Injury Report: Four Vols, Two Starters Out Against Purdue
Coaches Jeff Brohm, Josh Heupel Music City Bowl Tennessee’s Cade Mays, Elijah Simmons, Kenneth George Jr and Brandon Turnage are inactive for the Vols’ in Thursday’s Music City Bowl. Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel announced that Mays would be out for the bowl game in his Wednesday press conference as the senior lineman continues to […]
Injury Report: Three Vols Out Against Kentucky
Coming off its lone bye week of the 2021 season, Tennessee is healthier than its been in weeks for its week 10 matchup at Kentucky. Defensive lineman LaTrell Bumphus, offensive lineman Kingston Harris and defensive back Christian Charles are the only Vols out for Saturday’s game. All three players are backups for Tennessee with Bumphus […]
Key Vols ‘Leaning Towards Having The Opportunity To Play’ At Kentucky
After playing eight games in as many weeks — with the last four coming against conference opponents — Tennessee’s week nine bye was very necessary. Key Vols like defensive tackle Elijah Simmons, Cade Mays, Warren Burrell and Theo Jackson were out or injured during Tennessee’s loss at Alabama. Other starters like Hendon Hooker, Tiyon Evans […]
Injury Report: Key Vols Dressed Out Against Ole Miss
Tennessee is less than an hour away from kicking off a major SEC showdown against No. 13 Ole Miss. Josh Heupel expressed optimism earlier this week that many of his key contributors that missed last week’s win against South Carolina would be available. That appears to be the case as running back Jabari Small, defensive […]
Injury Report: Two Starters Out For Tennessee Saturday
Tennessee is under an hour from kick off against South Carolina as Josh Heupel’s team looks for its second straight SEC win. The Vols will have to do it without five players and two starters as Elijah Simmons, Juwan Mitchell, Christian Charles, Jaylen Wright and Kingston Harris are unavailable for Saturday’s game. Running back Jabari […]
Baron’s Emergence, Young’s Arrival Looking To Spark Vols’ Pass Rush
Tennessee’s defense gets a major boost this week as pass rusher Byron Young makes his UT debut. The junior college transfer missed the first two games of the 2021 season due to eligibility issues stemming from a prep school he played two games for. Young is looking to jumpstart a Tennessee pass rush that struggled […]
Tennessee Controls Line Of Scrimmage In Season Opening Win
Josh Heupel’s Tennessee debut didn’t provide the offensive fireworks and passing stats that fans were expecting from the former UCF coach. Instead, Tennessee leaned on its play on both lines of scrimmage in the 38-6 win over Bowling Green. After striking a strong balance of run and pass in the first quarter— 17 runs and […]
Simmons Fall Camp Pushes Him Past Veteran Lineman On Depth Chart
Tennessee defensive tackle Elijah Simmons has had quite the path from Vol football commit to redshirt-sophomore who’s set to make his first collegiate start in two days when the Josh Heupel era gets underway at Neyland Stadium. It’s a path that’s seen Simmons earn only limited reps, playing very little in his freshman season before […]
Rodney Garner And Players Discuss The DL Progression
The Vols defensive line has been focal point of fall camp, as they needed to take the next step, under coach Rodney Garner. Coming off Thursday’s scrimmage, Garner felt like his group played well through the most part, but needs to be able to finish. Coming out of Spring practice, it was all about players […]
Watch: Highlights And Observations From Tennessee Spring Practice
Tennessee hit the field for practice No.13 of the Spring on Thursday afternoon. The Vols were back in pads today, as the offense worked on routes with the receivers and the defense worked on formational scheme. The Vols will hold a “Walk Through” type practice on Friday, before taking the field at Neyland Stadium on […]