Tennessee Players Check In During Game Week
Week three will present the Tennessee Volunteers with the first chance at redemption this Saturday after losing to Pittsburgh in week two. Tennessee will welcome Tennessee Tech to Knoxville this Saturday at noon ET. However, right on the other side of Tennessee Tech is a trip to The Swamp to begin SEC play against Florida. […]
Tennessee Football Week 3 Practice Highlights
The Tennessee Volunteers (1-1) hit the practice field on Tuesday morning to prepare to host Tennessee Tech on Saturday. The video footage from Tuesday, courtesy of Tennessee Athletics, highlights some key Volunteers. The video shows Tennessee defensive lineman Matthew Butler going through drills and defensive end Byron Young. Young will make his season debut this […]
WATCH: Pair Of Tennessee Assistants Meet With Media
Tennessee football assistant coaches Kodi Burns and Willie Martinez met with the media Tuesday ahead of the Vols’ week three matchup with Tennessee Tech. Burns, Tennessee’s receivers coach, discussed the playmaking abilities of receivers Jimmy Calloway and Jalin Hyatt as well the Vols’ struggled to complete deep passes this season. The former Auburn receiver also […]
Where Tennessee’s Assistants Will Coach From On Gamedays
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and offensive coordinator Alex Golesh haven’t told the media or public who will be calling the Vols’ plays this fall. The two offensive coaches have hinted that they will collaborate with each other but are playing their cards close to the vest entering Thursday’s season opener against Bowling Green. “We’re […]
Three Vols Land On Preseason Coaches All-SEC Teams
The SEC released its preseason Coaches All-SEC teams Tuesday with three Vols landing on the trio of teams. Offensive lineman Cade Mays landed on the first team. The former-five star recruit played his first two seasons at Georgia before transferring to Tennessee for the 2020 season. In one year at Tennessee and two at Georgia […]
RTI Mailbag: Fall Camp Winding Down
Tennessee is 15 practices into its fall camp and with kickoff 11 days away the Vols will soon transition out of fall camp an into game prep. With kickoff right around the corner our team tackles your questions on the 2021 Vols. How long of a leash will the starting quarterback get? It seems like […]
Martinez Pleased With Development Of Secondary
Tennessee’s pass defense was abysmal in 2020. The Vols gave up 265 yards through the air per game —good for 11th in the SEC. Opposing quarterbacks completed 68.2% of their passes, the second highest percentage of any SEC school. The Vols’ secondary returns most of its main pieces from last season— and even the 2019 […]
Willie Martinez And Multiple LB’s Discuss Tennessee Fall Camp
As the Vols secondary continues working on getting better, before the season opener against Bowling Green, Coach Martinez is loving the effort from his group. This is an experienced group that can really on guys who’ve got a better footing on what the coaches are asking, while some of the younger DB’s continue to work […]
Alontae Taylor Never Thought About Leaving Knoxville During Turmoil
To say the offseason in Knoxville was hectic would be a serious understatement, it was downright turmoil on the hill. As players decided to leave Tennessee for a myriad of reasons, it was never a thought that Alontae Taylor seriously entertained. The senior had been through enough turnover, so there was no reason to do […]
Remembering Tennessee DB LaDarrell McNeil: “Take No Days for Granted”
The tragic passing of 27-year-old LaDarrell McNeil, a former defensive back at the University of Tennessee, has reminded the Volunteer community of something that McNeil himself tightly held on to. “Every single day, every single game, I’m going to give my all,” McNeil said in a VFL Films production. “And I’m not going to take […]