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Despite pressure, Worley ranks well among SEC QBs on third down

Justin Worley has taken a lot of heat this season, both literally and figuratively. Behind a young and inexperienced offensive line, the senior quarterback has been sacked 17 times so far this year. He’s been hurried or knocked down on numerous other occasions. That’s why the following chart is somewhat surprising. According to these numbers…

October 10, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

Justin Worley
Micah Abernathy commits to Tennessee

Tennessee picked up another commitment for the class of 2015 on Friday morning when Norcross, GA cornerback Micah Abernathy announced his intent to play for the Vols. “I’m happy and blessed to say I have officially committed to the University of Tennessee! I can’t wait for the next 4 years #VFL,” he tweeted shortly after…

October 10, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Micah Abernathy
Five-star offensive lineman rolls into Knoxville

“Knoxville I’m here,” five-star offensive tackle and Tennessee target Drew Richmond tweeted on Thursday as he arrived in Knoxville. Knoxville I'm here — Drew Richmond (@TheDream_75) October 10, 2014 Listed at 6-foot-5, 323 pounds, Richmond is considered the No. 1 player in the state of Tennessee. He’s the No. 5 offensive tackle in that nation…

October 10, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Drew Richmond
Vincent Perry commits to Tennessee

Tennessee picked up a new commitment late Wednesday night from class of 2015 Nashville (Hillsboro) athlete Vincent Perry. “Officially a Vol!!!!,” he tweeted. Listed at 5-10, 175 pounds, Perry is rated three stars and the No. 19 player in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com. Even though the Vols are 2-3 this season, Perry can…

October 9, 2014

Vols Football Recruiting

Vincent Perry
Vols have only six seniors in the current two-deep

We’ve heard a lot of talk this year about the astounding number of true freshmen who have been forced to play early and often for Team #118. Another important factor to consider when gauging a team’s youth and experience is the contribution and leadership provided by its senior class. And how many of those players had the benefit of a redshirt…

October 8, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

AJ Johnson, Jacob Carter, Jordan Williams, Justin Coleman, Justin Worley, Marlin Lane
This week’s ESPN FPI has Tennessee finishing 6-6

One of the main goals for Team #118 entering the season was bowl eligibility: simply avoid a losing record and extend the season. The extra practice is valuable, especially for young teams, and winning at least six games would show progress by the coaching staff. Avoiding the stigma of having “losing” attached to the season…

October 7, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football
Worley among nation’s most-sacked quarterbacks

When I saw John Adam’s latest headline, “UT needs to give Worley a week off,” I assumed it was just “Adams being Adams” by writing some snarky column about Justin Worley‘s less-than-perfect performance on Saturday when he threw two crucial interceptions and fumbled after failing to read a Florida blitz. Against my better judgment, I clicked on it.…

October 6, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

Justin Worley
Peyton Manning has record-breaking day

“#Manning,” the Denver Broncos official Twitter account posted on Sunday afternoon, after Peyton Manning joined Brett Farve as the only two NFL quarterbacks to throw 500 touchdown passes. For the game, Manning completed 31 of 47 with a career-high 479 yards passing and four touchdowns. After finishing the day with 503 career touchdown passes, he…

October 6, 2014

Former Football Vols

Petyon Manning
Tyndall’s Vols begin hoops practice (short video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nsPemMH6bk First-year Tennessee basketball coach Donnie Tyndall and the Vols officially began practice on Sunday. “I thought guys gave good effort today–the energy level was good as practice wore on,” Tyndall said. “I thought fatigue hit our team a little bit. But for the most part, we tried to fight through it. Our attention to…

October 6, 2014

Tennessee Vols Basketball

Donnie Tyndall, Josh Richardson
ESPN Week 6 Predictions: Tennessee vs Florida

In their week six predictions the ESPN analysts, by a margin of 5-2, are predicting Tennessee to defeat Florida on Saturday. Edward Aschoff Jeff Barlis David Ching Sam Khan Jr. Chris Low Greg Ostendorf Alex Scarborough Why Tennessee wins: The Vols have lost two straight but went toe-to-toe with Georgia in a tough road environment. Now…

October 3, 2014

Tennessee Vols Football

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