Injury Report: Tennessee Down A Number Of Key Players Against Vanderbilt
Tennessee football is down a number of players in its two-deep for Saturday’s regular season finale against Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium. Safety Wesley Walker, offensive guard Andrej Karic, linebacker Keenan Pili, star Tamarion McDonald, safety Christian Charles, defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott, offensive lineman Brian Grant and LEO Roman Harrison are all inactive for the game. […]
Tennessee Hopeful for Secondary Health Against Vanderbilt, Wesley Walker Questionable
Tennessee’s roster is banged up late in the season with injuries all over the starting lineup. The Vols are already dealing with injuries to the wide receivers, offensive line, and linebackers to go along with the plethora of injuries to the secondary unit. STAR safety Tamarion McDonald was not available for Saturday’s game against Georgia […]
WATCH: Tennessee Players Preview Texas A&M Matchup on Tuesday
Tennessee had three players speak to the media on Tuesday afternoon as the Vols come off the open date with a matchup against Texas A&M on the horizon. Vols’ running back Dylan Sampson, safety Wesley Walker, and linebacker Aaron Beasley each spent around five minutes talking about different topics leading into the game this Saturday. […]
‘Like A Man Child’: James Pearce Jr. Electric Against Virginia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Most the talk surrounded Roman Harrison and Josh Josephs this offseason as Tennessee’s defense looked to replace Byron Young’s pass rushing production. But as Tennessee’s defense dominated in the Vols 49-13 season opening win over Virginia, Pearce was Tennessee’s most impressive edge rusher. “James played really well today early in the football […]
Ranking Tennessee’s Five Most Important Defensive Players Entering The 2023 Season
Tennessee football starts fall camp in less than a week as they enter a pivotal third season under head coach Josh Heupel. The Vols’ defense is looking to take another step forward this season after improving against the run in 2022 while still having major issues defending the pass. Tennessee lost Jeremy Banks, Byron Young […]
The Top Five Most Important Returners for the Tennessee Football Defense in 2023
If Tennessee football is going to further improve in year three under Josh Heupel, it must be better on the defensive side of the ball. Specifically in the back end. There are lots of significant pieces on the Vols defense that need to have a big year. Rocky Top Insider takes a look at the […]
Tennessee Football Boasts PFF’s Highest-Graded Returning Safety in the SEC
Out of all the returning safeties in the Southeastern Conference, one publication says that Tennessee is bringing back the top player in that category. In a post sent out on Twitter Thursday morning, Pro Football Focus listed out their highest-graded returning safeties in the SEC. With a grade of 77.5, Tennessee safety Wesley Walker comes […]
How Tennessee’s Incoming Transfers Fared in 2022
In Tennessee’s 11-2 resurgent season in year two under head coach Josh Heupel, the Vols continued to flex their muscles in the transfer portal. In 2021, Hendon Hooker and Velus Jones Jr. had big years, paying off as significant transfer portal lands for the Vols. While there was no transfer who made a Hendon Hooker […]
A Look Back at Tennessee’s Transfer Portal Activity One Year Ago
Let’s go back in the time machine a bit. During the 2021 season and the following off-season, the Tennessee football team lost 18 players to the transfer portal. Fortunately for Tennessee, though, the Vols were the fifth-ranked team in terms of which schools lost the least amount of starting experience through their portal. So while […]
PFF Grades: Alabama At Tennessee
Tennessee vanquished 15 years of demons Saturday evening, knocking off No. 3 Alabama, 52-49, as fans flooded onto Shield-Watkins Field. The Vols’ offense was phenomenal in Tennessee’s first win over the Crimson Tide since 2006. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Ball State grades. Let’s see […]
