PFF Grades: South Alabama at Tennessee
Tennessee football reached bowl eligibility Saturday night, dominating South Alabama 60-14. The Vols scored touchdowns on eight of their first nine drives and UT’s defense was stout on third downs. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Bowling Green grades. Let’s see how the Vols graded […]
Heupel Handling Rebuild Different Than Predecessors
Tennessee’s Velus Jones Jr. and Hendon Hooker were asked what it meant to them to become bowl eligible after last season’s disaster and the barrage of players that entered the transferring portal following it. “We eligible, right?” Jones Jr. asked Hooker in the middle of answering the question. “Yep,” Hooker responded. That sums up how […]
WATCH: Heupel Talks Vols Reaching Bowl Eligibility Against South Alabama
Tennessee reached bowl eligibility Saturday night, defeating South Alabama 60-14 at Neyland Stadium. The Vols jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and a 35-7 halftime lead before cruising in the second half. Except for a one play drive at the end of the first half, every single drive Hendon Hooker was in ended […]
Four Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Coasts Past South Alabama
Tennessee jumped on South Alabama early, scoring touchdowns early and often while cruising to a 60-14 victory. Here are four quick takeaways. Vols Play Complete First Half Tennessee has gotten off to excellent starts all season so it was no surprise when the Vols’ scored on their first two offensive drives and jumped out to […]
Injury Report: Top Vols Back Out Again Versus South Alabama
Tennessee running back Tiyon Evans is out for Saturday night’s game against South Alabama. The Vols are also without Kingston Harris and Christian Charles. The pair of back ups have missed most of the season with injuries. Heupel said Evans wasn’t able to practice on Thursday so his absence is not surprising. With Evans out, […]
Tennessee Announces Uniforms For South Alabama Game
Tennessee is wearing its classic home uniforms for Saturday’s matchup against South Alabama, the team announced on Twitter Thursday. It’s the third time this season Tennessee has worn its orange jerseys and white pants, previously wearing them in wins over Bowling Green and Tennessee Tech. Tennessee is 0-2 in its all orange uniforms, 1-1 in […]
VOLS Letters Returning To Neyland Stadium
During the first quarter of Tennessee’s loss to No. 1 Georgia Saturday, the Vols pulled out all the stops during timeouts. Tennessee athletics legends Peyton Manning, Candace Parker, Monica Abbott and Todd Helton were all honored on the field during separate time outs. Tennessee had one other interesting trick up its sleeve, playing a video […]
AL.com’s Creg Stephenson Talks South Alabama’s Trip To Knoxville
Each week, Rocky Top Insider will take you behind the scenes with a question and answer with a media member who covers Tennessee’s opponent. This week, AL.com’s South Alabama beat writer Creg Stephenson discussed South Alabama’s up-and-down season, struggling secondary and quarterback situation. Question: Barring a major upset in the last two weeks of the […]
Heupel Talks Recruiting, Evans’ Injury On SEC Teleconference
Josh Heupel spoke to the media Wednesday morning during his weekly appearance on the SEC Coaches Media Teleconference. Here’s everything the Vols’ head coach had to say before Tennessee’s matchup with South Alabama. Heupel opening statement: It was a good Wednesday out on the grass. I’m excited about the opportunity to go compete with our guys […]
Kick Off Time Announced For Tennessee’s Regular Season Finale
Tennessee’s regular season finale against Vanderbilt will kick off at 3:45 p.m. ET and SEC Network will broadcast the game. The Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt rivalry game has been on the SEC Network every season since the network launched in 2014. The 2016 game — a night game — is the only game that didn’t kick […]
