Tennessee Cornerback Jermod McCoy Receives National Recognition After Huge Game Against Oklahoma
Tennessee sophomore cornerback Jermod McCoy was named the Thorpe Award National Defensive Back of the Week on Tuesday after his shutdown performance against Oklahoma’s offense on Saturday night in Norman. McCoy recorded three tackles, one pass breakup, and one key interception against the Sooners’ offense. McCoy’s interception on Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold was key to throwing […]
Tennessee’s Defensive Backfield Looking To Improve Communication Against NC State
Tennessee’s secondary is the biggest question mark on the Vols’ roster entering Josh Heupel’s fourth season as head coach. While Tennessee impressed in its 69-3 season-opening victory over Chattanooga, the Mocs did very little to test Willie Martinez group in the opener. The Vols played an abundance of players and held up well with projected […]
Tennessee Lands Three on ESPN’s Top 100 Newcomers List
Game week is finally here, which means it’s time to get out the final rankings, lists, and predictions before Week 1 officially begins this weekend. ESPN’s Max Olson and Eli Lederman put their heads together to come up with the Top 100 newcomers across college football this season, including both transfer portal additions and true […]
Tennessee’s Secondary ‘One Of The Best Groups’ Coach Willie Martinez Has Been Around
Tennessee football’s secondary has been much maligned over the last three seasons under defensive coordinator Tim Banks and secondary coach Willie Martinez. The group showed improvements last season but after an offseason of roster turnover, it’s almost entirely new personnel after three seasons of largely the same players holding down the back end of Tennessee’s […]
WATCH: Willie Martinez, Tennessee Defensive Backs Talk Fall Camp in Knoxville
Tennessee secondary coach Willie Martinez met with the media on Monday morning in Knoxville after the Vols wrapped up their 10th fall camp practice. The days are starting to wind down in fall camp as the season-opener approaches on Aug. 31. The Vols will boast a new-look secondary this season with significant turnover from the […]
Set the Quarterback Conversation Aside… What About the Vols’ Secondary?
Let’s put the quarterback conversation to the side for a moment. Don’t worry. Not only did we break down the pressure and the hype around Nico Iamaleava last week, but there will be a landslide of quarterback content over the next handful of months leading into the 2024 college football season. Instead, we’ll turn the […]
Matthews? Heard? McCoy? Who is Tennessee’s Most Important Newcomer in 2024
While the Tennessee football team did lose some important talent this past season, the Vols are bringing in a slew of new talent this offseason after constructing the No. 12 overall 2024 recruiting class and picking up some key transfer portal players. Tennessee’s 2024 recruiting class was headlined by five-star EDGE rusher Jordan Ross and […]
Ranking Tennessee Football’s Most Important Additions In The Transfer Portal
As Tennessee football begins winter workouts at the start of the spring semester, the Vols have added eight total players out of the transfer portal to date. They could still add a couple more players in the next couple weeks but the Vols are likely done until the spring portal period. Tennessee’s added two tight […]
Where Tennessee Football’s Transfer Class Ranks On Christmas Eve
The transfer portal has been opened for just under three weeks and will be open for another nine days before closing until after spring practices across the country. It’s been a wild three weeks across the college football landscape with an abundance of roster turnover at a number of schools including Tennessee. The Vols have […]
Tennessee Lands Highly Touted Oregon State Cornerback Transfer
Highly touted Oregon State transfer Jermod McCoy committed to Tennessee football Wednesday morning, the cornerback shared on X. #Committed GBO!🍊🍊🍊 @coachjoshheupel @Coach_Nez_ @Vol_Football pic.twitter.com/U9NrCTDlx8 — Jermod McCoy (@Jermodmccoy) December 20, 2023 The freshman corner boasted offers from nearly 20 power five schools including Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon and Southern Cal but McCoy’s decision came down to […]