Tennessee Offensive Lineman Returning For Super Senior Season
Tennessee senior offensive guard Jerome Carvin didn’t go through senior day festivities before the Vols’ regular season finale against Vanderbilt. Now we know why, as Carvin announced he is returning to Knoxville in 2022 for his super senior season on The Locker Room Show Sunday night. “I talked to my family, talked to coaches way […]
Tennessee Hosts Blue Chip Recruits For Vanderbilt Game
Recruiting Impact: Lincoln Riley to USC On the field, the first season of the Josh Heupel was a major success. The Vols won seven regular season games for just the fifth time since 2008 and Heupel is the most successful first year coach in the power five. Ten months on the job, one of the […]
Josh Heupel Is The Most Successful First Year Coach In The Power Five
After going 7-5 in his first regular season at Tennessee, Vols’ head coach Josh Heupel turned in the best record of any first year power five coach this season. Heupel is one of eight first year power five head coaches. The only other coaches whose teams made a bowl game were Auburn’s Brian Harsin and […]
Hendon Hooker, Cedric Tillman Talk Football Futures
Cedric Tillman continued his breakout 2021 season Saturday afternoon, hauling in six catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns. It wasn’t Hendon Hooker’s best performance of the season, but, still, the senior quarterback tallied 231 yards and two touchdowns. The redshirt junior receiver and senior quarterback have played themselves into NFL Draft conversations this season […]
WATCH: Heupel Talks Win Over Vanderbilt
Tennessee football closed the regular season strong, leading for 57:40 on its way to a 45-21 win over Vanderbilt. The Vols defense was stout for most of the first half, holding Vanderbilt scoreless until a Hail Mary on the last play of the first half. On the opposite end, Tennessee’s offense started slow in the […]
Four Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Caps Off Regular Season With Win Over Vanderbilt
Tennessee took care of business Saturday, defeating Vanderbilt 45-21 in the regular season finale at Neyland Stadium. Here are four quick takeaways. Seniors Show Out On Senior Day Josh Heupel talked at length this week about his appreciation for this senior class and their buy in before the season. A handful of Vol seniors have […]
Tennessee Announces Uniforms For Vanderbilt Game
Tennessee is wearing its orange jerseys and orange pants for Saturday’s Senior Day matchup against Vanderbilt, the Vols announced on Twitter Wednesday. Saturday will mark the third time that Tennessee has worn it all orange uniforms this season. The Vols are 0-2 in the combination including losses to Pittsburgh and Ole Miss. Tennessee is 3-0 […]
Tennessee Receiver Named SEC Special Teams Player Of The Week
Tennessee receiver Velus Jones Jr. earned Co-SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his returning success against South Alabama. The Saraland, Alabama native returned a kick 96 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter against the Jaguars. It was Jones. Jr’s first kick return touchdown at Tennessee and the second in […]
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 […]