Month: November 2021

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football rounded out the 2021 regular season with a 45-21 Senior Day victory over in-state rival Vanderbilt on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The Vols had a pair of 100-yard rushers for the second time this year as freshman Jaylen Wright and sophomore Jabari Small took 15 carries each for 112 and 103 yards, respectively. Tennessee averaged 6.8 yards per…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Vols will look earn their sixth win and secure bowl eligibility as they wrap up non-conference play against South Alabama on Saturday night at Neyland Stadium. After a difficult stretch of four straight games against teams ranked in the top 20, UT will look to finish strong as it enters its final…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – An energized Tennessee squad surged ahead of No. 1 Georgia twice in the first half, but the unbeaten Bulldogs overcame a second-quarter deficit to defeat the Vols, 41-17, in front of a Homecoming crowd of 100,074 on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. UGA (10-0, 8-0 SEC) fell behind 7-0 and 10-7 after UT (5-5, 3-4…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee will look to knock off its second ranked opponent in as many weeks as No. 1 Georgia makes the trip to Knoxville this Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. kick on CBS. Saturday’s game will be Homecoming for the Vols and will mark their first game at Neyland Stadium since hosting Ole Miss…

Tennessee’s football team returned to Haslam Field for Tuesday practice in preparation for a SEC East showdown with No. 1 Georgia Georgia at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday. There is a lot of buildup to the contest as SEC Nation comes to Rocky Top. Georgia is the first No. 1 team to travel to Knoxville since…

Justin Coleman recorded his first interception, while Cordarrelle Patterson registered a 100-yard receiving effort to highlight the ninth week of NFL play for former Tennessee Volunteers. Coleman picked a key time to come up with his first pick of the season, halting Houston’s first drive of the second half as the Dolphins clung to a…

CBS college football analyst Rick Neuheisel believes Tennessee coach Josh Heupel is the SEC Coach of the Year, according to a one-on-one interview with Jimmy Hyams. The hype for Heupel is real,’’ Neuheisel told me in a one-on-one interview. “I think he’s the coach of the year.’’ “Kirby Smart is going to get a lot…

FORT WORTH, Texas – Tennessee redshirt senior Hendon Hooker has been named a Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award semifinalist, as announced by the Davey O’Brien Foundation on Tuesday. Hooker is one of 16 semifinalists, including five from the SEC, and is the first UT signal caller to be named a semifinalist for the award since Erik Ainge in…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team is looking forward to a great opportunity this weekend when the Vols host top-ranked Georgia in a nationally televised game inside Neyland Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. The Big Orange are confident after a road win over No. 18 Kentucky last Saturday night in Lexington and…