Inside Hendon Hooker’s Record-Setting Night Against Kentucky
On Saturday morning, hours before Tennessee would take the field against the eighteenth ranked Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington, ESPN aired a feature on Vols’ quarterback Hendon Hooker. Many Tennessee players, including Hooker, spent some time with their families during Tennessee’s open week last weekend. On the Saturday morning before Halloween, Hooker and his father, former […]
Tennessee’s Win At Kentucky Perfectly Exemplifies These Vols
LEXINGTON, Ky — For all intents and purposes, Tennessee’s 2020 football season came to an end when Jamin Davis strolled into the north end zone for Kentucky’s second pick six in as many drives last October at Neyland Stadium. The Vols showed no fight in the second half of Kentucky’s first win inside Neyland Stadium in […]
Four Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Wins A Thriller At Kentucky
LEXINGTON, KY — Tennessee earned its first win over a top 25 team in the Josh Heupel era Saturday night as the Vols went to Lexington and won a nail biter over No. 18 Kentucky, 45-42. Here are four quick takeaways. Big Plays Power Tennessee’s Offense It didn’t take Tennessee’s offense long to find the end […]
Tennessee Takes Opening Play to the House Against Kentucky
Well, that didn’t take very long at all. On the first offensive play of the game, Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker threw a screen pass to his left, hitting wide receiver JaVonta Payton. As Payton caught the ball, he made a few moves near the sideline in order to get around a few Kentucky defenders. Then, […]
Injury Report: Three Vols Out Against Kentucky
Coming off its lone bye week of the 2021 season, Tennessee is healthier than its been in weeks for its week 10 matchup at Kentucky. Defensive lineman LaTrell Bumphus, offensive lineman Kingston Harris and defensive back Christian Charles are the only Vols out for Saturday’s game. All three players are backups for Tennessee with Bumphus […]
RTI Game Predictions: Tennessee at Kentucky
Tennessee heads to Kentucky Saturday looking for a marquee win against the 18th-ranked Wildcats. Each week, the RTI team will provide game predictions for Tennessee’s weekly opponent. We move on to Kentucky Ric Butler: I know it may sound cliche, but I really do believe that the timing of this game could set up well […]
Tennessee Football Outranks Kentucky in Several Key Categories
The Tennessee Volunteers will travel to Lexington this weekend for a game against No. 18 Kentucky on Saturday night. At first glance, the teams are fairly different. Kentucky is led by program veteran Mark Stoops, while Tennessee is led by Josh Heupel in his first year in Knoxville. Additionally, the Wildcats have been in the […]
RTI Podcast: Tennessee/Kentucky Preview, Bowl Projection Analysis, Investigation Update
The Rocky Top Insider podcast is back for Week 10! On this week’s edition of the RTI Podcast, hosts Ryan Schumpert and Ric Butler have three main topics. First, the guys give their analysis on Tennessee’s internal investigation that concluded on Thursday afternoon and an injury report from Josh Heupel toward the beginning of the […]
Lexington Herald-Leader’s Josh Moore Talks Vols’ Border Battle With Kentucky
Each week, Rocky Top Insider will take you behind the scenes with a question and answer with a media member who covers Tennessee’s opponent. This week, the Lexington Herald-Leader’s Kentucky beat writer Josh Moore discussed the Wildcats’ strong 2021 season, their new look offense and more. Question: Kentucky started 6-0 before dropping its last two […]
Tennessee Announces Uniforms For Kentucky Game
Tennessee is wearing white helmets, white jerseys and orange pants for its matchup at No. 18 Kentucky Saturday night in Lexington. The Vols are 0-1 in games wearing its white jerseys and orange pants, losing at Florida 38-14 in September. Tennessee is 2-0 in its classic home jerseys this season, 0-2 in its all orange […]