Newcomers
Tennessee freshman linebacker Arion Carter has been one of the many talking points across the first seven practices of the Vols’ fall camp slate. A late riser on the recruiting trail, Carter chose Tennessee over Alabama and Ohio State in December 2022 to give the Vols a highly-coveted piece late in the recruiting cycle. The […]
Tennessee Tight End Offers High Praise For Volunteer Freshman Defender
There are very few freshmen that look like Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter. Listed at 6-foot-1, 227-pounds, Carter jumps out when watching the Vols practice. But the media only gets to watch drill portions of practice. Inside linebacker’s coach Brian Jean-Mary has been hard on Carter for mistakes in the limited amount of competition we’ve watched […]
Tennessee Football’s Linebacker Depth ‘Going To Be Great’ After Two Year Climb
When Josh Heupel and linebacker’s coach Brian Jean-Mary arrived at Tennessee two years ago the Vols’ linebacker depth was dismal. In Heupel’s first spring at Tennessee, Aaron Beasley was suspended and the Vols had yet to land Juwan Mitchell out of the transfer portal. Tennessee had few bodies and few proven SEC linebackers. But as […]
One Underrated Move (or 12) from Tennessee During Week One of Fall Camp
Tennessee wrapped up their third straight practice of fall camp on Friday morning in Knoxville. And while the team is working hard to get better on the field, which we’ve had plenty of observations of, there have been several Tennessee players to speak with the media after the first three practices. While some might expect […]
Tennessee’s Hard Work is Paying Off For This Specific Position Group
Josh Heupel was recently asked about Tennessee’s linebacker depth heading into the 2023 season compared to the depth the position started with when he first took over as the Vols’ head coach in 2021. Even Heupel couldn’t help but joke that the team was almost needing the media to step in and suit up if […]
Top Five Freshmen Could See the Most Playing Time in 2023
There were quite a few freshmen who impressed during spring camp, and some look poised to make an impact in year one. But which are the five that could make the biggest impact? In the latest High & Tight presented by Gambuzza’s Barbershop, I take a look at five freshmen, including two redshirt freshmen, that could make […]