Category: Tennessee Vols Football

UT AthleticsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football made its first appearance in Neyland Stadium this spring under new head coach Josh Heupel as the Volunteers went through a 100-play live scrimmage and capped Thursday working goal line situations. Sophomore Harrison Bailey, senior Hendon Hooker and sophomore Brian Maurer all took snaps under center. “The guys had a ton of energy and made a bunch…

UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Back-to-back outdoor padded practice days filled with energy, physicality and attentiveness closed the second week of Tennessee spring football with positive momentum under new head coach Josh Heupel The Volunteers held their first full pads practice on Tuesday, while wearing shoulder pads Thursday and finishing off the week in full pads on…

UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The first full pads practice of the Josh Heupel era is complete. Tennessee football went through its third practice of the spring and its first outdoor workout for over two hours on Tuesday afternoon at Haslam Field. Sunny skies finally greeted the Volunteers after the first two practices of week one were forced indoors…

UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Spring practice of the Josh Heupel era is underway as the first-year Tennessee head coach put his Volunteers through a spirited, fast-paced indoor workout at the Anderson Training Center on Thursday afternoon. Inclement weather pushed the first practice indoors, just hours after four Vols shined at Pro Day in front of dozens of…

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…