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Tennessee Vols Football

VOL REPORT: Time To Crack The Pads

March 14, 2013 by UT Sports Information

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Vols hit the field for the third practice of spring ready to hit as Thursday’s practice marked Tennessee’s first practice in pads under Butch Jones.   The practice also took the form of a competition between the offense and the defense as to […] Read the full article...

VOL REPORT: WORK IN PROGRESS

March 12, 2013 by UT Sports Information

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It will take time, but head coach Butch Jones has a clear vision on where he wants the Vols to be as spring practices progress. After the second session on Tuesday, Jones spoke about how members of the team are continuing to re-program their minds […] Read the full article...

VOL REPORT: A NEW LOOK ON DEFENSE

March 11, 2013 by UT Sports Information

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With the introduction of a new coaching staff to Rocky Top comes a new defensive scheme for the Vols and a new opportunity to make big plays in the backfield.   In 2012, the Vols recorded just 17 sacks, 98th in the country. In […] Read the full article...

VOLS NAME ROBERT GILLESPIE RUNNING BACKS COACH

March 2, 2013 by UT Sports Information

  University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones announced today that the Vols have added Robert Gillespie to the coaching staff as running backs coach. Gillespie joins the staff from West Virginia, where he served the last two seasons (2011-12) coaching running backs.   “We are […] Read the full article...

BRAY TO TAKE PART IN GRUDEN QB CAMP

February 14, 2013 by UT Sports Information

Bray one of 12 athletes to be selected to the draft camp As announced Wednesday, former Tennessee quarterback and 2013 NFL Combine invitee Tyler Bray will participate in the Jon Gruden Quarterback Camp.   Gruden’s QB Camp series presented by Corona Extra is back for a fourth […] Read the full article...

FIVE VOLS INVITED TO NFL COMBINE

February 7, 2013 by UT Sports Information

KNOXVILLE – Five Tennessee football players have been officially invited to the 2013 NFL Combine held from February 20-26, 2013 in Indianapolis, Ind. at Lucas Oil Stadium.   Seniors Mychal Rivera and Dallas Thomas and juniors Tyler Bray, Justin Hunter and Cordarrelle Patterson have each received an […] Read the full article...

VOL FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES 2013 SIGNING CLASS

February 6, 2013 by UT Sports Information

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football program announced its 2013 signing class on Wednesday, consisting of five early enrollees and 16 National Signing Day additions. Tennessee’s 2013 signing class features players from eight different states, including six from Tennessee, four from Georgia and three from Florida. COMPLETE […] Read the full article...

PATTERSON WINS EVENT AT ALL-STAR CHALLENGE

February 2, 2013 by UT Sports Information

DALLAS – Tennessee wide receiver and potential first-round NFL Draft selection Cordarrelle Patterson captured the title in the Skechers GoRun Hands Competition at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday in the 2013 Quicken Loans All-Star Football Challenge.   Patterson won his event with a time of 29.7 seconds, narrowly […] Read the full article...

Vols For Life Manning, Witten Capture NFL Honors

February 2, 2013 by UT Sports Information

NEW ORLEANS — A pair of Tennessee stars captured major NFL Honors on Saturday night at the league’s annual event.Peyton Manning was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year and Jason Witten was honored as the NFL Man of the Year. Manning also finished second in the […] Read the full article...

Vols’ Coaches Praised By Super Bowlers

February 1, 2013 by UT Sports Information

By Jason Yellin UTSports.com  NEW ORLEANS — “The times I have talked to Butch, I have been very impressed. “He’s a great recruiter and great offensive mind.” Those are some striking comments from one coach about another, but when you consider they come from a coach who […] Read the full article...