Category: Notes

  • Tennessee basketball ranked No. 6 in AP Top 25

    Tennessee basketball ranked No. 6 in AP Top 25

    The Tennessee Basketball Vols have earned their highest preseason rank ever, according to UT. The Vols are ranked No. 6 in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll and received one first place vote.  The only SEC team ranked ahead of the Vols, the Kentucky Wildcats, are ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll.  From UTSports:…

  • Tennessee has the nation’s second-hardest schedule

    Tennessee has the nation’s second-hardest schedule

    It’s likely of little comfort to Vol fans after enduring a 58-21 drubbing at the hands of rival Alabama, but according to the latest rankings from Jeff Sagarin, Tennessee’s strength of schedule currently ranks No. 2 in the nation, behind only Iowa State. South Carolina, Tennessee’s upcoming opponent, has played the seventh-toughest schedule thus far.…

  • Vols are underdogs in every remaining SEC game, according to ESPN FPI

    Vols are underdogs in every remaining SEC game, according to ESPN FPI

    Despite the renewed optimism after Tennessee’s 30-24 victory over Auburn in Jordan Hare Stadium last weekend, the Vols are expected to lose each and every remaining conference game according to ESPN’s FPI. In fact, the Vanderbilt game is the only match-up where the Vols are given a fighting chance (45.2%). This week’s South Carolina game…

  • Watch: Cordarrelle Patterson reaches 20.82 mph on 95-yard KO return TD

    Watch: Cordarrelle Patterson reaches 20.82 mph on 95-yard KO return TD

    Cordarrelle Patterson doing what he does.  According to ESPN: “Patterson found a seam up the middle, then broke right, and the speedster took it in for his sixth career touchdown return. He reached a max speed of 20.82 mph, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. That’s the fastest any Patriots ball carrier has traveled on any…