Tennessee Receivers Earning the Right to Swagger and Confidence
After Cedric Tillman’s dominating game against Pittsburgh last Saturday, including the go-ahead touchdown in overtime, the Tennessee wide receiver dropped one heck of a memorable line. “Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time moments,” Tillman said with a laugh. Tillman immediately went on to say that he was just messing around as he was clearly […]
Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker, Cedric Tillman Break Down Pittsburgh Win
The Vols found a massive Top 25 ranked win on the gridiron on Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania. Despite a wave of momentum swings throughout the game, No. 24 Tennessee held strong and took down No. 17 Pittsburgh in overtime by a score of 34-27 on Saturday. After the game, two of Tennessee’s top offensive stars […]
WATCH: Josh Heupel Talks Overtime Win Over Pitt
Tennessee earned its second road top 25 win of the Josh Heupel era and its first road win of the season Saturday as the Vols knocked off No. 17 Pitt, 34-27, in overtime. The Vols got off to a poor start, falling behind 10-0 early, before scoring three touchdowns on as many drives and scoring […]
WATCH: Tennessee Players Open Up Game Week in Knoxville
The first game week of the Tennessee Volunteers football season has officially arrived. On Monday afternoon in Knoxville, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and selected players met with the media to discuss their thoughts on the opening week. Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman, tight end Jacob Warren, and defensive lineman Omari Thomas all spoke to […]
‘I Can Brag About Bru All Day’: McCoy Drawing Praise After Receiving Eligibility
During Tennessee’s opening week press conference on Monday morning in Knoxville, head coach Josh Heupel spoke about his reaction to the immediate eligibility approval for transfer wide receiver Bru McCoy for the first time. McCoy transferred out of USC in January and wound up committing to Tennessee in May and has been with the team […]
Tennessee Lands Eight Players on Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist
After finding four players in the 2021 Reece’s Senior Bowl watchlist last August, Tennessee has now doubled its output heading into the second year of the Josh Heupel era in Knoxville. On Wednesday, the Reese’s Senior Bowl announced the selected players to its preseason watch list, including eight selections from the Tennessee football program. Tennessee […]
Tennessee Aiming for ‘Seven to Eight’ Rotating Wide Receivers this Season
Heading into the 2022 season, the Tennessee coaching staff has been working hard to develop more playable depth in the Vols’ wide receiver room. With two of Tennessee’s three starting wide receivers gone from last year’s team, Tennessee and offensive coordinator Alex Golesh are looking for the players that are going to step in and […]
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 […]
Step to the Beat: How Tennessee is Using Music To Change Gamedays and Preparation
Tennessee is constantly looking into how to turn good details into great details around the program. And when those spots are identified, they are acted upon. One of the aspects that Tennessee is trying to go from good to great in is music. Now, this isn’t talking about what songs the players want to hear […]
Where Tennessee Stands In ESPN’s SP+ Preseason Rankings
ESPN’s Bill Connelly released his final preseason college football SP+ rankings Sunday morning and the metric continues to be high on Tennessee. The Vols come in at No. 10 on the preseason rankings— the fifth highest ranked Tennessee team in SP+ rankings. The SP+ rankings are analytics backed rankings that take three primary factors into […]