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Tennessee football took a definitive step forward last season, earning a 10-3 record and advancing into the expanded College Football Playoff format. But the Volunteers did not look close to their usual selves on offense. Former five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava struggled to move the ball downfield with regularity. He will need a strong support system […]

Tennessee football watched one of its own blaze the 40-yard dash in uncanny fashion. Now there’s the belief James Pearce Jr. just boosted his stock at the 2025 NFL Combine. The edge rusher exploded at Lucas Oil Stadium Thursday — turning in a 4.47 time. The NFL X account believed Pearce’s stock grows higher from […]

The Tennessee football team is losing a key defensive player to the transfer portal as starting cornerback Rickey Gibson plans to enter in the spring. The first portal window closed back in late December, but there is a second window that is open briefly after spring practice. Gibson will enter when it is open again, […]

When the 2024 NCAA season came to an end, it looked like junior Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was going to be one of the first players off the board. Standing 6-foot-5, 242 pounds with a quick first step and incredible fluidity off the edge, Pearce Jr. looks like an ideal fit as both […]

The Nebraska football team has canceled its upcoming home-and-home series with Tennessee as they get ready for renovations to Memorial Stadium. The Cornhuskers were supposed to host the Volunteers in 2026 and visit Knoxville in 2027. Nebraska will begin renovations on their stadium soon and it has created some scheduling concerns for the 2027 season. […]

The Florida football team landed yet another impressive commitment for its 2025 recruiting class on Tuesday as four-star cornerback Onis Konanbanny flipped his commitment from Tennessee. Konanbanny had been committed to the Volunteers since August, but he has decided to change things up right before National Signing Day. At the last second, the Gators added […]

Despite making the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoffs, Tennessee has a lot of remodeling to do over the offseason. Josh Heupel has taken an aggressive approach in the college football transfer portal and landed another commitment from former Notre Dame offensive tackle Sam Pendleton. Pendleton committed to the Volunteers with three years of eligibility remaining, […]

Tennessee football watched James Pearce Jr. thrash the trenches during the Volunteers’ College Football Playoff run. The Vols learned Wednesday night what his 2025 destination will be between Knoxville or the NFL Draft. The defensive lineman is heading for the latter, with NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport confirming the move. “University of Tennessee edge James […]

The Tennessee Volunteers’ All-SEC defensive back Jermod McCoy is set to miss spring practice and several months of action after tearing his ACL during an offseason training session in Texas. The sophomore standout underwent successful surgery to repair the ligament, with an optimistic return timeline projected near the start of the 2025 season, according to […]

The Tennessee football program is currently in the middle of a busy offseason period after their playoff loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round. While the Volunteers did secure their first ever College Football Playoff berth this year (thanks to the new 12-team format), the way the team fell in Columbus left […]

It was clear that Tennessee was severely outmatched in nearly every facet against Ohio State in the first round of the College Football Playoff. It seemed obvious after the lopsided defeat that changes needed to be made, where dipping into transfer portal could fix to narrow the talent gap, should the Vols face similar competition […]

A key contributor to the Tennessee Volunteers’ offense is hitting the transfer portal. Head coach Josh Heupel is entering a big offseason as the program looks to cement itself as a true national title contender. Unfortunately, the Volunteers’ largely successful 2024 ended in a whimper with their blowout loss at Ohio State. Tennessee will bring […]

The most impressive performance of the first weekend of the College Football Playoff came from Ohio State. The No. 8-seeded Buckeyes welcomed No. 9-seed Tennessee to Columbus and blew its doors off in a stunning 42-17 blowout that just about nobody saw coming. In the process of getting Ohio State out to that huge lead, […]

There was a mountain of pressure piling up open Ryan Day and Ohio State football heading into Saturday night’s College Football Playoff matchup with No. 9-seed Tennessee. The Buckeyes were coming off of a very sour loss against Michigan and missed out on the Big Ten title game as a result. If Ohio State would […]

