Author: Freak

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The preseason accolades continue to roll in for wide receiver Cedric Tillman as the redshirt senior was named to the 2022 Walter Camp Player of the Year preseason watch list on Friday, as announced by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Tillman was one of 50 student-athletes recognized on the award’s preseason list of…

Tennessee Athletics ATLANTA – Tennessee redshirt-senior tight end Jacob Warren was named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list on Thursday morning, one of 115 student-athletes up for College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service. Named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is presented each February in Fort Walton…

Tennessee Athletics AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Augusta Sports Council announced Wednesday that Tennessee senior punter Paxton Brooks is one of 49 candidates named to the preseason watch list for the Ray Guy Award, which annually honors the nation’s top collegiate punter in the FBS. Entering his fifth and final season with the Vols and fourth-straight year as UT’s starting…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee redshirt senior Jeremy Banks was one of 51 players named to the preseason watch list for the 38th annual Butkus Award, honoring the nation’s top linebacker. The watch list features 51 linebackers, mirroring the legendary “51” pro jersey associated with the award’s namesake, Dick Butkus, who was recognized by NFL Films as the…

Tennessee Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee tight end Jacob Warren was named to the 2022 John Mackey Award preseason watch list, as announced by the Friends of John Mackey on Friday. The Mackey Award is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding tight end. Warren, a redshirt senior, is on the preseason watch list for the first time…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference office announced Friday morning that eight Tennessee Volunteers have garnered preseason All-SEC honors, selected by credentialed media attending the 2022 SEC Football Media Days this week at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Senior edge rusher Byron Young headlines the group as a first-team defense selection, while redshirt-senior quarterback Hendon Hooker, redshirt-senior…

Tennessee Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., announced Thursday that Tennessee redshirt senior wide receiver Cedric Tillman has been named to the 2022 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List. Coming off a breakout campaign for the Big Orange last fall, Tillman is one of five receivers from the Southeastern Conference to be recognized on the…

Tennessee Athletics DALLAS – The PwC SMU Athletic Forum released the preseason candidates for the 2022 Doak Walker Award on Tuesday morning with junior running back Jabari Small representing the Tennessee Volunteers. The prestigious Doak Walker Award was created in 1989 to recognize the nation’s premier running back for his accomplishments on the field, achievement in the classroom…