Month: August 2019

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team’s offensive and defensive lines each received a game-week boost on Wednesday, with defensive tackle Aubrey Solomon and offensive lineman Trey Smith both being cleared to play in Saturday’s season opener. Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt emphasized the importance of each of the players being available ahead…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee has announced that Trey Smith is cleared to play in the season opener on Saturday versus Georgia State. “My family and I consulted with several of the best doctors in the country, and a plan has been developed that allows me to compete with my teammates on gameday,”…

UT Sports Information One day last February after football workouts, redshirt junior tight end Andrew Craig got a text message that he will never forget. “We were having some winter competitions and I got a text from Coach (Jeremy) Pruitt afterwards telling me to come to his office,” said Craig. “He explained to me how they had an…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – All of the hard work in the summer, the countless time in the weight room and the several hours on Haslam Field during fall camp were all for this week, as the preseason preparation culminated with the first game-week practice on Monday afternoon. Head coach Jeremy Pruitt and the rest of the Tennessee…

Opening statement: “It’s that time of year again and I know everyone is excited. I know that we are as a football program. Talking to our staff this morning, there’s a lot of time and effort that you put in to prepare for your one guaranteed game. It’s the first game where you get to see the time…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — We’re only 10 days away from the 128th season of Tennessee football and players and fans alike are eager for the first official whistle to sound. The expectations, the competition and the hard work pulse throughout the Vols’ roster and are particularly palpable on the defensive side of the ball,…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team returned to practice on Tuesday at Haslam Field in shells after an off day and a lighter workout following the weekend scrimmage. UT head coach Jeremy Pruitt praised the performance of his experienced offense following practice. “There was pretty good tempo there on the offensive side…

UT Sports Information BALTIMORE, Md. – Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano added another notch to his preseason awards list after being named to the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List presented by A.O. Smith Corporation on Monday. Named after Unitas, the eventer of football’s two-minute drill, the award is presented annually to college football’s top senior or…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With the final scrimmage of fall camp completed on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt said he is pleased with the Vols’ team speed and is a step closer to naming UT’s returners for the season-opener.   Excited by several components of play throughout fall camp,…

Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt Press Conference Transcript