Month: September 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After Saturday’s thrilling triumph over the Florida Gators, the Tennessee Volunteers picked up a pair of weekly awards from the Southeastern Conference. Redshirt senior quarterback Hendon Hooker was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, while junior guard Javontez Spraggins was tabbed SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week. Hooker turned heads on the national stage, accounting for a career-high…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. â€“ Senior cornerback Kamal Hadden’s game-ending interception preserved a hard-earned, 38-33 victory for No. 11/12 Tennessee over No. 20/22 Florida and unleashed a jubilant celebration from a sell-out crowd of 101,915 at Neyland Stadium on Saturday evening. The Gators executed an onside kick after scoring a late touchdown, recovered at their own 47 with 16 seconds left…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A top-20 showdown with SEC east rival Florida awaits the 11th-ranked Tennessee football team on Saturday afternoon in front of a national TV audience inside a sold-out Neyland Stadium. On top of a national television broadcast on CBS, ESPN’s College GameDay will also be on campus airing live from Ayres Hall starting at…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – College football’s epicenter resides in Knoxville, Tennessee, this weekend as the 11th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers open Southeastern Conference play against the 20th-ranked Florida Gators at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday in Neyland Stadium. ESPN’s College GameDay is on campus for the 10th time and the first since 2016. College football’s most celebrated pregame show will…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With ESPN College GameDay in town and a nationally televised matchup with the 20th-ranked Florida Gators on tap for this weekend, there is plenty of buzz surrounding the University of Tennessee campus. The 11th-ranked Volunteers are off to a 3-0 start to the 2022 campaign with one of the top scoring offenses in…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. â€” After a 63-6 thrashing of Akron on Saturday night, the Tennessee Volunteers climbed up the Associated Press charts yet again, moving into the No. 11 ranking. UT ascended in the AFCA Coaches Poll as well, gaining four spots to the No. 12 ranking. The No. 11 ranking marks Tennessee’s highest position in the AP poll…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time since the 2016 season, ESPN College GameDay— college football’s longest-running and most celebrated pregame show­—will originate from the University of Tennessee campus as the Volunteers host Florida for their Southeastern Conference opener on Saturday in Neyland Stadium. The show airs live on ESPN from 9 a.m. to noon ET…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – An electric, sold-out Neyland Stadium awaits Tennessee’s Southeastern Conference opener against Florida next Saturday in what will see the return of the Volunteers’ popular fan-driven initiative #CheckerNeyland. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. #CheckerNeyland showcases Tennessee’s iconic checkerboard pattern through Neyland Stadium, which will be sold out for a second…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. â€“ No. 15/16 Tennessee rolled up 35 points and 416 yards of total offense in the first half alone and cruised to 63-6 victory over Akron Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 101,915 at Neyland Stadium. The packed house against the Zips (1-2) marked the first for the Vols (3-0) in a home…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following a hard-fought road win over Pitt last weekend, No. 15 Tennessee returns home to host Akron on Saturday night at Neyland Stadium. The Vols are hoping to start the season 3-0 for the first time since 2016 and will look to remain unbeaten against opponents from the current Mid-American Conference…