Month: November 2018

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara became the fourth player in NFL history to have 500 yards rushing and receiving in his first two seasons to lead the 31 former Tennessee players in action on Sunday during Week 11 of NFL action. Catch up with all of Tennessee’s former players below. Updates will…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team was back at practice at Haslam Field on Monday ready to prepare for its final opponent of the 2018 regular season. The Vols travel to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET (SEC Network). With both teams at 5-6, the winner will become bowl…

Opening Statement:“When you go back and look at the tape from Saturday’s game, lots of things that we’ve done in games that we’ve won. We made mistakes in this game, didn’t give us a chance. We turned the football over. We only got one turnover. Had a chance a couple times in the red area…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – It was a back-and-forth affair into the third quarter, but Tennessee was unable to keep pace with a potent Missouri attack in a 50-17 loss in front of a crowd of 88,224 on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. “The offense did a good job coming out and getting a score to start the second…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a marquee win over No. 11 Kentucky last Saturday, Tennessee will look to win its third straight and become bowl eligible this Saturday as Missouri visits Neyland Stadium.  Kickoff for UT’s final home game of 2018 is set for 3:30 p.m. on CBS. Brad Nessler (play-by-play) and Gary Danielson (analyst) will…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team wrapped up its third practice of the week on Wednesday night inside the Anderson Training Center indoor field with a conversation about the Vols’ 13 seniors.    “I just talked to our team about it, we have 13 seniors on our football team that, really since we’ve been here,…

ATLANTA – Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt was named the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week as announced by officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Tuesday. The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week award honors the football coach whose program embodies the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee redshirt junior outside linebacker Darrell Taylor added another defensive player of the week award on Tuesday when he was named the Chuck Bednarik National Player of the Week by the Maxwell Football Club. Taylor adds the Bednarik honor to the Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week and SEC Defensive Player of…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team returned to the practice at Haslam Field Monday, coming off of its second win over a ranked opponent this season. Head coach Jeremy Pruitt, who became the first Tennessee head coach to defeat two ranked teams in his first season since Phillip Fulmer in 1993, reflected on the win over Kentucky and looked…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee redshirt junior outside linebacker Darrell Taylor has been named SEC Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday. This is the fourth time this season that a Vol has been honored by the SEC as freshman defensive back Bryce Thompson, redshirt sophomore quarterback Jarrett Guarantano and senior defensive end Kyle Phillips have all earned…