Zero Tennessee Football Players Land On ESPN’s Top 100 List For 2023 Season
ESPN released its annual top 100 players in college football earlier this week not including a single Tennessee football player on the list. It was a slightly underwhelming 2023 for Tennessee as they posted a 9-4 (4-4 SEC) record with one ranked win (Iowa) and losses to rivals Alabama, Florida and Georgia. But it was […]
PFF Grades: Tennessee vs. Iowa
Tennessee capped off its 2023 season with a 35-0 blowout victory over No. 17 Iowa in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Monday. With the win, the Vols ended the season 9-4 (4-4 SEC). Every week this season, we’ve shared how the Vols graded out according to Pro Football Focus grades. If you need a reminder […]
James Pearce’s Dominance Shines In Citrus Bowl, 2023 Season
Freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava earned Cheez-It Citrus Bowl MVP honors for his performance against Iowa. But he wasn’t the best player on the field. That honor belonged to Tennessee outside linebacker James Pearce Jr. who capped off his sophomore season the same way he started it— by dominating. The lanky edge rusher was little talked […]
WATCH: Tennessee’s Josh Heupel, Nico Iamaleava, and Players React to Citrus Bowl Victory
The Tennessee Volunteers are the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl champions after shutting out the Iowa Hawkeyes 35-0 on Monday afternoon in Orlando, Florida. While Iowa’s offense hasn’t presented the college football world with a challenge all season, Tennessee’s defense still came out and played with their hair on fire. The Vols’ defensive linemen were able […]
Tennessee Defensive Lineman Led SEC In Pass Rushing Stat
Tennessee edge rusher Jams Pearce Jr. was one of the SEC’s breakout stars of the 2023 season. After totaling just two sacks and five total tackles as a freshman, Pearce ranked third in the SEC with 8.5 sacks during his freshman season to go along with 24 total tackles and 13 tackles for loss. Pearce […]
Trio Of Tennessee Football Players Land On AP All-SEC Teams
Three Tennessee football players landed on the two AP All-SEC teams on Monday afternoon. Defensive end James Pearce Jr. landed on the first team while running back Jaylen Wright and Cooper Mays landed on the second team. Pearce was the breakout star of Tennessee’s 2023 season. The sophomore edge rusher came out of nowhere to […]
Postseason Awards: Offense MVP, Defense MVP and Newcomer of the Year
Now that the 2023 Tennessee football season over, it’s time to spend some time looking back. In the latest High & Tight presented by Gambuzza’s Barbershop, we give out three postseason awards: Offensive MVP, Defensive MVP and Newcomer of the Year. Find out who won the awards in the video below. The winner of the […]
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 […]
How James Pearce Jr. Has Grown On and Off the Field in Omari Thomas’ Eyes
James Pearce Jr. has burst onto the scene this year in a big way and has positioned himself as one of the best defensive players in college football. Don’t believe it? Check the stats. Pearce is the second highest-rated EDGE defender in all of college football according to Pro Football Focus this season. The Tennessee […]
Jalen Milroe: Alabama ‘Going To Have A Lot Of Fun’ Against Tennessee’s Pass Rush
Tennessee’s pass rush has been dominant this season, ranking third in the country in sacks and dominating in the Vols’ home wins over South Carolina and Texas A&M. Alabama’s pass protection has been lackluster, particularly by the Crimson Tide’s standards, through its first seven games this season. But Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe isn’t worried about […]
