Insider Mailing: Camp Is Here Edition
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The RTI team answers your questions about UT athletics and anything else in the Ben Miller Loans Mailbag.
Injury Update: Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Dillon Bates Out For Spring
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Butch Jones confirmed a couple of players will be out for the rest of the spring.
Friday Top 10: Vols Who Need a Big Spring
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Our Friday Top Ten gives you the 10 Vols who need big springs during the upcoming spring practices.
Jancek: Inside Linebacker a “Three-Man Competition”
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Tennessee defensive coordinator John Jancek said the Vols are still looking at three in their inside linebacker competition.
McKenzie, Bates on Athlon All-Freshman Team
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A pair of Vols were selected to Athlon’s All-Freshman Team with three more receiving All-Sophomore honors.
Bates Ready For Opportunity at Mike Linebacker
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Redshirt freshman linebacker Dillon Bates is getting a chance at Mike linebacker after playing outside last season before tearing his labrum.
5 Spring Position Battles to Watch
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Tennessee begins spring practice on Tuesday. We give you five position battles we’ll be keeping an eye as the Vols practice over the next month.
A Look Back at Tennessee’s 2014 Redshirts
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Looking back at the nine scholarship players the Vols redshirted for various reasons in 2014.
Dillon Bates Gets Extra Year of Eligibility
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Tennessee linebacker Dillon Bates has been awarded a medical hardship waiver by the NCAA, giving him an extra year of eligibility.
A Look at UT’s Potential Redshirts
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A look at the players Tennessee is likely redshirting this season.