Despite having just two months to put together a recruiting class that fits his program’s style, Jeremy Pruitt found a crown jewel right at the midway point. Now, that jewel is officially a Vol. JJ Peterson is one of the best defensive prospects in the country, an elite linebacker that gives Tennessee immediate linebacking depth…
Imagine for a moment that John Kelly, Tennessee’s gritty running back who has declared for the NFL Draft, grew a few inches. Now imagine he plays wide receiver. Now, you’ve got Cedric Tillman, a mostly looked over wide receiver out of Bishop Gorman High School in Nevada. Tillman isn’t ranked by all recruiting services, but…
John Mincey’s signing choice doesn’t come without a bit of irony. After being first to offer Mincey, a rough 2017 football season and coaching turnover made Tennessee’s connection with Mincey muddy. After talking with Pruitt and visiting the Vols in January, the orange and white came surging back. Teams in the SEC can never have…
This is good news for both the Tennessee football and baseball programs. Three-star safety Trevon Flowers signed his letter of intent Wednesday during a school signing ceremony, solidifying his career as a Volunteer. Flowers, a Tucker, Georgia native, was a former Kentucky baseball commit before his release. He does, however, plan to continue to play both…
National Signing Day is upon us again. Wednesday will be a promising glimpse of what the future holds for some programs, and the culmination of a frustrating yearlong cycle for others. After the end of the Butch Jones and the transition between coaching regimes, new Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt was left the tall order of…
After debuting to the sound of SEC writers placing them 13th in their own conference, Tennessee has played like a preseason team possessed. Now, the Vols look like a confident tournament team ready to take on the world. However, Tennessee now faces its toughest challenge yet: a road trip against the No. 24 Kentucky Wildcats…
You know, it’s funny that we’re here: most of the Tennessee basketball discussion this past offseason centered around just making the NCAA Tournament. I privately confided to numerous contacts my belief that Tennessee had, essentially, a 50/50 shot at making the field. Anything past that for most fans would’ve been gravy, because the Tournament is…
Super Bowl LII was maybe the most incredible way to send this NFL season off. We lull into the offseason now, but there’s plenty to think on after the Eagles won their first ever Super Bowl with a dramatic 41-33 win over the 21st Century dynasty that is the New England Patriots. Here are a…
Tennessee jumped three spots from No. 18 to No. 15 in the Week 14 AP Poll following two big wins. The Vols steamrolled LSU on Wednesday and Ole Miss on Saturday by a combined 56 points, moving into sole possession of second place in the SEC behind No. 8 Auburn. Behind a relentless defense and hot…
It’s early February, but Tennessee basketball has a good chance of being a selected as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. I know, it doesn’t seem possible, right? I mean, Tennessee was projected to finished 13th in the SEC standings this year according to media voters. However, Seth Walder, a sports analytics writer…