Author: UT Release

Vols and Crimson Tide kick off Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS Oct. 11, 2016 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After two consecutive weeks on the road, No. 9/11 Tennessee returns home to play host to cross division rival and top-ranked Alabama at Neyland Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Saturday’s game will be broadcast on…

#9/11 Tennessee looks ahead to Saturday’s showdown vs. #1/1 Alabama on Rocky Top Oct. 10, 2016 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 9/11 Tennessee head coach Butch Jones, along with running back Alvin Kamara, tight end Ethan Wolf and defensive end LaTroy Lewis, spoke to reporters on Monday in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio, previewing the Vols’ upcoming home game against…

Tennessee redshirt junior running back Alvin Kamara has been named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll and senior quarterback Joshua Dobbs has been named to the Davey O’Brien “Great 8” for Week 6, as announced by the Louisville Sports Commission and the Davey O’Brien Award selection subcommittee, respectively, on Monday. Kamara is in on the Paul Hornung Award…

Derek Barnett, Joshua Dobbs, Kahlil McKenzie and Jack Jones took part inTuesday’s Tennessee Football media session Oct. 4, 2016 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As preparations for Saturday’s showdown with No. 8 Texas A&M continue, four members of Team 120 spoke to reporters on Tuesday at the Ray & Lucy Hand Digital Studio. Defensive lineman Kahlil McKenzie, offensive lineman Jack…

The former Tennessee All-American recorded 14 career interceptions while on Rocky Top Oct. 4, 2016 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Tennessee defensive back Deon Grant has been named to the 2016 Southeastern Conference Football Legends class, the league office announced Tuesday. The 2016 Football Legends Class includes 14 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich…

 Oct. 3, 2016 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee head coach Butch Jones, along with wide receiver Josh Malone, offensive lineman Brett Kendrick, defensive lineman Kendal Vickers and SEC Special Teams Player of the Week Riley Lovingood, addressed the media on Monday in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio, discussing the Vols’ Hail Mary victory over Georgia as well as their upcoming road…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee junior defensive end Derek Barnett has been named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and redshirt freshman long snapper Riley Lovingood has been named SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, as announced by the Southeastern Conference on Monday. The Vols have two SEC honorees earning weekly awards for the second-straight week. Last week, Joshua Dobbs was named…

Jauan Jennings came down with the game-winning 43-yard touchdown catch with no time remaining Oct. 1, 2016 ATHENS, Ga. — Jauan Jennings caught a 43-yard touchdown heave from Joshua Dobbs as time expired to lift No. 11/11 Tennessee to a 34-31 comeback victory over No. 25/20 Georgia on Saturday at Sanford Stadium for the Vols’ 11th-straight win. Tennessee (5-0,…

IRVING, Texas — Tennessee senior offensive lineman Dylan Wiesman has been named as one of 156 semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments®, as announced by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation and…

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs, defensive end Derek Barnett and defensive back Todd Kelly Jr. spoke with the media on Tuesday Sept. 27, 2016 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Three members of Team 120 spoke to reporters on Tuesdayof Georgia Week as defensive back Todd Kelly Jr., defensive end Derek Barnett and quarterback Joshua Dobbs met the media at the Ray & Lucy Hand Digital…