Author: Freak

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s defensive front set the tone in the Volunteers’ first scrimmage of preseason camp on a soggy Thursday in Neyland Stadium.  “The run game part of it, the defensive line, interior and guys on the edge, but I thought our backers did a great job fitting gaps and our safeties were involved in…

DALLAS – Tennessee running backs Jabari Small and Jaylen Wright were named preseason candidates for the 2023 Doak Walker Award, as announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the top running back in college football and is named for SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With Practice No. 6 in the books and Tennessee football’s first scrimmage of the fall set for Thursday morning, the Big Orange wide receivers are generating plenty of buzz and excitement in preseason training camp. After the departures of Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman to the NFL, current veterans Bru McCoy and Ramel Keyton have stood out to second-year wide receivers coach Kelsey…

FORTH WORTH, Texas – The Davey O’Brien foundation revealed Tuesday that redshirt senior quarterback Joe Milton III is one of 35 quarterbacks named to the Davey O’Brien Award watch list. The award is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award and is presented to the nation’s best college quarterback each year.  The strong-armed signal caller from Pahokee,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Three years into his current tenure, Tennessee defensive line coach Rodney Garner has molded his unit into a strength of the Volunteeers, combining a mix of veterans and talented newcomers. Garner’s group and Tennessee went full pads for the first time this preseason camp with a 21-period practice on Tuesday at Haslam Field.  Garner and a…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football will begin a season ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 2016 as the Volunteers were tabbed No. 10 in the preseason edition of the USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll on Monday. Six Southeastern Conference teams are in the poll, including top-ranked Georgia, No. 3 Alabama, No. 5…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After a day off on Sunday, the Tennessee football team was back on the practice field Monday morning to kick off week two of preseason camp. Following Monday’s session at Haslam Field, offensive line coach Glen Elarbee and select offensive linemen spoke to the media about the group’s performance so far this camp. Despite losing…