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Former Tennessee Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano Named As Starter for UFL Squad

More football is right around the corner. With the merger of the XFL and USFL completed last fall, the newly refreshed United Football League (UFL) is set to officially launch its inaugural season this weekend across the country. The league, split into two conferences featuring four teams from the XFL and the USFL, will take […]

Could Jarrett Guarantano See Playing Time This Week?

Former Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano is on the verge of getting his chance in the NFL. Denver quarterback Russell Wilson is questionable for the Broncos’ as they prepare to face the Arizona Cardinals Sunday. Brett Rypien is Wilson’s back up but if the former Seahawks quarterback can not go, Guarantano will be the new back […]

Hendon Hooker Moves Up Leaderboard in Tennessee Touchdown Rankings

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker now sits in 7th place in the Vols’ all-time passing touchdown leaderboard. Hooker had two first-half touchdown passes against Akron on Saturday night in Knoxville. Hooker’s first touchdown pass, the 36th of his career at the University of Tennessee, tied him with Jonathan Crompton, Andy Kelly, and Heath Shuler. Hooker then […]

Former Five-Star Tennessee Quarterback Commit Enters Transfer Portal

A former five-star Tennessee commit entered the transfer portal on Wednesday afternoon. Quarterback Hunter Johnson was originally a Tennessee commit in 2015 but switched his commitment to Clemson that December. After his freshman year at Clemson in 2017, Johnson then transferred to Northwestern in 2018. According to multiple reports, after a four-year career at Northwestern, […]

Former Tennessee QB Named Washington State Starter

Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano’s last 32 starts have come while playing for the Big Orange, but that will officially change on Saturday night. Guarantano transferred from Tennessee to Washington State as a graduate transfer last offseason. And on Saturday, Washington State announced that Guarantano will be their starting quarterback against Utah State for the season opener. […]

Tennessee Game To Serve As Alabama’s Homecoming

The Third Saturday in October rivalry between Tennessee and Alabama will take place on the fourth Saturday in October in 2021 and that’s not the only unique thing about this season’s matchup. The Tennessee game will serve as Alabama’s homecoming game for the first time in 91 years when the Vols travel to Tuscaloosa on […]

Tennessee Was Hit the Hardest in College Football by the Transfer Portal in 2021

The Tennessee Football department has seen a massive amount of change since the end of the 2020 season, and a large portion of the departures for Tennessee has come through the transfer portal. Since October, the Tennessee football team has had 25 scholarship players transfer out of the program, which is the most among all Power […]