Everything Mike Ekeler, De’Rail Sims Said At Tennessee Training Camp
Tennessee completed their last full pads workout on Thursday, leaving only a Friday walkthrough between them and the 2024 Orange & White spring game on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. Tennessee has rotated assistant coaches and position groups throughout spring camp with the specialists and running backs as the final two groups on Thursday. In addition […]
Tennessee Football Coaches Hit The Recruiting Trail During Off Week
The open date presents plenty of opportunities and good things for a football program. For the 2023 Vols, the early October open date gives them a needed opportunity to get healthy and continue the growth of a number of young players looking to break into the rotation. Each year’s open date is almost as important […]
How Tennessee is Using Former Vols to Set the Right Mindset and Culture
If you ask Tennessee assistant Mike Ekeler about what it takes to play special teams, he will tell you that “the standard is to be the damn best.” “Special teams as a whole, this is year three,” Ekeler said over the weekend. “Our guys understand the techniques, they understand the teaching progression. So, where we […]
‘It’s Like A Dang Cult’: Veteran Commitment Improving Tennessee’s Special Teams
Veterans don’t typically show up and make their name playing special teams. The special teams units are, more often than not, led by talented freshmen and sophomores who are athletic enough to get on the field but not developed enough to have a big role on the offensive or defensive side of the ball. It’s […]
Fart in a Skillet? Best in the Country? Dee Williams Draws High Praise Ahead of 2023 season
Tennessee special teams coordinator Mike Ekeler has been a big fan of Vols’ return man Dee Williams for some time now. When Josh Heupel’s staff took over prior to the 2021 season, Ekeler stood in front of the media and said that he was looking for a “fart in a skillet” at the return position. […]
Everything Mike Ekeler Said About Tennessee’s Special Teams Unit
Tennessee outside linebackers/special teams coach Mike Ekeler spoke to the media on Saturday morning in Knoxville as the Vols draw closer to the season-opening game on Sept. 2 in Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Ekeler is known as one of Tennessee’s best personalities with the media. Ekeler gives great details and delivers his comments with passion. Whether […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Specialists, Mike Ekeler Talk Being a ‘Surgeon’ on Special Teams
Tennessee outside linebackers/special teams coach Mike Ekeler was the final of the Tennessee assistants to speak with the media during training camp this fall on Saturday morning in Knoxville. Ekeler, known for bringing the energy both on the field and at the podium, spoke about the mindset it takes to impact the special teams unit. […]
Tennessee Football’s Forgotten Man Entering 2023 Season
It took five games until defensive back Dee Williams made his Volunteer debut after transferring from junior college to Tennessee ahead of the 2022 season. Williams made his mark during his first play, returning a punt against LSU 58 yards to set the Vols up in a prime scoring position. It was the first of […]
EDGE Rushers Roman Harrison, Caleb Herring Showing Out During Tennessee Spring Camp
After losing EDGE rusher Byron Young to the NFL Draft this offseason, the Vols are looking for new EDGE rushers to step up and show out as spring camp comes to a close this Saturday. The Vols have a handful of pieces that will be eyeing that position on the edge. Two of the players […]
Dee Williams is the ‘Fart in a Skillet’ that Mike Ekeler has Been Looking For
When looking at Tennessee’s kick return situation heading into the 2023 season, it somewhat shakes out as two different sides of the same coin. On one hand, the Vols bring back former East Central Community College defensive back Dee Williams, who accounted for 15 of the Vols’ 20 total punt returns last season. Williams averaged […]