‘Sky Is The Limit’ For A Pair Of Freshman Edge Rushers
After struggling to land blue chip talent on the defensive side of the ball for much of the 2022 recruiting cycle, Josh Heupel and his staff closed their first full recruiting class in Knoxville. The Vols landed three four-star defenders in November and December including edge rushers James Pearce Jr. and Joshua Josephs. Both Pearce […]
Tennessee Signee Elevated to Five-Star Prospect
Tannehill Struggles, Slings Three Interceptions In Loss Vs. Bengals One of the top recruits in the Vols’ 2022 recruiting class just received a big boost. As of Monday morning, Tennessee defensive line commit/signee James Pearce has been elevated to five-star status in On3 Sports’ 2022 recruiting rankings. Previously, On3 had Pearce as a four-star recruit, […]
Tennessee’s Strong Recruiting Month Another Good Sign For Josh Heupel
Alabama and Texas A&M Battle for No. 1 Signing Day Ranking There was less optimism around Josh Heupel’s first season in Knoxville than any of his four predecessors since Phillip Fulmer roamed the Vols’ sidelines. Heupel took over in January after Fulmer “retired” as athletic director and Jeremy Pruitt was ousted as head coach for […]
Heupel Talks Tennessee’s Class, Early Signing Day
Spencer Rattler Transfers To South Carolina Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with the media Wednesday afternoon as the Vols capped off a strong first day of the early signing period. The Vols entered the day with 17 commits while adding three more and signing all 20 prospects. Eleven of Tennessee’s signees are four-stars and […]
Four-Star Edge Rusher Signs With Tennessee
A strong signing day continues for Tennessee as four-star edge rusher James Pearce signed with the Vols over South Carolina, Georgia and Louisville. Pearce ranks as the nation’s 189th best player, 16th best edge rusher and the fourth-best player in the state of North Carolina according to the On3 consensus rankings. On3’s own rankings are […]