Tennessee Planning To ‘Play More Guys’ In Secondary This Season
Alontae Taylor and Theo Jackson are off to the NFL and with that, Tennessee’s secondary’s two most effective players from a season ago. Taylor — who long flashed potential — put together his most consistent collegiate season and Theo Jackson came out of the suburbs of nowhere to become one of the top nickel backs […]
Tennessee Fall Camp Standouts, Baseball Roster Movement | RTI Press Pass Podcast
The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back! Press Pass hosts Ryan Schumpert and Ric Butler are in the studio this week breaking down the latest news surrounding Tennessee football, basketball, and baseball. The guys start out the podcast with some Tennessee football conversation with training camp happening this month. With Tennessee undergoing its […]
Tennessee Defensive Line Target Decommits From Big 10 Power
Four-star defensive lineman Tomarrion Parker decommitted from Penn State Tuesday afternoon. Parker was committed to the Nittany Lions for just under two months before backing off his pledge. The Phenix City, Alabama native is one of the top interior defensive linemen in the 2023 class coming from Central High School. Parker ranks as the No. […]
Everything Josh Heupel Said On Vols’ First Fall Scrimmage
Tennessee took to Neyland Stadium for its first scrimmage of fall camp Tuesday morning as the Vols get closer and closer to the 2022 season. Second year head coach Josh Heupel met with the media afterwards and was mostly positive about his team’s showing on Shield-Watkins Field. Here’s everything Josh Heupel said about Tennessee’s first […]
Josh Heupel’s Big Takeaways From Tennessee’s First Fall Scrimmage
The Tennessee football team wrapped up their first scrimmage of the fall on Tuesday morning in Knoxville. The Vols headed out to Neyland Stadium for the scrimmage and wrapped up in the late morning. After the scrimmage, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media to discuss his immediate reactions and pre-film takeaways from […]
How ESPN Is Predicting Tennessee’s Game-By-Game Schedule
With just over three weeks until the start of the Tennessee football season, many are partaking in the tradition of overall record predictions. In case you missed it, check out Rocky Top Insider’s Tennessee season projections here. One of the most common season projection outlets is ESPN’S Football Power Index, which gives a matchup prediction […]
Josh Heupel Reveals Eligibility Status for Lyn-J Dixon, Compliments Transfer Running Back
Lyn-J Dixon has been with the Tennessee football team for about a week now, but an exciting week to say the least. The transfer running back committed to Tennessee last Wednesday before suiting up in a Tennessee uniform for the first time on Thursday. With a few practices with Tennessee under Dixon’s belt, Tennessee head […]
Heupel Praises Vols’ Freshman Running Backs
Tennessee freshman running backs Justin Williams-Thomas and Dylan Sampson’s importance to the 2022 Vols skyrocketed before fall practice even began. After losing two running backs to the transfer portal, Tennessee lacked running back depth entering the season. Then Len’Neth Whitehead — one of three returning scholarship running backs — underwent season ending surgery before the […]
WATCH: Josh Heupel Talks Tennessee’s First Fall Scrimmage
Tennessee football made its way to Neyland Stadium Tuesday morning for its eighth practice of fall came. The Vols spent practice No. 8 scrimmaging for the first time in fall camp as the season opener against Ball State in 23 days away. Heupel met with the media following the scrimmage, talking about his team’s performance […]
Pair Of Vols Land On Preseason All American List
It’s been six years since a Tennessee player earned All American honors (Derek Barnett), but one publication has a pair of Vols on its preseason All American list. Cedric Tillman was one Pick Six Previews Third Team All American receivers while Hendon Hooker was the Fourth Team All American quarterback. Hooker and Tillman both had […]