Category: Tennessee Vols Football

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team will open the 2019 season at 3:30 p.m. against Georgia State inside Neyland Stadium on Aug. 31 on ESPNU before hosting BYU at 7 p.m. on ESPN on Sept. 7 and Chattanooga at Noon on the SEC Network on Sept. 14. ESPN announced its college football broadcast schedule for…

By Zach Stipe, Director of Football Communications  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Kyle Phillips had a breakout senior season in 2018 for the Vols. The Nashville, Tenn., native totaled 55 tackles, five sacks and eight TFLs, while starting all 12 games and capturing Tennessee’s Defensive MVP honor at the end-of-year banquet. His top highlight came when he intercepted Alabama…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee redshirt junior quarterback Jarrett Guarantano passed for 198 yards and four touchdowns, as the White defeated the Orange, 28-10, on Saturday evening in the 2019 Chevrolet Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium. Guarantano, who was named the game’s most valuable player, was 12 of 22 for 141 yards in the first half and finished…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team held its final practice before the annual Chevrolet Orange and White Game on Thursday at Haslam Field. The Vols practiced in full pads two days before they will wrap up spring workouts at the intra-squad scrimmage at 6 p.m. on Saturday inside Neyland Stadium. The format…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – It was an easy decision for Derrick Ansley to return to Rocky Top after spending a season in the NFL as the Oakland Raiders’ defensive backs coach. Ansley, who was hired as Tennessee’s defensive coordinator in February, said his relationship with head coach Jeremy Pruitt and the lure of Tennessee’s campus, resources and…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team is one-third of the way through spring practice and head coach Jeremy Pruitt is encouraged by the progress the Vols are making heading into spring break. UT will have all of next week off before returning to practice on March 26. Pruitt singled out ball security…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee hosted its annual Pro Day on Thursday morning with a group of draft-eligible Vols showcasing their talents in front of NFL scouts and executives. There were a total of 12 UT athletes participating in workouts throughout the day: Micah Abernathy, Paul Bain, Keller Chryst, Malik Elion, D.J. Henderson, Alexis…