PFF Grades: Tennessee vs. UTEP
Tennessee football took care of business on Saturday afternoon, coasting past UTEP 56-0 at Neyland Stadium on Senior Day. The Vols started slow in the opening quarter before scoring 28 points in the second quarter to take care of the game. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Chattanooga grades. […]
Tennessee Football Announces Four Captains For Kentucky Game
Tennessee announced four captains for the Kentucky game this Saturday on Friday afternoon. Two of the four captains are first-time captain picks this season. Tennessee’s four include TE Miles Kitselman, OL Dayne Davis, DL Bryson Eason, and DB Jourdan Thomas. Kitselman was previously a captain during Tennessee’s game against Arkansas while Davis took the role […]
Tennessee DL Upset With Vol Defenses Updated Rating In EA College Football
Tennessee’s defense has often been its weakness in Josh Heupel’s four seasons as head coach. But that’s been far from the case this season. There was reason to think that Tennessee’s defense would be improved this season but few expected the Vols to boast not only one of the best defenses in the SEC but […]
Tennessee Football vs. Florida: Wednesday Injury Report
Tennessee football returns to Neyland Stadium for its SEC home-opener against rival Florida on Saturday night. With the Vols preparing for a conference bout, that means there’s another week of full availability reports ahead of the game. The availability report is new this season and is effectively an injury report that each team releases every […]
Tennessee Football Avoids Season Ending Injuries To Trio Of Key Players
A trio of key Tennessee football players exited the Vols’ 19-14 loss against Arkansas on Saturday night and didn’t end up finishing the game. Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel didn’t delve too far into the details during his Monday press conference but did confirm that none of Bru McCoy, Squirrel White or Bryson Eason suffered […]
WATCH: Josh Heupel, Tennessee Players Speak to the Media To Start Week Three
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and a trio of Vol players met with the media on Monday as the Vols prepare for Week 3 of the college football season. The Vols return to Knoxville with a win in Charlotte over No. 24 NC State, 51-10, as they start preparing for Saturday’s contest against Kent State. […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Rodney Garner, Vols Defensive Linemen Talk Spring Camp Week One
Tennessee wrapped up their fourth practice of the spring camp slate on Saturday morning. The Vols began spring camp on Monday and will go through the Orange & White game on April 13 in Neyland Stadium. Rodney Garner, Tennessee’s fourth-year defensive line coach, received a raise and extension over the offseason that will keep him […]
What Tennessee Players Said About Nico Iamaleava Ahead Of His First Career Start
Tennessee’s Citrus Bowl matchup against Iowa marks Nico Iamaleava’s first career start. The former five-star and top five recruit spent the first 12 games of his career on the sideline but the Vols’ presumed 2024 starter will take a step up in his final game of the 2023 season. Earlier this week in Orlando, Tennessee […]
Tennessee’s Pass Rush Welcoming the Challenge in Final Stretch of the Season
Tennessee is ranked sixth in the nation in total team sacks with 29 through the first eight games of the season. Only Texas A&M (33) and Ole Miss (30) rank higher than Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference. The Vols’ pass rush has been critical to the defensive success this year thanks to the play of […]
Tennessee’s Pass Rush Terrorizing Opposing Offensive Lines
The growth of Tennessee football’s pass rush has been one of the biggest stories of the first half of its 2023 season. There were reasons to believe Tennessee’s defensive line would be moderately improved over last season despite losing leading sack man Byron Young to the NFL Draft. But no one saw this level of […]