How Kelsey Pope Challenged Dont’e Thornton to ‘Prove Himself Right’ During Senior Season
Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton is entering his second season with the Volunteers after transferring from Oregon following his first two collegiate seasons. The 6-foot-5, 214-pound receiver has all the tools to be a dynamic player in the Tennessee offense but didn’t quite reach the heights that he wanted to last season. Thornton only recorded […]
Five Tennessee Football Players That Could Wind Up On All-SEC Teams
The SEC released its three Preseason All-SEC teams last week and Tennessee was not well represented. Defensive end James Pearce Jr. and center Cooper Mays were the only two Vols that landed on the three teams making Tennessee one of the least represented teams in the predictions. It wasn’t a massive surprise that Tennessee only […]
WATCH: Kelsey Pope, Tennessee Receivers Talk Spring Camp in Knoxville
Following Tennessee’s eighth workout of the spring camp slate on Wednesday morning in Knoxville, the wide receiver room had the spotlight with the media. Tennessee wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope is fresh off an off-season contract extension and is back in Knoxville for his third season leading his position group. Pope met with the media […]
Dont’e Thornton More ‘Confident’ And ‘Consistent’ Entering Second Season At Tennessee
Dont’e Thornton was just starting to the corner in his first season in Knoxville during mid November. He had failed to make much headway in the slot but after being moved outside, Thornton caught three passes for 63 yards in a win over Kentucky. Two weeks later, he made his best play all season, hauling […]
Tennessee Receiver Out For The Remainder Of Regular Season
Tennessee receiver Dont’e Thornton is out for the remainder of the regular season with a lower body injury, Vols’ coach Josh Heupel announced on Monday. The Vols’ third-year coach said Thornton could potentially return for the bowl game but that he won’t be available for the final two games of the regular season: Georgia and […]
Tennessee Receiver Exits Missouri Game With Injury
Tennessee receiver Dont’e Thornton is out for the rest of the Vols’ week 11 matchup against Missouri after suffering a lower body injury in the second quarter according to the CBS broadcast. Thornton suffered the injury on the same play he scored his first touchdown of his Tennessee career. The Oregon transfer made an impressive […]
‘Confident, Comfortable’: Dont’e Thornton Finding New Role on Tennessee’s Offense
Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton has found a new role with the Vols’ offense entering the final stretch of the season. After spending the first eight weeks of the season listed as a slot receiver behind Squirrel White, Thornton has found new opportunities on the outside that has led to a more comfortable, confident player […]
Is Tennessee Football’s Dont’e Thornton Emerging as an Outside Receiver?
Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton might just be putting it all together here in the back half of the season as the former transfer wideout started the Kentucky game as an outside receiver in the Vols’ offensive scheme for the first time this year. This was a surprising move from the Vols’ coaching staff simply […]
Tennessee ‘Anticipates’ Two Injured Vols To Return Against Texas A&M
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel was adamant that the Vols’ open date came at the right time beforehand. The Vols had a number of players miss the South Carolina game with minor injuries and hoped to get them back after a week off. After Tennessee’s off date, Heupel expressed optimism that cornerback Doneiko Slaughter and […]
Josh Heupel Delivers Positive Update on Dont’e Thornton, Questionable Offensive Linemen
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel delivered some positive injury updates on Wednesday afternoon in Knoxville as the Vols continue to rest and recover during the bye week. Tennessee’s receiver core has been widely talked about this week with veteran Bru McCoy out for the season with an ankle injury. The Vols still have Ramel Keyton […]