Dont’e Thornton More ‘Confident’ And ‘Consistent’ Entering Second Season At Tennessee
Dont’e Thornton was just starting to the corner in his first season in Knoxville during mid November. He had failed to make much headway in the slot but after being moved outside, Thornton caught three passes for 63 yards in a win over Kentucky. Two weeks later, he made his best play all season, hauling […]
Tennessee Receiver Out For The Remainder Of Regular Season
Tennessee receiver Dont’e Thornton is out for the remainder of the regular season with a lower body injury, Vols’ coach Josh Heupel announced on Monday. The Vols’ third-year coach said Thornton could potentially return for the bowl game but that he won’t be available for the final two games of the regular season: Georgia and […]
Tennessee Receiver Exits Missouri Game With Injury
Tennessee receiver Dont’e Thornton is out for the rest of the Vols’ week 11 matchup against Missouri after suffering a lower body injury in the second quarter according to the CBS broadcast. Thornton suffered the injury on the same play he scored his first touchdown of his Tennessee career. The Oregon transfer made an impressive […]
‘Confident, Comfortable’: Dont’e Thornton Finding New Role on Tennessee’s Offense
Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton has found a new role with the Vols’ offense entering the final stretch of the season. After spending the first eight weeks of the season listed as a slot receiver behind Squirrel White, Thornton has found new opportunities on the outside that has led to a more comfortable, confident player […]
Is Tennessee Football’s Dont’e Thornton Emerging as an Outside Receiver?
Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton might just be putting it all together here in the back half of the season as the former transfer wideout started the Kentucky game as an outside receiver in the Vols’ offensive scheme for the first time this year. This was a surprising move from the Vols’ coaching staff simply […]
Tennessee ‘Anticipates’ Two Injured Vols To Return Against Texas A&M
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel was adamant that the Vols’ open date came at the right time beforehand. The Vols had a number of players miss the South Carolina game with minor injuries and hoped to get them back after a week off. After Tennessee’s off date, Heupel expressed optimism that cornerback Doneiko Slaughter and […]
Josh Heupel Delivers Positive Update on Dont’e Thornton, Questionable Offensive Linemen
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel delivered some positive injury updates on Wednesday afternoon in Knoxville as the Vols continue to rest and recover during the bye week. Tennessee’s receiver core has been widely talked about this week with veteran Bru McCoy out for the season with an ankle injury. The Vols still have Ramel Keyton […]
Where Tennessee Turns At Receiver With Bru McCoy Sidelined
Tennessee’s offense took a major hit Saturday night when receiver Bru McCoy suffered a fractured-dislocation of his right ankle that required season ending surgery Sunday morning. What’s next for McCoy’s football future is uncertain and a conversation for another day as he begins rehabbing the injury. But what’s next for Tennessee football’s receiver core this […]
Belief in Dont’e Thornton Remains High Despite First Season Learning Curve
While Josh Heupel’s offense has been ultra-productive over his first two seasons in Knoxville, it’s not necessarily a plug-and-play system. Tennessee’s offense is a well-known complex machine that has several different moving components to each play in order to operate at the up-tempo rate that the Vols want to do. With the departures of WR […]
Top Five Breakout Candidates for Tennessee Football in 2023
We are four days away from it being football time in Tennessee. The anticipation is through the roof and everyone is excited to see what Josh Heupel and Joe Milton can do in 2023 after the program reached incredible heights a year ago. We all know there are many guys on Tennessee’s roster that will […]
