Category: Tennessee Vols Football

UT Sports Information PALM BEACH, Fla. – Junior kicker Brent Cimaglia was named one of the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award “Stars of the Week”, as announced by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission on Monday. Cimaglia continued his stellar 2019 season in last Saturday’s 30-7 victory over UAB, connecting on all three of his field-goal attempts and…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Homecoming festivities have subsided and its back to business for the Vols as they prepare for their penultimate road trip. Tennessee faces Kentucky at Kroger Field in Lexington on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (ET). The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network with Tom Hart (PxP), Jordan Rodgers…

UT Sports Information Opening Statement: “Looking back and reviewing this last game, just starting with offensively, (there were) way too many negative plays. There was too much pressure on the quarterback and got him off the spot. Not as much schematically, but just kind of getting whipped and pushed back into the quarterback. (We had) too…

UT Sports Information BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee defensive back Bryce Thompson was selected as the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Week after a record-performance in the Vols 30-7 Homecoming win against UAB on Saturday. The sophomore picked off three passes to tie a single-game program record as the Vols kept the Blazers scoreless until late in the fourth…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Sophomore cornerback Bryce Thompson tied a single-game school record with three interceptions, and Tennessee converted four UAB turnovers into 20 points Saturday night en route to a 30-7 Homecoming victory in front of a crowd of 85,791 at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee, which won for the third time in its last four outings, improved…

Tennessee 30, UAB 7Nov. 2, 2019 | Knoxville, Tenn. | Neyland Stadium Tennessee Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt Opening Statement: “That was a really hard-fought game. Those guys, especially on defense, played an outstanding game. You can see why they (UAB) are one of the top-ranked defenses in the country. They have good players and good…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt said his squad has a lot to prove heading into Saturday’s homecoming contest with UAB inside Neyland Stadium at 7 p.m. The Vols (3-5) welcome the Blazers (6-1) following their most complete performance of the season as they routed South Carolina 41-21 behind a…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following a complete team win over South Carolina, the Tennessee Football team and “player’s coach” Jeremy Pruitt spent Tuesday in shells on Haslam Field preparing for a homecoming matchup with UAB. “Coach Pruitt, he’s a player’s coach,” said freshman linebacker Henry To’o To’o. “He loves his players and he’ll do anything for his players.…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A second-half shutout, a career day from senior receiver Jauan Jennings and two special teams scores propelled Tennessee to a 41-21 victory over South Carolina for its second SEC victory of 2019 Saturday at Neyland Stadium. “We keep talking about finding a way to win, and we found a way to win tonight against a really…

KNOXVILLE – The contributions of Tennessee’s freshman trio of Henry To’o To’o, Darnell Wright and Wanya Morris have not gone unnoticed, and with that the first-year Vols have each been named to the FWAA Freshman All-America Team Midseason Watch List, as announced by the Football Writers Association of America on Wednesday. Morris and Wright have been…