ESPN’s Top 50 CFB Players: Comparing Tennessee and Ohio State
A group of ESPN writers put their heads together to come up with a list of the Top 50 players in the College Football Playoffs. The group includes ESPN’s Bil Connelly, David Hale, Chris Low, Adam Rittenberg, and Paolo Uggetti. “This isn’t a ranking of the stars who accomplished the most in the regular season, […]
Tennessee Football Preview: Vols Looking For Upset Win in the College Football Playoffs
The Opponent: The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 and was known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College for its first several years. Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes played a key part in the establishment of the school. Hayes would go on to serve as the 19th President of the United States after […]
What Tennessee HC Josh Heupel Said In Final Media Availability Before Ohio State
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel answered questions from the media over Zoom on Wednesday in his final press conference before the Vols face Ohio State in the College Football Playoffs. Heupel discussed Tennessee’s resiliency over the course of the season, the challenge of balancing the playoffs with the portal and much more. Here’s everything Heupel […]
Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava Discusses Vols Playoff Matchup At Ohio State
Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has faced a lot of “firsts” and “biggest” games in his redshirt freshman season in Knoxville. But the Vols’ starting quarterback is preparing for a new biggest game of his career as Tennessee faces off against Ohio State in its first College Football Playoff appearance. Ahead of the matchup in The […]
Tennessee Fans Troll Ohio State’s Stadium Wikipedia Page
Tennessee fans are getting the most out of the week leading into the playoffs. With stories of Vol fans hijacking the Buckeyes’ ticketing system circulating the internet, one Tennessee fan decided to go ahead and plant their flag – metaphorically – on the list of shenanigans. At the time of this publication, the Ohio Stadium […]
Josh Heupel Not Willing to Reveal Any Secrets Before the Vols’ Playoff Game
Josh Heupel used a bit of his patented dry humor to deflect a question from the media in Knoxville on Monday. As the Vols are gearing up for a first-round playoff matchup against Ohio State this Saturday night in Ohio Stadium, Heupel was asked if the break after the regular season allowed for postseason wrinkles […]
Everything Tennessee HC Josh Heupel Said To Open Up Ohio State Week
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media on Monday afternoon as the Vols prepare to head to Columbus to face Ohio State in the College Football Playoffs. To open up game week, Heupel discussed newcomers arriving on campus, the challenges that Ohio State presents and much more. Here’s everything Heupel said. More From […]
WATCH: Tennessee Drops New Hype Video As Seven Day Countdown to the Playoffs Begins
Only seven days remain between Tennessee and its first trip to the College Football Playoffs in program history. Next Saturday night, Dec. 21, Tennessee will take on Ohio State in a must-see first-round playoff matchup in Ohio Stadium. The Vols will bring their elite defense and stout running game into Columbus as the Buckeyes look […]
PERSONAL ESSAY: How Tennessee Fans Can Show Up and Show Out for the College Football Playoffs
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. Like a lot of Vol fans, I watched the final College Football Playoff rankings show on ESPN this past […]
WATCH: Tennessee Players Discuss College Football Playoffs Bid
Five members of the Tennessee football roster met with the media on Tuesday and Wednesday in Knoxville as the Vols prepare for a first-round College Football Playoff game against Ohio State next Saturday in Columbus, OH. Tennessee reached their first CFB Playoff appearance in program history after a 10-2 regular season with wins over Alabama, […]