WATCH: Tennessee Assistant Coaches, Players Preview Chattanooga Week One Contest
Two Tennessee football assistant coaches and a trio of players met with the media on Tuesday morning in Knoxville as the Vols draw close to the season opener in Neyland Stadium on Saturday. Tennessee sent their two offseason coaching additions to the podium on Tuesday with RB coach De’Rail Sims starting off the media availability […]
Everything Tennessee Running Backs Coach De’Rail Sims Said Ahead Of Season Opener
Tennessee running backs coach De’Rail Sims met with the local media on Tuesday morning just four days before the Vols open up their 2024 season against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Sims discussed Cam Seldon’s health, finding a rotation in a deep room and much more. Here’s everything Sims said on Thursday. More From RTI: Tennessee […]
How Tennessee Running Back DeSean Bishop Is A ‘Throwback Football Player’
DeSean Bishop arrived at Tennessee as a preferred walk on with few external expectations after a stellar prep career at Karns High School in Knoxville. But entering his second year in the Tennessee program, Bishop is staring down having a real role in the Vols’ offense. He’s done it with an old fashioned play style. […]
Everything Tennessee RB Coach De’Rail Sims Said Before Second Fall Scrimmage
Tennessee running backs coach De’Rail Sims met with the local media on Wednesday morning a day before the Vols’ second scrimmage of fall camp. While Dylan Sampson is the clear cut go-to guy in the running back room but there’s plenty of competition behind him. Sims discussed that competition, redshirt freshman DeSean Bishop impressive fall […]
Everything Mike Ekeler, De’Rail Sims Said At Tennessee Training Camp
Tennessee completed their last full pads workout on Thursday, leaving only a Friday walkthrough between them and the 2024 Orange & White spring game on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. Tennessee has rotated assistant coaches and position groups throughout spring camp with the specialists and running backs as the final two groups on Thursday. In addition […]
WATCH: De’Rail Sims, Tennessee Running Backs Meet with the Media
Tennessee had the tough task of filling in the spot with the running backs after former running backs coach Jerry Mack departed for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars organization this offseason. After promoting from within for the tight end’s coach, the receiver’s coach, and the offensive coordinator in previous offseasons, though, head coach Josh Heupel opted […]
Tennessee Football Extends Two Defensive Assistants Before Spring Practice
Tennessee has finalized extensions for two defensive assistant coaches before spring football begins on Monday morning. Tennessee secondary coach Willie Martinez and defensive line coach Rodney Garner have both received a one-year extension to their current contracts, Rocky Top Insider learned through documents acquired by a Freedom of Information Act request. On3 Sports’ VolQuest was […]
De’Rail Sims Remembers Tennessee Being ‘Running Back U’ With the Likes of Lewis and Stephens
De’Rail Sims had a funny notion that he would wind up coaching at the University of Tennessee one day. Sims, a native of Union, South Carolina, was officially named Tennessee’s running backs coach heading into the 2024 season on Feb. 20 in replacement of former assistant coach Jerry Mack. The 38-year-old has been in the […]
What Tennessee Football’s New Assistant Coaches Said On Monday
Tennessee football’s new assistant coaches — running backs coach De’Rail Sims and inside linebackers coach William Inge — met with the local media for the first time on Monday morning. The duo each discussed why they came to Tennessee, early impressions on their position groups, their coaching philosophies and much more. Here’s everything Sims […]
WATCH: Tennessee Introduces Assistant Coaches William Inge and De’Rail Sims with Press Conferences
With a pair of press conferences in Knoxville on Monday morning, Tennessee officially introduced and welcomed in their two new assistant coaches, one on each side of the ball. Former Washington assistant William Inge will be taking over Tennessee’s linebackers unit while former Cincinnati assistant De’Rail Sims will be leading the Vols’ running backs’ unit. […]
