Tennessee’s Rodney Garner and Jerry Mack Talk South Carolina Game During Tuesday Press Conference
Tennessee defensive line coach Rodney Garner and running backs coach Jerry Mack both met with the media in Knoxville on Tuesday morning ahead of the Vols’ game against South Carolina this Saturday night. No. 21 Tennessee will host South Carolina at 7:30 p.m. ET this Saturday in a revenge game after last season’s loss to […]
Tennessee Football Defensive Line Recruiting Entering Pivotal Five Day Stretch
As football season quickly approaches, Tennessee football’s 2024 recruiting class is in a good spot. Josh Heupel’s fourth recruiting class in Knoxville contains 19 commits, 14 blue-chips, and sits right outside the nation’s top 10 according to the 247sports team rankings. But one area of weakness is defensive line. Tennessee has just three defensive line […]
Rodney Garner Aiming For New Growth Alongside Elijah Simmons’ New Number
Ever since he arrived to the Tennessee football program as a freshman in 2019, defensive lineman Elijah Simmons has been a fan favorite. The 6-foot-2, 340-pound lineman is a force of nature on the defensive line when things are working in his favor. Simmons has the ability to wreck an opposing offensive line, take down […]
Improved Mentality Helping Two Tennessee Defensive Linemen Take A Step Forward
Tennessee’s defensive line has had an abundance of solid players over the last two years. Good SEC defensive linemen that helped the Vols boast one of the SEC’s best run defenses a season ago. But that room has had few elite players— the type of guys you have to have on the line of scrimmage […]
‘On You About Every Little Thing’: Tennessee Freshmen DL Discuss Rodney Garner
Playing for Tennessee defensive line coach Rodney Garner isn’t for the faint of heart. Garner has been coaching defensive line in the SEC for over 30 years and still coaches his players in an old school nature. “De-recruiting” is an old college coaching phrase. After positively recruiting a high school prospect for months or even […]
Tennessee Defensive Tackle Enters Transfer Portal
Tennessee defensive lineman Da’Jon Terry entered the transfer portal Friday evening, On3’s Matt Zenitz first reported. Terry has been an active member of the Vols’ interior defensive line rotation over the last two seasons after transferring from Kansas to Tennessee to play for Josh Heupel and his staff. The mammoth 6-foot-4, 321 pound defensive tackle […]
Tennessee Beats Out Oklahoma For Four-Star Defensive Lineman
Four-star defensive lineman Kellen Lindstrom committed to Tennessee football other Oklahoma and other suitors, the Missouri native announced on his Twitter Friday night. 110% committed🍊🍊 @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/DHoS77wQhq — Kellen Lindstrom (@KellenLindstrom) May 5, 2023 Lindstrom’s commitment to Tennessee comes just over a month after he took his first visit to Knoxville at the start of […]
Tennessee Makes The Cut For Five-Star Defensive Lineman
Five-star defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri released his top 10 including Tennessee football Thursday night. The Vols joined Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Oregon in the top 10 recruit’s top group. Where’s home???👀 https://t.co/tJQO6ZzrB0 — ✞ Williams Nwaneri 🇳🇬 (@NwaneriWilliams) May 5, 2023 Nwaneri is one of the best players in […]
Elite Mississippi Defensive Lineman Schedules Tennessee Official Visit
Elite prep defensive lineman Kamarion Franklin wasn’t even done with his weekend unofficial visit to Tennessee before announcing his plans to returned to Knoxville for a summer official visit. The high four-star recruit will officially visit Tennessee on June 16, Franklin shared on Twitter. Jun 16🍊! @coachjoshheupel @coachg76 @VolFBRecruiting @Vol_Football @RivalsCole @ChadSimmons_ @adamgorney @SWiltfong247 pic.twitter.com/ASnnZLaYbv […]
Instant Credibility: Tennessee Benefiting From VFL Robert Ayers Jr. Back in the Building
Despite only being on the coaching staff since the beginning of February, VFL Robert Ayers Jr. has already started to make an impact on the team and the players under him. After an NFL career spanning nearly a decade, Ayers Jr. returned to East Tennessee as the defensive coordinator for Knoxville Catholic High School in […]
