VFL Trey Smith Among the Day One Starters at Chiefs Training Camp
Former Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith might have fallen during the 2021 NFL draft, but he has seemingly risen up the Kansas City Chiefs’ depth chart just as fast. Smith, a Tennessee offensive lineman from 2017-2020, was drafted with the No. 226 pick in the sixth round by the Chiefs. However, just one day into […]
Offensive Questions One Week From Tennessee Fall Camp
Coach Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Volunteers football team will begin their fall camp one week from Wednesday, on Aug. 4. With countless changes among coaches, players, and administrative representatives since the start of the 2020 season, there are a number of key questions surrounding the Vols offense as camp quickly approaches. Who Will Be […]
Pair of Tennessee Specialists Named To Preseason Watch Lists
Tennessee punter Paxton Brooks and kicker Chase McGrath were named to national preseason watchlists Wednesday. Brooks, a senior from South Carolina, was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List. McGrath was named to the Lou Graza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Watch List. The Tennessee punter was one of 51 candidates named to the watch list […]
Top Tennessee Target Sets Commitment Date
Tennessee football’s top offensive line target in the class of 2022, Addison Nichols, will announce his college choice on Aug. 2, Nichols announced on his Twitter Monday. Josh Heupel’s Vols are one of Nichols’ three finalists, joining Ohio State and North Carolina. Nichols ranks as a four-star and the nation’s 107th best prospect according to […]
Tennessee Game To Serve As Alabama’s Homecoming
The Third Saturday in October rivalry between Tennessee and Alabama will take place on the fourth Saturday in October in 2021 and that’s not the only unique thing about this season’s matchup. The Tennessee game will serve as Alabama’s homecoming game for the first time in 91 years when the Vols travel to Tuscaloosa on […]
Top Ranked Tennessee QB Commit Invited to Polynesian Bowl
Four-star quarterback Tayven Jackson, the top-ranked recruit in the 2022 Tennessee football recruiting class so far, has officially been extended an invite to the 2022 Polynesian Bowl. Four-star QB Tayven Jackson announced for Polynesian Bowl https://t.co/3ciQ6LPGG4 — POLYNESIAN BOWL (@polynesiabowl) July 21, 2021 The Polynesian Bowl is “a premier all-star football game featuring the world’s […]
Texas, Oklahoma Notify Big 12 on Updated Departure Plan
The University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma, two collegiate programs that have been linked to an SEC expansion recently, have officially notified the Big 12 conference on when they intend to depart from the conference according to a press release from Oklahoma on Monday morning. “The University of Oklahoma and The University of […]
Nation’s Top Recruit To Play Senior Season In East Tennessee
Walter Nolen, the number one player in the class of 2022 according to ESPN, will play his final high school season at Powell High School, WVLT’s Mark Packer reported Sunday. It’s been a whirlwind high school recruitment for one of the nation’s top prep prospects. Nolen announced that he wouldn’t play his senior season at […]
Athletic Four-Star WR Lists Tennessee In Top 3
One of the more athletically gifted players in the class of 2022, four-star wide receiver Shaleak Knotts, has released his official Top-3 which did include the Tennessee Volunteers. Knotts posted his list to Twitter on Thursday, which included North Carolina, Tennessee, and Maryland. The Monroe, NC product is ranked as the third-best player in the […]
Why SEC’s Proposed Expansion Is Good For Tennessee
Reports that Texas and Oklahoma were exploring options to leave the Big 12 and join the SEC sent shockwaves around the college football world Wednesday. Things escalated quickly on that front with reports coming Friday that the two schools intended to inform the Big 12 they would be leaving early next week. The move, which […]