Category: Tennessee Vols Football

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor Beverly Davenport and Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer introduced Jeremy Pruitt as the new head football coach of the Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday at the Peyton Manning Locker Room inside Neyland Stadium. The university and Pruitt have agreed to a six-year contract with annual compensation of $3.8…

  University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor Beverly Davenport and Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer will hold a press conference Thursday at 6:05 p.m. ET in the Peyton Manning Locker Room to introduce Jeremy Pruitt as Tennessee’s next head football coach. “Six days ago, I mentioned several attributes that I sought to find in the next…

It’s hard to believe it was only one week ago today that the Greg Schiano news broke. So much has happened since then, it seems like a work of fiction. But the coaching search resets this weekend as Tennessee named Phillip Fulmer as athletics director on Friday. Here’s a recap of a few things you…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chancellor Beverly Davenport announced the appointment of Phillip Fulmer as acting director of athletics on Friday. “Phillip Fulmer will begin serving as athletic director effective immediately,” Davenport said. “I have taken these steps in the best interest of the university.” “I am confident that Phillip understands the need to support our student-athletes and our commitment…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A handful of Tennessee players met with the media on Tuesday afternoon in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio to discuss this week’s game against LSU, their outlook on the rest of the season and new interim head coach Brady Hoke. Vols Focused on Sending Seniors Out on High Note With…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football interim head coach Brady Hoke spoke to reporters at Monday’s noon press conference in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. Hoke was named Tennessee’s interim head coach on Sunday. He made it clear on Monday that he and the coaching staff are focused on the team’s seniors and that…

  (Opening Statement) “I appreciate members of the media making it here on this Sunday afternoon. This morning I met with Coach Butch Jones to discuss the future of the football program, and I informed him of my decision that he step down as the University of Tennessee’s head football coach. Transitions like this are…

Opening Statement: “Well, just going back and revisiting the Southern Miss game, before I move on to Missouri, when you look at the game, it is all about the details. The small details add up to the big things and what it takes to play winning football and we were able to do that. When…