Resurgent Season Leads To Memorable Senior Day
Senior day includes special moments for every program every year. It is an emotional day for the seniors who play their final games in their home stadium in front of the home fans. But for everyone else, it’s just another Saturday with another football game. On the field, the Vols overcame a sloppy first half […]
Josh Heupel Compliments Linebackers, Provides Update on Juwan Mitchell
The linebacker group was certainly an interesting position on the Tennessee defense to watch during training camp. On the one hand, former Texas transfer Juwan Mitchell was back on the field for the Vols after missing most of his debut season in Knoxville due to an injury. And on the other hand, Tennessee was returning […]
Tennessee Lands Eight Players on Reese’s Senior Bowl Watchlist
After finding four players in the 2021 Reece’s Senior Bowl watchlist last August, Tennessee has now doubled its output heading into the second year of the Josh Heupel era in Knoxville. On Wednesday, the Reese’s Senior Bowl announced the selected players to its preseason watch list, including eight selections from the Tennessee football program. Tennessee […]
Tennessee Linebacker Named To Butkus Award Preseason Watch List
Tennessee linebacker Jeremy Banks was named to the Butkus Award Preseason Watch List on Monday afternoon. Named after legendary Illinois linebacker Dick Butkus, the award honors the nation’s top linebacker every season. Banks is one of 12 SEC linebackers on the 51-member watch list after a breakout 2021 season. The Memphis native tallied 128 tackles, […]
Eight Vols Land On Preseason All-SEC Teams
Eight Tennessee football players landed on the three All-SEC Preseason Teams entering the 2022 football season. Josh Heupel’s second Tennessee team landed one player on the first team, three players on the second team and four players on the third team. Senior Byron Young was Tennessee’s lone first team selection landing as one of the […]
Tennessee Linebacker Out For Season With Shoulder Injury
Tennessee linebacker Juwan Mitchell has had season ending shoulder surgery, Josh Heupel announced Monday. “Juwan, of the guys that weren’t able to play last week, he is the one guy that won’t be with us on Saturday,” Heupel said. “Juwan will be out here for the rest of the season. Had shoulder surgery so will […]
Four Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Annihilates Missouri
Tennessee picked up its first SEC win of the Josh Heupel era Saturday, dominating Missouri 62-24 at Faurot Field in Columbia. The Vols offense scored on their first nine drives and scored touchdowns on their first six drives in Tennessee’s most complete performance in years. Here’s four quick takeaways on the blowout win. Vols Take […]
Tennessee DC Tim Banks Still Looking for a Pass Rush and Depth
The season opener is rapidly approaching for this Tennessee football team. Defense Coordinator Tim Banks is looking to continue building depth at multiple positions with just a few practices left before taking the field against Bowling Green. In addition, the Vols defense has found themselves looking for more aggression from their pass rushers. If they […]
Tennessee Practice Observations, Day 1 Of Fall Camp
The Vols hit the practice field for the first time this fall, on Wednesday. As they prepare for the upcoming season, it seemed to be a lively atmosphere, especially getting to see a full hour of practice. Tennessee started off practice like normal, with their stretch period, before breaking off into position group work. The […]
Brian Jean-Mary Commends The Effort From Tennessee LB’s
The Tennessee linebacker position has been in flux for most of the winter and spring, leading up to practice. The Vols lost Quavaris Crouch and Henry To’oto’o off of last years squad, as they remain in the transfer portal, so depth has been an issue. With Jeremy Banks and even Roman Harrison continuing to rehab injuries, […]
