Where Tennessee’s Running Back Room Stands Following Lyn-J Dixon’s Departure
Lyn-J Dixon’s short time in Knoxville was just that. Short. The transfer running back arrived in Knoxville the first week of August and departed Sunday after struggling to carve out a major role in Tennessee’s offense while battling a foot injury in fall camp. With Dixon gone, Tennessee’s running back depth is thin with just […]
Tennessee Fans Cause New Twitter Trend In Support of Bru McCoy
At the time of this writing, at 1:00 p.m. ET on a Monday afternoon, the #FreeBruMcCoy movement has been popping up on Twitter all day. The FreeBruMcCoy hashtag gained popularity quickly among Tennessee fans over the weekend and now sits as a trending topic on Twitter. While the hashtag doesn’t have enough momentum to jump […]
Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker Named to Manning Award Preseason Watch List
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker has officially been named to the 2022 Manning Award preseason watch list. Hooker is one of 30 quarterbacks that were named to the award watch list on Monday. Additionally, Hooker is one of six SEC representatives from the list, which also includes Georgia QB Stetson Bennett, Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson, Kentucky […]
Step to the Beat: How Tennessee is Using Music To Change Gamedays and Preparation
Tennessee is constantly looking into how to turn good details into great details around the program. And when those spots are identified, they are acted upon. One of the aspects that Tennessee is trying to go from good to great in is music. Now, this isn’t talking about what songs the players want to hear […]
Same Time, Same Place: ‘Vol Calls’ Set to Premiere This Week
Tennessee’s hit show “Vol Calls” will be making its 2022 season premiere this week in Knoxville, Tennessee. Vol Calls will return to Calhoun’s on the River in downtown Knoxville this Wednesday evening. The one-hour show will be back in its familiar time slot starting at 8:00 p.m. ET. Tennessee is also teasing a mystery guest […]
USC Comments On Bru McCoy Eligibility Status
The University of Southern California is not standing in the way of transfer Bru McCoy receiving immediate eligibility at Tennessee, USC claims in a statement given to Outkick’s Trey Wallace Saturday. “USC has – consistently with NCAA rules – promptly and accurately responded to all requests from the University of Tennessee related to the eligibility […]
Tennessee Running Back Leaving Volunteer Program
Lyn-J Dixon stuck around Knoxville almost as long as Kevin Steele. The former Clemson running back is leaving the Tennessee football program after transferring in earlier this month, Volquest.com first reported and a Tennessee spokesperson confirmed to Rocky Top Insider earlier this evening. Dixon transferred to Tennessee on Aug. 3 to provide depth to a […]
Where Tennessee Stands In ESPN’s SP+ Preseason Rankings
ESPN’s Bill Connelly released his final preseason college football SP+ rankings Sunday morning and the metric continues to be high on Tennessee. The Vols come in at No. 10 on the preseason rankings— the fifth highest ranked Tennessee team in SP+ rankings. The SP+ rankings are analytics backed rankings that take three primary factors into […]
WATCH: Former Tennessee Receiver Hauls In Touchdown In NFL Preseason
The Los Angeles Chargers are expecting big things out of second year receiver Josh Palmer. The former Tennessee standout impressed in his rookie season, hauling in 33 passes for 353 yards and four touchdowns. Palmer could be in for an even bigger second season as he improves his chemistry with quarterback Justin Herbert. Los Angeles […]
Lane Kiffin Pulls a Tennessee, Finds Kicker in Fraternity House
In 2011, Tennessee and head coach Derek Dooley brought in kicker Derrick Brodus from a nearby university fraternity house less than 60 minutes before kickoff. While the story may not be familiar to everyone in college football, it’s certainly an old legend among the Tennessee fanbase. Now, more than a decade later, a familiar SEC […]