Tim Banks Reportedly Lands With Former Tennessee Assistant in the SEC, Will Return to Neyland Stadium in 2026
Former Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks looks to be staying in the SEC. According to a report from Justin Hokanson of Auburn On3 Sports, Banks is lined up to become the Auburn Tigers’ new safeties coach. This move reunites Banks with former Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh, who took the job as the Tigers’ head […]
Vol Football Commit Wins Tennessee Mr. Football Award
Zach Groves signed with Tennessee football last week and followed it up by taking home the TSSAA 2A Mr. Football Award on Tuesday. The 2025 Class 2A Mr. Football winner: Zach Groves, East Robertson pic.twitter.com/lIHjk5bCIS — Joe Spears🏈🏀 (@joe_spears7) December 9, 2025 Groves is a standout at East Robertson High School in Cross Plaines, Tennessee. […]
How Josh Heupel’s Offense Fared vs. Jim Knowles’ Defense in 2024 Clash
According to reports, Tennessee football is closing in on hiring Jim Knowles as the school’s next defensive coordinator. Knowles spent this past season at Penn State, but is not being retained by new Nittany Lions head coach Matt Campbell. However, Josh Heupel has seen what Knowles’ defenses look like in person. In 2024, the defensive […]
Former Tennessee Defender Lands On All-American Team
Atop the list of Tennessee football’s defensive struggles in 2025 was its safety play. That made it all the more noteworthy when Jakobe Thomas had a standout senior season after transferring to Miami. On3 gave validation to Thomas’ standout season by tabbing him a Second Team All-American on Wednesday. Thomas totaled 48 tackles, three sacks, […]
Tennessee Freshman Linebacker Reportedly Plans To Enter Transfer Portal
Tennessee freshman linebacker Brenden Anes is entering the transfer portal after spending just one year in Knoxville, On3’s Hayes Fawcett first reported on Wednesday afternoon. Anes played in five games for Tennessee this season, totaling five tackles in 34 total snaps. The reserve linebacker played a season-high 12 snaps against UAB while also playing in […]
Seven Tennessee Football Players Earn Coaches All-SEC Honors
The SEC released its three All-Conference teams voted on by the league’s coaches. Seven Tennessee football players landed on the three teams with one player landing on the first team, three landing on the second team and three more landing on the third team. Tennessee was tied with the fifth most players on the three […]
Tennessee Football 2025 Defensive Coordinator Hot Board 2.0
Josh Heupel made the first coaching change of his Tennessee football tenure on Monday, firing Tim Banks after he spent the previous five years leading the Volunteer defense. Tennessee gave Banks a contract extension after last seasons runs to the College Football Playoffs largely on the backs on the defense. But after a poor 2025 […]
Could Tennessee Bring A Former Defensive Coordinator Back To Replace Tim Banks?
Tennessee football is searching for a new defensive coordinator after firing Tim Banks Monday morning after five years running the Vols’ defense. Josh Heupel has a good deal of financial support at his disposal as he searches for the new leader of the Vols’ defense. That allows Heupel to set his sights high as he […]
Well-Sourced Reporter Reveals Name to Know in Tennessee’s Defensive Coordinator Search
The search is on for Tennessee football’s next defensive coordinator. On Monday, Josh Heupel fired Tim Banks and officially decided it was time to move in a new direction on that side of the ball. It marked the first time he had fired a position coach or coordinator while at UT. Now, the Vols are […]
What Tennessee Football Will Owe Fired DC Tim Banks For His Buyout
Tennessee Football has parted ways with defensive coordinator Tim Banks, according to reports from ESPN, On3 Sports, and CBS Sports on Monday afternoon. Banks’ firing comes after a disappointing defensive season with the Volunteers, in which Tennessee ranked third-to-last in the SEC in scoring defense at 28.75 points per game. The Volunteers have named linebackers […]