Last year’s Oklahoma-Tennessee game in Knoxville will likely be a sore spot for Vol fans for a long time. One of the main villains in that showdown, as far as fans of the Orange & White are concerned, was Sooners’ quarterback Baker Mayfield. He gutted out a comeback in the fourth quarter that stunned UT and…
You know football is close when preseason All-America lists start coming out. Athlon Sports dropped their All-America team on Wednesday and five Vols made the cut. Running back Jalen Hurd is the only UT player on the offensive side of the ball that made Athlon’s list. He was named a fourth-team All-American. On defense, Derek Barnett…
Tennessee didn’t bring Bob Shoop in to be the Vols’ defensive coordinator because he’s photogenic. That fact becomes abundantly clear when taking a look at the frown that crosses the face of UT’s newest football coach in almost every picture he takes. And while Shoop has coached many top 25 defenses and he has a stout…
The Drive rages on with Russell Smith & Richard Daugherty discussing the USMNT loss to Argentina & Vols’ football, including an interview with DC Bob Shoop.
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The Knoxville News Sentinel first reported that Vols redshirt freshman wide receiver Vincent Perry will be academically ineligible to play in the 2016-17 season. UT associate athletics director Ryan Robinson said Perry’s scholarship will be withdrawn and he will be able to practice with the team but he won’t be able to participate in games.…
R&R discuss Jimmy Cheek’s resignation. Plus…where does Butch Jones rank on the SEC coaching totem pole? Charlie Burris joins in studio. Danny Parker joins in hour 1. Mark Nagi joins in hour 3.
It’s true, Athlon Sports thinks Butch Jones is a better coach than Les Miles. On Tuesday, the well-respected sports magazine ranked all 128 FBS college football coaches. Jones came in at No. 23 one spot ahead of Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald and two spots ahead of LSU’s Les Miles. Here’s what Athlon had to say about…
J.T. Brooks is a sophomore quarterback for Cherokee High School in Hawkins County, TN. He was seriously injured during a scrimmage on May 23rd. Following the injury, he underwent surgery to repair fractured vertebrae in his back and he is now receiving special care at the Sheperd Center in Atlanta. On Monday, another quarterback sent J.T. a…
Peyton Manning was in Knoxville on Monday for the Peyton Manning Golf Classic charity tournament and to present his annual scholarship endowment. Following those events, he took to time to speak to media inside Neyland Stadium about the specifics of what his involvement will be with Tennessee football in the coming season. Manning told reporters…