Category: Tennessee Vols Football

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A total of 30 former Tennessee Vols opened week one with NFL squads. Of those 30 players,17 of them saw action in their respective season openers.  Quarterback Joshua Dobbs made his third-career start for the Arizona Cardinals against the Washington Commanders. Dobbs completed 21 of 30 passes for 132 yards. In his 14th year,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With the 2023 home opener in the books, No. 11/9 Tennessee now turns its attention to its SEC opener and first true road game of the year as it prepares to head down to Gainesville to take on Florida this Saturday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN. During his weekly press conference on…

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel spoke to the media following Tennessee’s 30-13 victory over Austin Peay on Saturday night. He was followed by players Joe Milton III, Wesley Walker, Aaron Beasley and Jabari Small. Forum discussion: Just listened to Heupels post game press conference

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After trailing early, No. 9 Tennessee scored 20 unanswered points en route to a 30-13 victory over a scrappy Austin Peay squad in front of a sold-out crowd of 101,915 on Saturday night at Neyland Stadium. The contest, which featured UT’s seventh straight packed house at the historic venue, got under way 28…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After an impressive season-opening victory over Virginia last weekend in Nashville, No. 9/9 Tennessee will take on in-state foe Austin Peay in its home opener at Neyland Stadium on Saturday evening at 5 p.m. As of Friday morning, the game is officially sold out, marking UT’s seventh consecutive home sellout dating back to…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the 2023 NFL season kicks off, 28 former Tennessee Volunteers will kick off the year on rosters across the league.  Of these 28 VFLs, 22 will debut on active rosters while five are on practice squads and one is listed on the injured reserve. Former 2022 Vols Hendon Hooker, Jalin Hyatt, Cedric Tillman, Darnell Wright and Byron Young are…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football held its Thursday morning walkthrough inside the Anderson Training Center as the ninth-ranked Vols continue prepping for the 2023 home opener. UT squares off with in-state foe Austin Peay Saturday in Neyland Stadium, with kickoff set for 5 p.m. According to head coach Josh Heupel, the team’s focus this week — and every…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With Saturday’s home opener against Austin Peay on deck, the 9th-ranked Tennessee football team took Haslam Field Tuesday morning to begin on-field prep for the in-state matchup. The Vols and Governors square off at 5 p.m. ET inside Neyland Stadium for UT’s first home game since Week 10 of the 2022 campaign. Coming off…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Volunteers moved to No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 9 in the USA TODAY AFCA Coaches poll following a dominant 49-13 win over Virginia last Saturday afternoon. Tennessee (1-0, 0-0 SEC) currently ranks in the top 10 in both polls for the first time during the 2023…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that Tennessee football picked up a pair of weekly honors from the league office after a wire-to-wire victory over Virginia to open the 2023 campaign. Redshirt senior quarterback Joe Milton III was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, while senior defensive end Tyler Baron was selected as the SEC Defensive Lineman…