Injury Report: Four Tennessee Players Inactive Against Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four Tennessee football players are inactive for Saturday night’s SEC opener at Florida. Safeties Will Brooks and Christian Charles, defensive tackle Elijah Simmons and linebacker Keenan Pili are all out. Center Cooper Mays is going through pregame warmups and is a game time decision. Keenan Pili is missing his second straight game […]
Injury Report: Three Tennessee Vols Inactive Against Austin Peay
Tennessee football is down three players in its two-deep for Saturday evenings matchup against Austin Peay. Linebacker Keenan Pili, defensive tackle Elijah Simmons and center Cooper Mays are inactive for the game. Tennessee announced that Pili will be out for multiple weeks earlier this week and the linebacker wasn’t dressed out during warmups. Simmons is […]
Injury Report: Two Vols Inactive For Season Opener
Tennessee football is down two players for its season opener against Virginia Saturday afternoon. Starting center Cooper Mays and second team defensive tackle Elijah Simmons are inactive for the week one matchup against Virginia. The Vols are also down freshmen DeSean Bishop and Tyree Weathersby as well as reserve linebacker Kwauze Garland. Weathersby and Garland […]
Top Five Sleeper Contributors for Tennessee Football in 2023
In the latest High & Tight presented by Gambuzza’s Barbershop, we take a look at the top five ‘sleepers’ for Tennessee football this season, meaning players who aren’t talked about a lot that could have a big impact on the Vols’ season. There are two freshmen, a sophomore and two seniors on the list, with […]
Rodney Garner Aiming For New Growth Alongside Elijah Simmons’ New Number
Ever since he arrived to the Tennessee football program as a freshman in 2019, defensive lineman Elijah Simmons has been a fan favorite. The 6-foot-2, 340-pound lineman is a force of nature on the defensive line when things are working in his favor. Simmons has the ability to wreck an opposing offensive line, take down […]
Improved Mentality Helping Two Tennessee Defensive Linemen Take A Step Forward
Tennessee’s defensive line has had an abundance of solid players over the last two years. Good SEC defensive linemen that helped the Vols boast one of the SEC’s best run defenses a season ago. But that room has had few elite players— the type of guys you have to have on the line of scrimmage […]
WATCH: Tennessee DL Elijah Simmons Sings the National Anthem in Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Tennessee football defensive lineman Elijah Simmons showed off his pipes on Tuesday evening on Rocky Top by singing the National Anthem ahead of Tennessee baseball’s midweek game against Wofford. Snippets of Simmons singing the Star Spangled Banner in front of a large crowd at Lindsey Nelson Stadium is below. 😳😳😳 This dude can sing!!! @901_hollywood_e […]
WATCH: Tennessee Defensive Tackle Shows Off Punt Returning Skills
Tennessee is looking for a new punt returner after losing the reigning SEC co-Special Teams Player of the Year Velus Jones Jr. to the NFL. Josh Heupel may have found an answer in 340-pound defensive tackle Elijah Simmons. Ahead of its second fall scrimmage, Tennessee’s players had some fun with linemen attempting to field punts. […]
Pair Of Vols On College Football Preseason ‘Freaks List’
Each year, Bruce Feldman — now with The Athletic — writes a preseason story highlighting the biggest “freaks” in college football. By Feldman’s definition a freak is a player who generates buzz inside their programs by displaying the unique physical abilities that wow even those who observe gifted athletes every day. The 2022 list is […]
Elijah Simmons’ Offseason Preparation Will Be Key for Tennessee’s Defense
Who Will Land No. 1 Quarterback Recruit Arch Manning? While spring camp has only been going on for a week, the next Tennessee football season began as soon as the last one ended. Head coach Josh Heupel and his team were able to find success in the inaugural year of the Heupel era, but they […]