How Tennessee’s Opponents Performed in Week 10
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. After Tennessee’s win against Kentucky, let’s take a look at how the Vols’ 2024 opponents performed in the 10th week of the season.` Week 1 Opponent: Chattanooga Chattanooga fell to Western Carolina 38-34 […]
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 […]
Joshua Josephs Credits Former Vol Great for Summer Training
In February, Tennessee made a splash hire to bring a former Vol legend back to the building. The Vols hired former First-Team All-SEC defensive end and Super Bowl participant Robert Ayers Jr. as a defensive assistant to the staff. Ayers’ experience at the college level as a first-round draft pick and as a longtime NFL […]
Ranking Tennessee’s Five Most Important Defensive Players Entering The 2023 Season
Tennessee football starts fall camp in less than a week as they enter a pivotal third season under head coach Josh Heupel. The Vols’ defense is looking to take another step forward this season after improving against the run in 2022 while still having major issues defending the pass. Tennessee lost Jeremy Banks, Byron Young […]
The Top Five Most Important Returners for the Tennessee Football Defense in 2023
If Tennessee football is going to further improve in year three under Josh Heupel, it must be better on the defensive side of the ball. Specifically in the back end. There are lots of significant pieces on the Vols defense that need to have a big year. Rocky Top Insider takes a look at the […]
‘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’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 […]
Former Tennessee Commit Switches to Indiana
Former Tennessee commit and class of 2022 recruit Venson Sneed announced his decommitment from Tennessee on Sunday. With the decommitment from the Vols, he also announced that he would be committing to Indiana instead. Sneed, a three-star defensive lineman according to 247 Sports’ rankings, made the announcement via a social media post online. […]
Four-Star Edge Rusher Joshua Josephs Commits to Tennessee
With plenty of offensive talent on their way to Knoxville in the next recruiting class, Tennessee has been needing more big-time recruits on the defensive side too. And on Monday, that wish came true for head coach Josh Heupel and his staff. Joshua Josephs, a four-star edge rusher from Kennesaw, GA, has officially announced his […]
