Tennessee Running Back Coach DeRail Sims Gives Method Behind Setting Rotations

As Tennessee football running back coach DeRail Sims enters his second year with the program, he’ll have to manage the season without his bell cow back, Dylan Sampson. Instead, he has three somewhat experienced options in Duke transfer Star Thomas, redshirt sophomore DeSean Bishop and sophomore Peyton Lewis. This brings up a question on Sims’ […]
Key Tennessee Defensive Starter Returns To Practice Tuesday

Tennessee football continues to battle a number of injuries as the third week of fall practice roll on at the Haslam Practice Field. The Vols got a bit of good news on the injury front Tuesday morning when senior edge rusher Josh Josephs returned to practice. Josephs has worked off to the side or been […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s De’Rail Sims, UT Running Backs Talk Fall Camp on Tuesday

Tennessee running backs coach De’Rail Sims met with the media after the Vols’ 10th fall camp practice on a rainy Tuesday morning in Knoxville. The Vols have been working hard throughout the summer and will continue working through their second fall camp scrimmage coming up this weekend. Sims’ interview with the media on Tuesday lasted […]
Everything Tennessee Running Back Coach DeRail Sims Said During Fall Camp

After Tennessee football’s Tuesday morning practice, running backs coach DeRail Sims met with the media to give his thoughts on the position group. This included questions on the projected top trio of Peyton Lewis, Star Thomas and DeSean Bishop. He also touched on the depth of the room, featuring freshmen Daune Morris and Justin Baker. […]
Potential Scandal Could Hinder a Tennessee Football SEC Opponent’s QB Situation

When Tennessee football hosts Oklahoma during SEC play this season, there is a chance the Sooners will be without their starting quarterback. John Mateer, a Washington State transfer, is in hot water after a gambling scandal has arisen. Screenshots of Venmo transactions from Mateer titled ‘sports gambling’ during his time at WSU have circulated around […]
WATCH: Tennessee Football Practice Highlights From a Rainy Tuesday in Knoxville

Tennessee Football hit the practice field on Tuesday morning for another fall camp workout. It was the Vols’ 10th preseason practice as Josh Heupel’s group works towards their second scrimmage coming up this weekend. Tennessee will kick off the regular season on Saturday, Aug. 30, against Syracuse in Atlanta, GA. For the first time this […]
Notable Participants, Inactives For Tennessee Football’s Tuesday Practice

Tennessee football’s participation during Tuesday morning’s practice featured some notable names on the field, along with some more players off to the side. In good news for the Vols, wide receiver Chris Brazzell joined UT for practice for the second day in a row. He remains limited in some ways, but was with the wide […]
Tennessee Football Notes And Observations: Practice No. 10

Tennessee football worked inside the Anderson Training Center on a rainy Tuesday morning as the Vols work closer to their second fall scrimmage on Friday morning. Tuesday’s practice was the final one open to the media during fall camp, making it the last look the media will get of the team until they open up […]
Alabama Names Starting Quarterback Who Was a Five-Star Recruit Out of Tennessee

While Tennessee football’s quarterback battle continues to rage on throughout fall camp, a Vols rival, Alabama, has named its starting signal caller. The Crimson Tide will start the year with Ty Simpson at quarterback, according to a report from ESPN’s Chris Low. Simpson won the job over Austin Mack, a transfer from Washington who followed […]
See The Betting Odds For Tennessee Football’s Over/Under Win Total As Kickoff Approaches

Tennessee football is just under three weeks away from kicking off its 2025 season against Syracuse at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The nation’s top two preseason polls released the last week with the Associated Press pegging Tennessee as the No. 24 team in the country and the USA Today Coaches Poll slotting Tennessee as the […]