Cornerback Rickey Gibson III With Tennessee Football At Start Of Spring Practice
Cornerback Rickey Gibson III is with Tennessee football as the Vols open up spring practice on Friday morning, a major development for Josh Heupel’s fifth team in Knoxville. Gibson told On3 sports last month that he planned to enter the transfer portal when it opened this spring leaving it ambiguous on whether or not he’d […]
Three Storylines To Watch For As Tennessee Football Begins Spring Practice This Week
Tennessee football begins the fifth spring practice of the Josh Heupel era on Friday morning when the Vols return to the Haslam Practice Field. The Vols are coming off a 10-3 (6-2 SEC) season and a birth in the College Football Playoffs last season. Tennessee has the talent to make it back but also has […]
Tennessee Starting Cornerback Rickey Gibson III Reportedly Plans to Enter Transfer Portal
Tennessee cornerback Rickey Gibson III is planning to enter the transfer portal, according to a report from On3 Sports on Tuesday afternoon. The portal will open for the spring window on April 16 before closing on April 25. Gibson has been with the Tennessee program for two seasons and saw a significant uptick in action […]
Tennessee Cornerback Will Be ‘Ready To Roll’ Against NC State After Missing Season Opener
Tennessee was relatively healthy in its season opener against Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium. There was only one unexpected injury absence as sophomore cornerback Rickey Gibson III missed the game with a minor hamstring injury. But the sophomore cornerback will make his season debut this Saturday when Tennessee faces North Carolina State in […]
Three Keys: Tennessee Football Hosts Chattanooga To Begin 2024 Campaign
It’s a dawn of a new Tennessee football season as the Vols begin Josh Heupel’s fourth season as head coach against instate foe Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. The Mocs have high expectations this season and enter the year as a top 10 team in the FCS. But they shouldn’t pose much of a threat against […]
Tennessee’s Secondary ‘One Of The Best Groups’ Coach Willie Martinez Has Been Around
Tennessee football’s secondary has been much maligned over the last three seasons under defensive coordinator Tim Banks and secondary coach Willie Martinez. The group showed improvements last season but after an offseason of roster turnover, it’s almost entirely new personnel after three seasons of largely the same players holding down the back end of Tennessee’s […]
Where Tennessee Football’s 2023 Recruiting Class Ranks Following Pair Of Key Commitments
After a quiet four week stretch, Tennessee football recruiting gained a pair of crucial commitments over the last two days. Vols’ defensive backs coach Willie Martinez bolstered his group by adding a pair of cornerbacks: Rickey Gibson and Jordan Matthews. Gibson committed to Tennessee over Georgia and Penn State on Sunday and becomes the Vols’ […]
BREAKING: Tennessee Beats Out Georgia For Talented Cornerback
Alabama cornerback Rickey Gibson committed to Tennessee over Georgia and Penn State Sunday afternoon.
Pair Of Tennessee Cornerback Targets Approaching Commitments
Tennessee’s 2023 recruiting class currently includes four defensive back commits with just one of them being a cornerback. While Tennessee likes to recruit versatile defensive backs that can play across the secondary, the Vols are looking to add true corners to Josh Heupel’s second full recruiting class in Knoxville. Two of the corners they’ve targeted […]
Tennessee Lands New Prediction for Four Star Cornerback
Just a few days after announcing his final Top 3, class of 2023 cornerback Rickey Gibson has received a new prediction to land at Tennessee. On Monday afternoon, 247 Sports Director of Football Recruiting Steve Wiltfong switched his crystal ball prediction for Gibson from Georgia to Tennessee. Wiltfong’s prediction is the first and only crystal […]