Category: Tennessee Vols Football

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As the 2023 season opener inches closer, the Tennessee football team wrapped up preseason practice No. 13 on Friday morning at Haslam Field. One of the most impressive groups throughout preseason camp has been the running backs, featuring an ideal mix of veteran returners and ultra-talented newcomers, giving the Vols a deeper and…

HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame revealed Thursday that Tennessee redshirt senior linebacker Keenan Pili is one of 85 players chosen for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award. The award is selected annually to the most outstanding college football player of Polynesian ancestry that epitomizes great ability and integrity. The outstanding graduate transfer…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Led by sixth-year senior quarterback Joe Milton III, Tennessee’s up-tempo offense started fast with a touchdown on its first drive as the Volunteers wrapped up their second scrimmage of preseason camp on Wednesday in Neyland Stadium. “He was really accurate with the football, really decisive and been a really good decision maker,” said head…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After taking Monday off, Tennessee football began the third week of preseason training camp Tuesday morning inside the Anderson Training Center before wrapping up Practice No. 11 on Haslam Field. Ongoing position battles and roster development have been the key talking points throughout the fall as the No. 12/10 Volunteers work towards the…

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Tennessee senior linebacker Aaron Beasley was one of 85 players named to the 2023 Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, as announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday afternoon. The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1994 and is named in honor of Chuck “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football will begin the third year of the Josh Heupel era ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25, it was announced on Monday. The Vols are one of six Southeastern Conference teams in the poll, joining No. 1 Georgia, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 LSU, No. 22 Ole Miss…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III was named to his third major award preseason watch list on Friday when he was tabbed as one of 45 players to watch for the 2023 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, as announced by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The redshirt senior has also been included on…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s defensive front set the tone in the Volunteers’ first scrimmage of preseason camp on a soggy Thursday in Neyland Stadium.  “The run game part of it, the defensive line, interior and guys on the edge, but I thought our backers did a great job fitting gaps and our safeties were involved in…

DALLAS – Tennessee running backs Jabari Small and Jaylen Wright were named preseason candidates for the 2023 Doak Walker Award, as announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the top running back in college football and is named for SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With Practice No. 6 in the books and Tennessee football’s first scrimmage of the fall set for Thursday morning, the Big Orange wide receivers are generating plenty of buzz and excitement in preseason training camp. After the departures of Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman to the NFL, current veterans Bru McCoy and Ramel Keyton have stood out to second-year wide receivers coach Kelsey…