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UT ReleaseKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Josh Heupel, the former Oklahoma quarterback who led his team to the national title, and who as an assistant coach and head coach captured conference championships at Oklahoma and UCF, has been named Tennessee’s 27th head football coach, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Wednesday.  Heupel will be formally introduced…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the 54th time in program history, Tennessee football is bowl bound as the Volunteers will face West Virginia in the 62nd edition of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT on New Year’s Eve in Memphis’ Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The Dec. 31 contest will be televised live by ESPN. Tickets…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee junior safety Bryce Thompson was recognized as the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week after a game-changing defensive effort in the Volunteers’ 42-17 victory at Vanderbilt on Saturday, the conference announced on Monday. Thompson, who shares this week’s award with Georgia defensive back Eric Stokes, swung the momentum of the game for the Vols,…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee was dominant in all phases of the game in a convincing 42-17 win over in-state rival Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville.  UT (3-6) was led by true freshman quarterback Harrison Bailey, who completed 14-of-18 passes for 207 yards and a pair of touchdowns, all career highs.  The freshman connected with redshirt senior wide receiver Velus Jones…

UT Athletics With only two regular-season games remaining, Tennessee will look to finish the year strong as the Vols head west to Nashville for a Saturday showdown with in-state rival Vanderbilt at 4 p.m. ET. The Vols are looking to make it two straight wins over the Commodores after a 28-10 victory inside Neyland Stadium…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s Dec. 19 regular season finale against No. 5 Texas A&M is set for a noon ET kickoff in Neyland Stadium, the Southeastern Conference announced on Thursday. The SEC has scheduled four games on Dec. 19 that were postponed during the 2020 season due to the impact of COVID and involve teams that…

Opening Statement… “Today was our last day of finals. Our guys, along with our academic staff have done a really nice job this semester working to finish this semester off. I know they’ll be looking forward to probably tomorrow, there’s no school for them, so that’ll be the first time probably since June. It will…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee returns to action this week with its final away contest as the Vols travel to face Vanderbilt at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT Saturday in Nashville. Head coach Jeremy Pruitt previewed the matchup at his Monday press conference.  The Vols (2-6) and Commodores (0-8) will be televised on SEC Network with Taylor…