Handful of Tennessee Football Offensive Players Suffer First Half Injuries Against Ohio State
Tennessee football is dealing with a handful of offensive injuries in the first half of its opening-round College Football Playoff matchup against Ohio State. Star running back Dylan Sampson was battling a hamstring injury and carried the ball just two times for six yards in the first half. Sampson was the SEC Offensive Player of […]
The Key Stat To Track For Tennessee Football Against Ohio State
Tennessee football’s offense has had an up-and-down 2025 season and the challenge is as difficult as it’s been all season as they prepare to face Ohio State in its College Football Playoff opener. The Buckeyes boast one of the nation’s best defenses and Tennessee’s offense has frequently fallen flat against the top defenses on its […]
Historic Tennessee Running Back Named AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year
The Associated Press named Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson the SEC Offensive Player of the Year on Wednesday. The announcement comes just a few days after Sampson was named the SEC Player of the Year by the USA Today sports network. UPDATE: Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson was also named the Offensive Player of the Year […]
What Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson Said About Not Being A Doak Walker Award Finalist
Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson has had an incredibly memorable season and perhaps the best year of any running back in program history. But Sampson was not one of three players that the committee nominated for the Doak Walker Award, an award given annually to the nation’s top college running back. Sampson discussed not being […]
USA Today Names Tennessee Running Back Dylan Sampson SEC Player of the Year
USA Today tagged Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson as the SEC Player of the Year on Thursday. The announcement on Thursday comes in as Tennessee and Sampson prepare for the Vols’ first playoff game in program history as an opponent and date will be revealed following conference championship weekend in just a few days. Sampson […]
How Tennessee’s Opponents Fared in Week 14
Every week, Rocky Top Insider will review Tennessee’s 2024 schedule and see how their past and present opponents performed the previous week of the college football season. There was madness once again in the last week of the college football regular season. Many teams in front of and behind Tennessee shifted the dynamic of the playoff rankings. […]
Dylan Sampson As Good A Running Back As Josh Heupel Has Ever Coached
Tennessee football’s offense has had its fair share of issues this season, especially in the passing game where they’ve struggled to consistently create chunk plays and move the ball through the air. But the one constant for Tennessee’s offense has been the play of Dylan Sampson. The junior running back rushed for 100-plus yards in […]
Tennessee’s Dylan Sampson Breaks Single-Season Rushing Record Against Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tn. — Tennessee football defeated Vanderbilt 36-23 on Saturday afternoon to clinch a 10-2 (6-2 SEC) record and a berth in the expanded College Football Playoffs. But star running back Dylan Sampson didn’t wait until the playoffs to break another Tennessee record. Sampson is the Vols’ new single-season rushing record holder. After the […]
Tennessee’s Dylan Sampson Snubbed, Not A Finalist For Doak Walker Award
Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson was not one of the three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, announced on Tuesday. The award is given annually to the nation’s top running back and despite a phenomenal season, Sampson was not a finalist. Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton and Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson landed as […]
PFF Grades: Tennessee at Georgia
Tennessee football fell at Georgia 31-17 on Saturday night as the Bulldogs handed the Vols their second loss of the season and all but eliminated them from the SEC Championship race. If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Chattanooga grades. Let’s see how the Vols graded out. Elite grade = […]
