Five Players Whose Play Will Most Influence Tennessee’s Success This Season
Tennessee is just four days away from opening its 2022 season against Ball State at Neyland Stadium. With the season right around the corner, we take a look at the five players who will most affect the Vols’ success this season. Keep in mind, this is not necessarily the five best or most important players […]
Eight Vols Land On Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams
Eight Tennessee players landed on the three Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams Tuesday. Two Vols landed on the first and second teams while four Tennessee upperclassmen landed on the third team. Receiver Cedric Tillman and edge rusher Byron Young landed on the coaches first team after strong 2021 seasons. Tillman greatly eclipsed all career stats in […]
Tennessee Football Trio Land in Early NFL Draft Rankings
A trio of Tennessee football players is already getting spotlighted as future NFL Draft disrupters. In his latest NFL Draft 2023 prospect breakdown rankings, ESPN’s Todd McShay went through the Top 50 draft prospects overall. In addition, McShay also separated each position and listed the best prospects at each. While Tennessee did not have any […]
Tennessee Football Notes And Observations: Practice Six
Gospel music echoed from Haslam Field on Sunday morning as the Vols put on full pads for the first time this fall in preparation for their first fall scrimmage on Tuesday. Tennessee worked on many of the same things during the 25 minute open portion of practice with a few new wrinkles worked in. Here’s […]
WATCH: Tennessee Football Practice Highlights – No. 1
It’s football time in Tennessee. Those were the words spoken by Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel on Sunday before the Vols officially took the field on Monday morning for the first practice of fall camp. The rain stayed away from Knoxville and provided a crisp and cool backdrop for the Vols’ first practice out on […]
Eight Vols Land On Preseason All-SEC Teams
Eight Tennessee football players landed on the three All-SEC Preseason Teams entering the 2022 football season. Josh Heupel’s second Tennessee team landed one player on the first team, three players on the second team and four players on the third team. Senior Byron Young was Tennessee’s lone first team selection landing as one of the […]
Can Tennessee’s Pass Rush Take A Leap Forward?
The transfer portal ravaged a Tennessee defense that overachieved for much of the 2021 season. A better than advertised run defense that was one of the SEC’s best at creating negative plays was overshadowed by an abysmal third down defense. The Vols couldn’t get off the field, ranking 13th in the conference in third down […]
Tennessee Football 2022 Depth Chart Projections: Post Signing Day
Reaction: WFT Reveals New Team Name as the Washington Commanders With Tennessee’s 2022 signing class complete and National Signing Day in the rearview, the Vols now turn their focus to the 2023 class and spring practice. In today’s age of college football with the transfer portal, rosters are never fully set, and Tennessee will almost […]
PFF Grades: Music City Bowl
The Cotton Bowl Preview: Cincinnati’s Defense Needs To Get After Young Tennessee dropped a heartbreaker to Purdue to close the 2021 season in the Music City Bowl. Missed opportunities and blown calls were the story of the game as the Vols blew chances to win and a controversial forward progress call downed Tennessee in overtime. […]
PFF Grades: Georgia at Tennessee
Tennessee fells to No. 1 Georgia 41-17 Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium. The Vols continued their red-hot first quarters, jumping out to a 10-7 lead before the Bulldogs overpowered Tennessee with their depth and athleticism. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Bowling Green grades. Let’s […]