BREAKING: Velus Jones Jr. Drafted in the Third Round of the NFL Draft
The Chicago Bears selected Tennessee receiver Velus Jones Jr. in the 3rd round of the 2022 NFL Draft. The Bears took Jones with the 71st overall pick of the draft (7th in the 3rd round) after taking Kyler Gordon and Jaquoan Brisker in the first two rounds. Jones spent his first three collegiate seasons at […]
Tennessee Promotes From Within To Fill Vacant Receiver’s Coach Position
Jameson Williams Firmly In Play For Browns Just over two weeks after Tennessee receiver’s coach Kodi Burns left Knoxville for the same position with the New Orleans Saints, head coach Josh Heupel named Kelsey Pope as Burns’ predecessor. Pope worked closely with Tennessee’s receivers last season as he served an an off field, offensive analyst. […]
Kodi Burns Posts Goodbye Message to Tennessee
Howard Suspended 5 Games, Dealt $40,000 Fine Tennessee wide receivers coach Kodi Burns is leaving Knoxville for the same position with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. Burns, who was on Josh Heupel’s introductory staff for one year, made the announcement himself of Monday evening. “I am grateful to Coach Heupel, our players and all of […]
Kodi Burns’ Lone Year Was Vital to Tennessee’s Early Success
Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray Up until Monday, the Tennessee Football off-season had been about as quiet as they could have been. Unlike the previous off-season, which saw countless players and staff members exiting the program, the last month-and-a-half has proven to be a fairly-silent stretch. However, with the news on Monday regarding the departure […]
Tennessee Receiver’s Coach Leaving For NFL
Nuggets Compliment Nikola Jokic? Tennessee receiver’s coach Kodi Burns is leaving Knoxville for the same position with the New Orleans Saints, ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported Monday morning. Before his one-year in Knoxville, Burns spent five seasons as the receiver’s coach at his alma mater, Auburn. The Arkansas native starred on the Plaines from 2007 […]
PHOTOS: Tennessee Coaches Hit the In-Home Recruiting Trail
Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting. “Our staff will be on the road recruiting, and that kind of becomes the forefront here for the next week or two,” Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said after the win over Vanderbilt. “We’ll be back next weekend and have a bowl practice or two. For our guys, they’ll have a day […]
WATCH: Tennessee Assistant Coaches Meet With Media Tuesday
Tennessee wide receivers coach Kodi Burns and linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary met with the media Tuesday ahead of the Vols’ showdown with Ole Miss. The Rebels are now three-point favorites over Tennessee after opening as four-point favorites Sunday. The Vols are looking for their third straight SEC win after dominating Missouri and South Carolina the […]
Tennessee Players Check In During Game Week
Week three will present the Tennessee Volunteers with the first chance at redemption this Saturday after losing to Pittsburgh in week two. Tennessee will welcome Tennessee Tech to Knoxville this Saturday at noon ET. However, right on the other side of Tennessee Tech is a trip to The Swamp to begin SEC play against Florida. […]
Tennessee Football Week 3 Practice Highlights
The Tennessee Volunteers (1-1) hit the practice field on Tuesday morning to prepare to host Tennessee Tech on Saturday. The video footage from Tuesday, courtesy of Tennessee Athletics, highlights some key Volunteers. The video shows Tennessee defensive lineman Matthew Butler going through drills and defensive end Byron Young. Young will make his season debut this […]
WATCH: Pair Of Tennessee Assistants Meet With Media
Tennessee football assistant coaches Kodi Burns and Willie Martinez met with the media Tuesday ahead of the Vols’ week three matchup with Tennessee Tech. Burns, Tennessee’s receivers coach, discussed the playmaking abilities of receivers Jimmy Calloway and Jalin Hyatt as well the Vols’ struggled to complete deep passes this season. The former Auburn receiver also […]
