The Official Countdown To Tennessee Football 2025 (24 Days) (Sat. Aug 30 Syracuse)

[WillisWG]

The Showdown After Sundown

One I truly wish I had attended

 

[HarderKnox59]

28 Days!
Haskel Stanback rushed for more than 100 yards and three touchdowns in the Vols’ 28-21 win over Penn State in the first night game at Neyland Stadium in 1972.

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I was there thinking how cool it was to watch the Vols at night.

 

[Orange.]

28 Days!
Haskel Stanback rushed for more than 100 yards and three touchdowns in the Vols’ 28-21 win over Penn State in the first night game at Neyland Stadium in 1972.

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What a player! What a win! I’ve never seen this photo. Nice.

 

[NO SIR EEE]

27 Days!

Dec. 18, 1965 — In the finale of Tennessee’s breakthrough season under Doug Dickey, the Vols beat Tulsa, 27-6 at a rain-soaked Rice Stadium in Houston in the Bluebonnet Bowl

 

[NO SIR EEE]

26 Days!
Tennessee opened its first national title campaign in 1938 with a 26-3 win over Sewanee at Shields-Watkins Field. The Tigers were one of just three teams to score on the Vols’ defense that season.

 

[IndianaVol]

26 Days!
Tennessee opened its first national title campaign in 1938 with a 26-3 win over Sewanee at Shields-Watkins Field. The Tigers were one of just three teams to score on the Vols’ defense that season.

How come we don't get cool names like that anymore - Shifty and Cheek ?

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

Getting there!

 

[Orange.]

26 Days!
Tennessee opened its first national title campaign in 1938 with a 26-3 win over Sewanee at Shields-Watkins Field. The Tigers were one of just three teams to score on the Vols’ defense that season.

If you can beat Sewanee, there's no holding you back! (Sewanee alum, cradle to grave VFL)

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

If you can beat Sewanee, there's no holding you back! (Sewanee alum, cradle to grave VFL)

Party at the Cross!

 

[WillisWG]

Minor league BB quote from Cuse.

Syracuse Linebacker Provides Bulletin Board Material for Tennessee Ahead of Season-Opener | Rocky Top Insider

Tennessee football may have a quote to stick on its bulletin board before the Vols meet Syracuse in Atlanta to open the season.

www.rockytopinsider.com

“It’ll be great for us to go out there and show them what we do in the ACC,” Diggs said. “Give them a tough game. No matter what, we’re going to stay where our feet are at right now, but when that game comes, we’ll show people how we really get down. That confidence stuff, it matters, but it really don’t matter.” What the heck does that even mean?

 

[NO SIR EEE]

25 Days!
#25 Jay Graham
Running Back (1993-96)
One of the most accomplished running backs in Tennessee history, Jay Graham is in his first season coaching the position at his alma mater after spending the last three seasons as an assistant coach at South Carolina.

As a player for Tennessee, Graham rushed for 2,609 yards as a Vol from 1993-96 and ranks seventh all-time on the Vols' career rushing chart. His most prolific season was in 1995, when he rushed for 1,438 yards on 272 carries, the second-highest rushing total in a season in UT history and the third-most attempts by a Vol running back in one year. Graham earned All-SEC Second Team honors as both a junior and a senior in 1995 and 1996, respectively, and helped the Vols to three bowl victories.

Graham's 1995 total of 11 100-yard games is the most in Tennessee history in a single season and included a school-record nine consecutive 100-yard rushing efforts. He also posted 14 100-yard games in his Tennessee career, a total that ranks only behind Travis Henry (15) in school history. Additionally, Graham's 25 rushing touchdowns rank tied for ninth on the Tennessee career list, and he rushed for a career-high 211 yards against Vanderbilt on Nov. 25, 1995.

A third-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in 1997, Graham spent six seasons in the NFL, including four with the Ravens (1997-2000) and single seasons with the Seattle Seahawks (2001) and Green Bay Packers (2002).

 

[IndianaVol]

25 Days!
#25 Jay Graham
Running Back (1993-96)
One of the most accomplished running backs in Tennessee history, Jay Graham is in his first season coaching the position at his alma mater after spending the last three seasons as an assistant coach at South Carolina.

As a player for Tennessee, Graham rushed for 2,609 yards as a Vol from 1993-96 and ranks seventh all-time on the Vols' career rushing chart. His most prolific season was in 1995, when he rushed for 1,438 yards on 272 carries, the second-highest rushing total in a season in UT history and the third-most attempts by a Vol running back in one year. Graham earned All-SEC Second Team honors as both a junior and a senior in 1995 and 1996, respectively, and helped the Vols to three bowl victories.

Graham's 1995 total of 11 100-yard games is the most in Tennessee history in a single season and included a school-record nine consecutive 100-yard rushing efforts. He also posted 14 100-yard games in his Tennessee career, a total that ranks only behind Travis Henry (15) in school history. Additionally, Graham's 25 rushing touchdowns rank tied for ninth on the Tennessee career list, and he rushed for a career-high 211 yards against Vanderbilt on Nov. 25, 1995.

A third-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in 1997, Graham spent six seasons in the NFL, including four with the Ravens (1997-2000) and single seasons with the Seattle Seahawks (2001) and Green Bay Packers (2002).

Love and respect the man for his playing time here.
Too bad his coaching career here didn't bear any fruits as he was hired onto two staffs that were already headed out the door by Dooley and Pruitt.
Is he still at ETSU as a position coach?

 

[WillisWG]

Love and respect the man for his playing time here.
Too bad his coaching career here didn't bear any fruits as he was hired onto two staffs that were already headed out the door by Dooley and Pruitt.
Is he still at ETSU as a position coach?

Football: Centennial hires former UT star Graham

FRANKLIN – Centennial High School named Jay Graham as the Cougars new head football coach Tuesday.

www.williamsonherald.com

 

[Freak]

Football: Centennial hires former UT star Graham

FRANKLIN – Centennial High School named Jay Graham as the Cougars new head football coach Tuesday.

www.williamsonherald.com

I think Montario Hardesty is on that staff at Centennial as well.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Football: Centennial hires former UT star Graham

FRANKLIN – Centennial High School named Jay Graham as the Cougars new head football coach Tuesday.

www.williamsonherald.com

Excellent! Great work.
Dayum Jay! Nine kids? They know what causes that now…

 

[WillisWG]

I think Montario Hardesty is on that staff at Centennial as well.

Yep. I need to catch a game there

High school football: Our best pictures of Centennial's first day in pads

Centennial practices in pads on the first full day of high school football practice in Franklin.

www.tennessean.com

 

[Freak]

Yep. I need to catch a game there

High school football: Our best pictures of Centennial's first day in pads

Centennial practices in pads on the first full day of high school football practice in Franklin.

www.tennessean.com

I had to look it up, but interestingly (or maybe not) Jack Jakobik played at Tennessee as well back in the early 90s and was a grad assistant here. His kid is on the team now.

Jack-Henry Jakobik - Football - University of Tennessee Athletics

Jack-Henry Jakobik (29) WR - CAREER HONORS 2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll 2024 - RS-FRESHMAN Appeared in two games during the 2024 season … Saw action on

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[NO SIR EEE]

24 Days!
Alvin Kamara is one of the most talented players that has ever come through here. In 2 seasons, he totaled 1,977 yards from scrimmage and 24 total TDs. This included a performance against Texas A&M where he had 288 yards from scrimmage and 3 total TDs.

 

[IndianaVol]

POTSB reported today...it's getting soooooo close !!!