October 2014

Worley status still uncertain Jones said Thursday night

There’s been a lot of speculation this week about the status of Justin Worley and whether he’ll be ready to go on Saturday. Butch Jones addressed his quarterback situation Thursday night on a Nashville radio appearance. “We will know a little bit more tonight and into tomorrow,” Jones said. “He has taken some shots. I believe it…

October 24, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

Butch Jones, Josh Dobbs, Justin Worley, Nathan Peterman
Tennessee vs Ole Miss highlights and Jones’ comments

BUTCH JONES PRESS CONFERENCE On the game…“Again, turnovers were the story of the game. We had a lot of negative yardage. When you are 3-for-16 on third-down conversions you are not giving yourself an opportunity to be in the game and win. I felt like we started off playing defense exceptionally well. We were getting…

October 19, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football
Butch Jones spends Friday night visiting five-star tackle

Butch Jones visited Memphis University School on Friday night to check in on five-star offensive tackle Drew Richmond, who is currently committed to Ole Miss. Jones is putting (keeping) the full court press on Richmond and his presence didn’t go unnoticed by those attending the game, as fans in the stadium chanted his name. MUS fans…

October 18, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Drew Richmond
Joe Henderson is away from team for personal reasons

Confirming a rumor that surfaced on VolNation last night, Tennessee defensive end Joe Henderson is not currently with the Vols’ football team due to personal reasons. Listed at 6-foot-4, 234 pounds, Henderson was rated 4-stars out of high school by Rivals.com and was considered the No. 14 weakside defensive end and the No. 15 player…

October 12, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

Joe Henderson
Tennessee vs Chattanooga highlights and Jones’ presser

BUTCH JONES PRESS CONFERENCE (Opening Statement) I thought we did what we needed to do to win the football game tonight. We got back to playing Tennessee football in terms of one penalty. We had some individuals step up and impact the game: Aaron Medley’s seven touchbacks; anytime you can do that helps in the…

October 12, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

Butch Jones, highlights
Rocky Reid: Tennessee running back commit has career night

Tennessee class of 2015 running back commit Rocky Reid from Concord, North Carolina had a career night on Friday, rushing 25 times for 368 yards and five touchdowns. He scored on runs of 64 and 75 yards. With the performance, Reid broke his own Cabarrus County record for single game rushing yardage. In addition, his 6,583 carer rushing yards is also a…

October 11, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Rocky Reid
Despite pressure, Worley ranks well among SEC QBs on third down

Justin Worley has taken a lot of heat this season, both literally and figuratively. Behind a young and inexperienced offensive line, the senior quarterback has been sacked 17 times so far this year. He’s been hurried or knocked down on numerous other occasions. That’s why the following chart is somewhat surprising. According to these numbers…

October 10, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

Justin Worley
Micah Abernathy commits to Tennessee

Tennessee picked up another commitment for the class of 2015 on Friday morning when Norcross, GA cornerback Micah Abernathy announced his intent to play for the Vols. “I’m happy and blessed to say I have officially committed to the University of Tennessee! I can’t wait for the next 4 years #VFL,” he tweeted shortly after…

October 10, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Micah Abernathy
Five-star offensive lineman rolls into Knoxville

“Knoxville I’m here,” five-star offensive tackle and Tennessee target Drew Richmond tweeted on Thursday as he arrived in Knoxville. Knoxville I'm here — Drew Richmond (@TheDream_75) October 10, 2014 Listed at 6-foot-5, 323 pounds, Richmond is considered the No. 1 player in the state of Tennessee. He’s the No. 5 offensive tackle in that nation…

October 10, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Drew Richmond
Vincent Perry commits to Tennessee

Tennessee picked up a new commitment late Wednesday night from class of 2015 Nashville (Hillsboro) athlete Vincent Perry. “Officially a Vol!!!!,” he tweeted. Listed at 5-10, 175 pounds, Perry is rated three stars and the No. 19 player in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com. Even though the Vols are 2-3 this season, Perry can…

October 9, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Vincent Perry

Month: October 2014