‘Making Us a Priority’: Tennessee Wide Receiver Mike Matthews Loves Vols’ Partnership with Adidas
Tennessee sophomore wide receiver Mike Matthews is fired up about the Vols’ new partnership with Adidas, but he’s not letting it distract him from the season ahead. UT and Adidas announced a new 10-year deal that will begin on July 1, 2026, when the Vols’ current partnership with Nike expires. “I love it,” Matthews said […]
Two Tennessee Up-And-Comers ‘Tied to the Hip’ During UT Fall Camp and Summer Workouts
With the turnover that Tennessee Football saw at the wide receiver position this offseason, including Dont’e Thornton off to the NFL and Bru McCoy medically retiring from the sport after graduation, the Vols will look to a new group of playmakers for production with the passing game this season. Tennessee wide receiver Chris Brazzell returns […]
Josh Heupel Said This Receiver Made ‘Big Plays’ Down the Field During Tennessee’s Scrimmage
One of the primary talking points this offseason has been about Tennessee football’s depth at wide receiver. With Josh Heupl’s team losing multiple starters and reserves and only bringing in one transfer, the numbers in the room are a bit scarce. However, there is still plenty of talent at the top. This includes Mike Matthews, […]
Who Josh Heupel Said Did, Didn’t Participate in Tennessee’s Friday Scrimmage
On Friday morning, Tennessee football took to Neyland Stadium for its second fall camp scrimmage of the preseason. With just over two weeks until the Vols hit Atlanta to play Syracuse in the season-opener on Aug. 30, there were a handful of limitations with participants. Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel noted that the starting defense […]
WATCH: Tennessee WR Coach Kelsey Pope, WR Mike Matthews Speak to the Media During Fall Camp
Tennessee Football completed its 11th fall camp practice on Thursday morning, building up to the second scrimmage of camp on Friday. The media wasn’t able to attend practice on Thursday, but we did get one of the more highly anticipated press conferences this month with wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope and sophomore wide receiver Mike […]
‘Not Your Typical Freshman’: Mike Matthews Talks About ‘Manchild’ Receivers in The Room
While they might be inexperienced on the field, Tennessee receivers Travis Smith Jr. and Radarious Jackson don’t look like your typical freshman players. Smith, who will be wearing No. 1 in his first season on Rocky Top, towers at 6-foot-3, 210 pounds. He was a four-star prospect from Atlanta in the class of 2025 who […]
Thin, Young Tennessee Receiver Room Has To Have ‘A Sense Of Urgency’ As Kickoff Approaches
Tennessee football’s receiver room entered fall practice thin after losing two scholarship players to graduation and six more to the transfer portal following the 2024 season. Despite the turnover, the Vols only added one transfer in the portal making them young and inexperienced entering the 2025 season. Those concerns have been expedited by injuries, albeit […]
Everything Tennessee WR Coach Kelsey Pope Said Ahead Of Second Fall Scrimmage
Tennessee receiver’s coach Kelsey Pope met with the media Thursday morning ahead of the Vols’ second fall scrimmage on Friday morning. The Vols have a thin receiver group entering this season and have a number of projected starters battling injuries in fall camp. Pope discussed those injuries, young players growing from spring to now and […]
Few Players Return, New Player Misses Tennessee Football’s Tuesday Practice
Tennessee football kicked off its second week of fall practice on Tuesday morning at the Haslam Practice Field with a handful of Vols returning to the field after missing time late last week and a projected starter missing practice time for the first time in fall camp. Sophomore receiver Mike Matthews and William Satterwhite both […]
Pair Of Projected Tennessee Football Starters Sidelined During Open Portions Of Sunday’s Practice
A pair of projected Tennessee football starters were sidelined during the Vols’ Sunday morning practice on the Haslam Practice Field. Neither sophomore receiver Mike Matthews nor senior edge rusher Josh Josephs were going through drills with their teammates during the open portions of practice. Josephs was in a jersey but had no shoulder pads or […]