ESPN SP+ Rankings Moves Tennessee Football Up In Final Preseason Prediction
Tennessee kicks off its 2025 football season against Syracuse in just 15 days. With kickoff nearing, ESPN’s Billy Connelly released his updated SP+ rankings ahead of the season. Interestingly, Tennessee football moved up one-spot from his post spring practice rankings. The Vols landed at No. 12 in the final SP+ preseason rankings after coming in […]
Why Tennessee Football Could Wear Orange Jerseys In Key Road Game This Season
Tennessee football has some flexibility with the uniforms they wear in any given road game, donning white helmets and white jerseys with either white or orange pants. But the Vols have the chance to do something they rarely do this season— wear orange uniforms on the road. The Vols have the opportunity after Mississippi State […]
The 2024 Game That Was a Turning Point For Tennessee Kicker Max Gilbert
Throughout the 2024 season, Tennessee football got servicable kicking from redshirt freshman Max Gilbert. However, while he went 20-for-26 on field goals and a perfect 54-for-54 on extra-point attempts, there was a stretch where he nearly lost his starting job. In the Vols’ narrow 28-18 win over Kentucky, Gilbert missed all three of his field […]
VFL James Pearce Jr. Takes Quick Dig at SEC Rival During NFL Training Camp
Former Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. didn’t have to travel too far to join up with the Atlanta Falcons after being taken in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Just about 213 miles, to be exact. It’s also close to his hometown of Charlotte, NC. As Pearce gears up for his rookie […]
WATCH: Tennessee WR Coach Kelsey Pope, WR Mike Matthews Speak to the Media During Fall Camp
Tennessee Football completed its 11th fall camp practice on Thursday morning, building up to the second scrimmage of camp on Friday. The media wasn’t able to attend practice on Thursday, but we did get one of the more highly anticipated press conferences this month with wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope and sophomore wide receiver Mike […]
SEC Opponent Having ‘White Out’ When Tennessee Football Comes to Town This Season
When Tennessee football hits the road to play Mississippi State this season, the Vols are going to be walking into a ‘White Out’ at Davis Wade Stadium. The Bulldogs will ask fans in attendance to wear all white while the team wears white uniforms with a white helmet featuring the interlocking ‘MSU’ logo and maroon […]
How Tennessee Quarterbacks Performed In Routes On Air During Open Portions Of Practice
Tennessee football is done opening up practice to the media during fall camp with its Tuesday practice being the final one that they let the media watch for the usual 20-30 minutes. Tuesday’s practice was the 10th of fall camp with the media being unable to watch the ninth practice of the fall— its first […]
‘Not Your Typical Freshman’: Mike Matthews Talks About ‘Manchild’ Receivers in The Room
While they might be inexperienced on the field, Tennessee receivers Travis Smith Jr. and Radarious Jackson don’t look like your typical freshman players. Smith, who will be wearing No. 1 in his first season on Rocky Top, towers at 6-foot-3, 210 pounds. He was a four-star prospect from Atlanta in the class of 2025 who […]
Thin, Young Tennessee Receiver Room Has To Have ‘A Sense Of Urgency’ As Kickoff Approaches
Tennessee football’s receiver room entered fall practice thin after losing two scholarship players to graduation and six more to the transfer portal following the 2024 season. Despite the turnover, the Vols only added one transfer in the portal making them young and inexperienced entering the 2025 season. Those concerns have been expedited by injuries, albeit […]
Tennessee Football Wide Receiver Mike Matthews Supports Switch to Adidas
On Wednesday evening, Tennessee Athletics made the announcement that it will be switching from a partnership with Nike to adidas beginning on July 1, 2026. While some fans and players have been outspoken in their support of Nike, the change to adidas will bring in far more revenue and prop up the Vols as one […]