Tennessee Football Not Tempering Expectations For Nico Iamaleava

Tennessee fourth-year coach Josh Heupel isn’t one to hype up his players during preseason press conferences. He’ll say good things about them, sure. But his comments are usually very measured and conservative. That’s what made it notable when Heupel set high expectations for Iamaleava entering his first season as Tennessee’s starting quarterback. “He’s a young […]
Tennessee Football Notes And Observations: Fall Practice No. 5

Tennessee worked inside the Anderson Training Center on Monday morning for its fifth practice of fall camp and its final practice before putting full pads on. The first three portions of practice were open to the media meaning we were able to watch only approximately 15 minutes of practices. We did get to see some competitive reps […]
Tennessee Football Notes And Observations: Fall Practice No. 3

Tennessee football put shoulder pads on for the first time this fall on Saturday morning as they got back to work on the Haslam Practice Field after not practicing on Friday. The first three portions of practice were open to the media meaning we were able to watch only approximately 15 minutes of practices. With […]
WATCH: Tennessee Quarterbacks Air Out the Ball During Fall Camp Practice No. 2

Tennessee hit the field on Thursday morning for their second official practice of the fall camp slate. With ongoing rain still in the Knoxville area, Tennessee’s practice was kept indoors for a second straight day during the media availability. While that does mean that the position groups aren’t able to use as much space as […]
Where Josh Heupel, Joey Halzle Think Tennessee’s Offense Needs To Improve This Season

Tennessee football’s 2023 offense was uncharacteristically poor for a Josh Heupel coached team a season ago, ranking just 36th nationally in points per game. The Vols are optimistic that they can bounce back offensively in Heupel’s fourth season as head coach. Meeting with the media before the start of fall camp on Tuesday, both Heupel […]
WATCH: Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee Players Talk Vol Football Fall Camp During Media Day

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava and a handful of other Vol Football players spoke to the media in Knoxville as part of Tennessee Media Day on Tuesday. The Vols will officially start the road to the season on Wednesday morning with their first practice of the fall camp slate. Tennessee rotated 11 players through two groups […]
Projecting Tennessee Football’s 2024 Depth Chart Entering Fall Camp

Tennessee football begins its fall practice on Wednesday afternoon as Josh Heupel’s fourth team is just a month away from opening up its season against Chattanooga. The Vols have a number of key starters locked in including Nico Iamaleava at quarterback, James Pearce at LEO and four offensive linemen. Still, there’s a number of position […]
Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava Earns Watch List Nod For Prestigious Award

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava earned himself a spot on the Maxwell Award Watch List on Monday morning ahead of his highly-anticipated second season with the Volunteers. The Maxwell Award, entering it’s 88th year, will be presented to the most outstanding college football player in the country at the conclusion of the season. Iamaleava was one […]
Five Tennessee Football Players That Could Wind Up On All-SEC Teams

The SEC released its three Preseason All-SEC teams last week and Tennessee was not well represented. Defensive end James Pearce Jr. and center Cooper Mays were the only two Vols that landed on the three teams making Tennessee one of the least represented teams in the predictions. It wasn’t a massive surprise that Tennessee only […]
Josh Heupel Discusses Nico Iamaleava at SEC Media Days

Despite not being in attendance for Tennessee’s slate at SEC Media Days on Tuesday, Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava was still a major talking point for Tennessee’s representatives at the event in Dallas, TX. Head coach Josh Heupel opted to continue his trend of bringing veteran senior players to the event as the representatives of the […]