The Two Unique Connections Between Tennessee, Alabama Coaching Staffs
There’s a couple unordinary connections between Tennessee and Alabama’s coaching staffs entering Saturday afternoon’s rivalry showdown at Neyland Stadium. For six years with with Derek Dooley and Jeremy Pruitt leading Tennessee’s program, there was a clear connection with the Vols’ head coach having worked for Alabama’s Nick Saban. But now with Nick Saban retired and […]
WATCH: Tennessee Coaches, Players Preview Alabama Week on Tuesday
Tennessee had a handful of assistant coaches and players meet with the media on Tuesday morning as the team prepares for their rivalry clash against Alabama this weekend in Knoxville. The No. 11 Vols will host No. 7 Alabama at 3:30 p.m. ET in Neyland Stadium as Tennessee puts on an orange out with the […]
Everything Tennessee DC Tim Banks Said About His Group’s Elite Play
Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks met with the local media on Tuesday morning ahead of the Vols’ matchup against Alabama at Neyland Stadium. The Vols’ defense is playing at as high a level as anyone else in the country and Banks talked about what’s going right for his unit the first half of the season. […]
What Tennessee DC Tim Banks Said Before Road Trip To Arkansas
Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks met with the local media on Tuesday coming out of the Vols’ open date and before they travel to Fayetteville to face Arkansas in prime time. Banks discussed the strong play of Jermod McCoy this season, the challenges that Arkansas’ offense presents and much more. Here’s everything that Banks said […]
Tennessee DC Tim Banks ‘A Proud Dad’ Watching Linebacker Keenan Pili
Tennessee linebacker Keenan Pili was in a peculiar situation entering the 2024 season. Pili had played just one half of football at Tennessee entering the season but represented the Vols at SEC Football Media Days and was a captain in the Vols’ season opener against Chattanooga. But while Pili missed nearly the entirety of the […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Tim Banks, Alec Abeln, Players Recap NC State Before Kent State Matchup
Two Tennessee assistant football coaches and a handful of players met with the media on Tuesday afternoon as the seventh-ranked Vols prepare for an upcoming matchup against Kent State on Saturday night in Neyland Stadium. Tennessee is flying high through the first two weeks of the season with a 66-point win over Chattanooga in the […]
Tennessee DC Tim Banks: ‘The Sacks Will Come’ For Star James Pearce Jr.
Tennessee football’s defensive line has feasted through the first two weeks of the 2024 season. One of the many encouraging parts of the Vols’ defensive line’s strong start to the season is that star edge rusher James Pearce has gotten off to a slow statistical start to the 2024 season. Through two games, Pearce hasn’t […]
What Tennessee DC Tim Banks Said After Dominant Performance Against NC State
Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks met with the local media on Tuesday morning following the Vols’ dominant defensive performance against NC State last Saturday. The Vols allowed just 143 yards of total offense while dominating the game up front with 13 tackles for loss and three sacks. Banks discussed the growth of the defensive line, […]
Tennessee Football: ‘It Starts With Josh Josephs’ Across From James Pearce Jr
Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. projects as a top five pick in next spring’s NFL Draft and is a consensus preseason All-American. But the Vols are deep at LEO with a number of players ready to contribute on Tim Banks’ defense. In fact, Tennessee’s inaugural depth chart listed four co-starter at LEO with Pearce alongside Josh […]
WATCH: Tim Banks, Tennessee Defensive Players Speak to the Media on Friday
Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks met with the media on Friday as the Vols quickly approach the one-week countdown to kickoff. The Vols are about to move into a game-week schedule with the UT Chattanooga game on the horizon, but the team is still practicing while players also balance their first week of classes this […]