Tennessee Leaning On Newcomers In Secondary After Losing Second Starter Due To Injury
When the dust settled from Tennessee football’s 2024 season-ending loss at Ohio State and attention turned to the Vols’ 2025 roster, there was no stronger position than cornerback. Jermod McCoy and Rickey Gibson were returning starters, each performed well as sophomores and McCoy looked poised for an All-American junior season. One game into the 2025 […]
Tennessee Cornerback Rickey Gibson III to Miss ‘Extended Period’ of Time
Tennessee football is going to be down another starting cornerback going forward. With Jermod McCoy still working his way back from the ACL injury he suffered this offseason, Rickey Gibson III is now also going to miss time. On Monday, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel gave the latest news on his status. “Rickey will be […]
Updating Tennessee Football Injuries As The Third Week Of Fall Practice Begins
Tennessee football was back on the Haslam Practice Field Monday morning to open up its third week of fall practice coming off its first fall scrimmage last Saturday. A handful of banged up Tennessee players had a different injury status than they did the last time we watched practice with some moving in the right […]
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’ […]