September 2014

Rapper Lil Jon tweeting to Tennessee

Rapper Lil Jon has reached out to the Tennessee football Twitter account. @Vol_Football HOLLA @ ME — LILJON (@LilJon) September 30, 2014 Lil Jon is the author of the song “Turn Down for What?,” which is the basis for Tennessee’s “Third Down for What?” chant. Speculation has been that he might be in attendance for…

September 30, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football
The Butch Jones Show: Georgia (full video)

September 29, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

The Butch Jones Show
Dillon Bates out for the year, Jones says

Butch Jones shared a bit of bad news about true freshman Dillon Bates in his opening statement of today’s press conference. “Good afternoon, a couple news items, or one news item then have a recap of the Georgia game and onto Florida, Jones said. “Officially, Dillon Bates, last night we got final word through the MRI and the…

September 29, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

Dillon Bates
Recruits taking note of Vols’ performance against UGA

As hard as it is to swallow a tough loss, it seems some good did come from this weekend’s game against Georgia. According to John Brice on his Sunday night radio show, several recruits who were in attendance at the game in Athens have reached out to Tennessee about visiting Knoxville for the Florida game. “Recruits…

September 29, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting
Tennessee vs Georgia game notes (live updates)

I figured I would try something new this week and provide a few basic thoughts during today’s game against UGA. I’ll update during the game. Feel free to leave a comment below.

September 27, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football
Jauan Jennings: Vol commit rallies team from 28-point fourth-quarter deficit

Class of 2015 Tennessee commitment Jauan Jennings led his team back from the depths of certain defeat last night. Trailing 42-14 early in the fourth quarter, Jennings led his Blackman High School squad (Murfreesboro, TN) to twenty-nine unanswered points in the final 11 minutes, scoring a two-point conversion with just 44 seconds remaining to secure the…

September 27, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Jauan jennings
Vols now have top-five recruiting class after two big commits

After picking up two huge commitments on Friday from five-star North Carolina defensive tackle Shy Tuttle and four-star Virginia defensive end Darrell Taylor, as you might expect, the Vols are moving up in the team recruiting rankings. Tennessee’s 2015 class is now ranked No. 5 in the nation by Rivals and 247sports, behind only Alabama,…

September 27, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Darrell Taylor, Shy Tuttle
Double Boom? Vols trending for four-star DE Darrell Taylor

Fresh off the news of Shy Tuttle‘s commitment to the Vols this afternoon, there’s a lot of buzz around Tennessee and four-star defensive end Darrell Taylor. “4 star ATH Darrell Taylor now a heavy lean towards #Vols according to my Magic 8 Ball. Was #Hokies all week,” Rivals.com recruiting analyst Mike Farrell tweeted this afernoon. Taylor is…

September 26, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Darrell Taylor, Shy Tuttle
Shy Tuttle: Five-Star defensive tackle commits to Tennessee

247Sports: ★★★★★ No. 4 DT, No. 1 in NC, No. 26 overall Rivals: ★★★★ No. 8 DT, No. 2 in NC, No. 578 overall Scout: ★★★★ No. 9 DT, No. 84 overall ESPN: ★★★★ No. 5 DT, No. 1 in NC, No. 31 overall Tennessee picked up another huge commitment today. Five-star defensive tackle Shy Tuttle announced his…

September 26, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting
Josh Smith won’t travel to Georgia

Tennessee wide receiver Josh Smith will not be on the travel squad to Athens for this weekend’s matchup against the Bulldogs. “Josh Smith will not make the trip to Athens,” Butch Jones said on Nashville radio Thursday afternoon. “We will also be minus Von Pearson. Josh Malone will have a great opportunity.” Smith suffered a high…

September 25, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

Daniel Helm, Derrell Scott, Ethan Wolf, Josh Smith, Trevarris Saulsberry

Month: September 2014