Month: August 2022

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football completed its first scrimmage of preseason camp on Tuesday morning in Neyland Stadium as the Volunteers worked multiple situations in nearly 100 plays. An up-tempo offense was in full effect during the live, full-padded scrimmage that saw sixth-year senior quarterback Hendon Hooker toss multiple touchdowns, including one to tight end Jacob Warren.…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — One week into preseason practice and one day out from its first scrimmage of fall camp, the Tennessee football team took Haslam Field Monday morning as anticipation continues to build for the 2022 season opener on Sept. 1. Entering his second year on Josh Heupel‘s staff and fourth overall at Tennessee, defensive line…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks has been selected to the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches (NCMFC) Coalition Academy for the 2022-23 athletic year, the organization has announced. The Coalition Academy was started in 2021 and remains a first of its kind program for the highest levels of college football, pairing influential athletic directors with…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football wrapped up its first week of fall camp on Thursday morning at Haslam Field with lots of optimism surrounding its experienced and strengthened offensive line.   With four of the five starting linemen returning from a year ago, the unit is making leaps and bounds. After learning the system,…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The intensity ramped up Wednesday morning at Haslam Field as Tennessee football put on shoulder pads for the first time this fall. Three days into preseason camp and working within Tim Banks‘ defensive system for the second year, UT’s players and staff are embracing that continuity while focusing on building depth for…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With the anticipation of the 2022 football season under second-year head coach Josh Heupel drawing closer, Tennessee Athletics has emphatically eclipsed benchmarks for total season-tickets sold and new season-tickets sold. As of Aug. 3, Tennessee has sold 16,781 new season tickets for the 2022 campaign—168 percent of its goal of 10,000 new season tickets. That…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee enters the 2022 season with a luxury that not many teams in today’s college football have, two veteran quarterbacks with significant starting experience at the Power 5 level. Despite competing with each other on a daily basis, Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton III have built a close bond that is helping take the offense…