RTI Podcast Week 8: The Third, No, Fourth Saturday in October – Tennessee @ Alabama
The Rocky Top Insider Podcast is back with Week 7 in the rear-view mirror and Week 8 on the horizon. The Tennessee Volunteers are hovering just over .500, with an overall record of 4-3 on the year. The Vols are 2-2 in SEC play with wins over South Carolina and Missouri. Join RTI’s Ryan Schumpert […]
Tennessee Announces Uniform Choice For Alabama Game
Tennessee football is wearing it all white, stormtrooper uniforms for its week eight road trip to Missouri, the Vols announced on Twitter Thursday night. Tennessee has worn its all white uniforms once this season, in a 62-24 win at Missouri at the start of October. The Vols are currently 1-0 in their all white uniforms, […]
Eli Manning Trolls Peyton With Golf Ball Joke After Tennessee/Ole Miss
Peyton Manning and his brother did not end up taking the ManningCast to Knoxville for the game between Tennessee and Ole Miss. However, Eli still found a way to have some fun with his brother online after the game. On Tuesday, Eli sent out a joke to Twitter, referring to Peyton having something to do […]
WATCH: Heupel Talks Hendon Hooker’s Health Before Alabama
The Tennessee Volunteers will go toe-to-toe with their toughest opponent to date this season Saturday night under the lights. Tennessee will square off against Alabama in the first “Third Saturday in October” game of Josh Heupel’s career. Although, in this case, it is the fourth Saturday in October. Before the Vols take off for Tuscaloosa, […]
Tuscaloosa News’ Nick Kelly Previews Vols Roadtrip To Alabama
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 Tuscaloosa News’ Alabama beat writer Nick Kelly discussed Alabama’s offense full of new faces and the Tide’s inconsistent defense. Question: Alabama losing regular season games is always a […]
Nick Saban Talks Tennessee’s Best Offensive Player
On Wednesday mornings, all 14 SEC head coaches rotate through an SEC Teleconference call, opening up a range of questions for each coach. Both Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and Alabama head coach Nick Saban spoke back to back on the call before their teams clash on Saturday night. During his portion of the media […]
Everything Josh Heupel Said On SEC Teleconference Ahead Of Alabama Game
Josh Heupel spoke to the media Wednesday morning during his weekly appearance on the SEC Coaches Media Teleconference. Here’s everything the Vols’ head coach had to say before Tennessee’s matchup with Ole Miss. Heupel opening statement: Have had a really good week. Have to finish it the right way. We have a great opportunity here in […]
How Tennessee is Cutting Defensive “Weaknesses” Through Recruiting
Tennessee defensive backs coach Willie Martinez has goals that are both long-term and short-term for his team. However, in some cases, those two things overlap. In the short term, Martinez is working on getting his unit ready for each game throughout the week while juggling injuries and depth. The Vols have used three different starting […]
Fulmer, Barnes Strike Back At Pruitt Over Allegations Of Wrongdoings
Former Tennessee football coach and director of athletics Phillip Fulmer fired back at Jeremy Pruitt and his lawyer, who implied Fulmer and Tennessee’s upper administration were involved in illegal recruiting actions. “The days I interviewed each candidate for the head football coaching position at the University of Tennessee, including Jeremy Pruitt, I emphasized that you […]
Pruitt, Tennessee Fire At Each Other Over Termination
Former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt and his lawyer Michael Lyons have threatened Tennessee with a lawsuit if the two sides can’t reach a settlement on the coach’s termination from the University in January. The University of Tennessee fired Pruitt with cause due to NCAA violations after the former Alabama defensive coordinator posted a 16-19 […]