Big News for Tennessee Football in its Hope to Retain DL Coach Rodney Garner
With Alex Golesh, the former USF head coach and Josh Heupel’s first Tennessee offensive coordinator, landing the Auburn job, the next task was filling out his staff. One of the names that quickly popped up as a candidate was Vols’ defensive line coach Rodney Garner. He worked on the staff with Golesh at UT and […]
PERSONAL ESSAY: The Ghost of Bruce Pearl
By Walt Barron: A close, personal friend to Rocky Top Insider, Barron is a lifelong Vol fan who will travel when he can but mostly cheers for the Big Orange from his home in Durham, NC. This past Saturday night, not four minutes after arguably the most thrilling finish in the history of Thompson-Boling Arena, […]
College basketball national championship odds update: Tennessee ranks among favorites
March Madness is closing fast with less than three weeks remaining in the college basketball regular season. The Tennessee men (21-5) have ranked among the nation’s top teams all season, and below we take a closer look at the Volunteers and the other top national title contenders. All national championship odds cited are the best-value […]
Where Tennessee’s Metrics Rank Prior to Road Test at Auburn
In the world of basketball, numbers have taken over. Many teams have started to take a mathematical approach, understanding the value in points per possession, what specific shots and actions correlate to the highest value of points in each possession, and letting the numbers work out over 40 minutes. Over the course of the season, […]
Nick Saban’s Comments on Tennessee Rivalry Will Frustrate Auburn Fans
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban gave some insight on the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry on College GameDay Saturday morning and took a bit of a shot at Auburn in the process. The Crimson Tide roll into Knoxville to take on the Volunteers Saturday afternoon with both teams looking to bounce back after a few tough weeks. […]
Auburn Fires Head Coach, Reportedly Eyeing Former Tennessee and Current Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin
As announced by the university on Monday, Auburn has officially fired head coach Bryan Harsin in the midst of his second season on the Plains. “Auburn will begin an immediate search for a coach that will return the Auburn program to a place where it is consistently competing at the highest levels and representing the […]
Committee Snubs Tennessee in NCAA Tournament Seeding
Tennessee Lands as Three-Seed The Tennessee Volunteers have officially been given a No. 3 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. After winning the SEC Tournament championship just hours before the selection committee made their announcement, the Vols’ seeding came in surprisingly low. It wasn’t a guarantee that Tennessee was going to end up as the […]
Rick Barnes Said What Every Tennessee Fan Wants to Hear
Can #7 Kentucky (-17.0) Cover This Hefty Number Vs. Ole Miss? A win against No. 6 Auburn in December. A win over No. 4 Kentucky in February. And now a win at home last weekend against No. 3 Auburn. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has led his team through a challenging season but has met […]
Former Tennessee Head Coach Signs SEC Extension ‘For Life’
Auburn and Bruce Pearl Are Now The #1 Team In College Basketball Former Tennessee Basketball head coach Bruce Pearl became the Auburn head coach in 2014. Now, eight years later, Auburn has announced that Pearl will be sticking around for much, much longer. According to Auburn on Friday, Pearl and the Tigers have agreed on […]
How ESPN Graded Josh Heupel & Tennessee in Year One
It’s safe to say that Josh Heupel understood his assignment in his first year as the head coach of Tennessee. After a disastrous 3-7 season in 2020, combined with turnover in the athletic department, Heupel came to Knoxville and changed the course of the program. The former UCF coach gained the trust of the team […]