Ohio State fans turned up the volume in Ohio Stadium Saturday night, making their voices heard with a bold message for the SEC during the Buckeyes’ dominant 42-17 victory over Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Throughout the game, chants of “S-E-C” echoed around the stadium, a pointed jab at a […]

Following a lackluster performance in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Tennessee lost to Ohio State in a game that the Volunteers seemed to have never shown up for, causing social media to go haywire. By a final score of 42-17, Tennessee’s offense had just 256 yards of total offense, compared to Ohio […]

Tennessee football received a rough introduction into the College Football Playoffs Saturday. The Volunteers did more than fall behind early 21-0 to Ohio State. They lost a pivotal piece in Dylan Sampson. The running back limped off during the first half against the Buckeyes. The news later got worse for Sampson, per Pete Thamel of […]

Things are not looking good for No. 9 Tennessee football in its College Football Playoff game on Saturday night against the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Vols were absolutely blown out of the water by the Buckeyes right from the get-go. Ohio State scored 21 unanswered points in […]

The first ever 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off on Friday night, as the Indiana Hoosiers make the short trip from Bloomington to South Bend to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. This in-state matchup will be followed by a triple-header of games on Saturday, and surely, eyes of football fans across the country will […]

Tennessee football has its fanbase thinking about a national championship again. The Volunteers are back into the national title picture for the first time since the 1998 season. This time as one of the first 12-team postseason qualifiers. But while the Vols are visualizing hoisting the 2024-25 season crown with Ohio State soon on deck, […]

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff is almost here. The regular season is done, conference champions have been crowned, and the field is set. This is a major change in college football that fans have been excited about, and on December 20th, the playoff will get underway. Things will start with first-round games being on […]

For the first time on one of their home turfs, Tennessee and Ohio State will meet this Saturday in a first-round College Football Playoff matchup. The No. 9-seeded Volunteers will head into “The Horseshoe” to take on the No. 8-seeded Buckeyes, marking only the second meeting in history between these two storied programs. Out of […]

Tennessee makes their College Football Playoff debut as they visit Ohio State in the first round. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Tennessee-Ohio State prediction and pick. Tennessee-Ohio State Last Game – Matchup History Tennessee comes into the game sitting at 10-2 on the year. They won their first […]

Despite Bill Belichick’s bombshell hiring as the North Carolina football head coach, the Tennessee football program appears set to hold on to one of its most prized recruits. Faizon Brandon, a five-star quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class out of Greensboro, North Carolina, reaffirmed his commitment to the Volunteers today after Belichick’s hiring down the […]

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff is almost here. The regular season is done, conference champions have been crowned, and the field is set. This is a major change in college football that fans have been excited about, and on December 20th, the playoff will get underway. Things will start with first-round games being on […]

After the Tennessee football program finished their season 10-2 and second in the SEC, they could be losing a member of their defense. Tennessee redshirt freshman linebacker Jalen Smith appears to be one of the college football athletes who could be looking for a new opportunity in the NCAA transfer portal, per Hayes Fawcett of On3 […]

After national early signing day on Wednesday, Tennessee football’s program secured their protector for the upcoming season, officially signing five-star offensive tackle David Sanders Jr., per Austin Price of On3. “OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL,” Price wrote on X. “@DavidLSandersJr announces on @finebaum he has signed with Tennessee!” Tennessee was in a football recruiting war with Ohio State, […]

The Miami football team just needed a win over Syracuse in Week 14 to head to the ACC title game and essentially clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff. However, Miami fell to Kyle McCord and Syracuse, then they dropped to No. 13 in the latest batch of College Football Playoff rankings released on […]

With Early Signing Day kicking off on Wednesday, there was a flurry of signings across college football. The Tennessee football program is headed for the College Football Playoff barring any surprising changes by the Selection Committee. On Wednesday, the Tennessee football program was hoping to make it official with five-star offense tackle David Sanders. Jr. […]

Things didn’t start off as planned for Tennessee football on Saturday. The Volunteers’ arch rival Vanderbilt came out of the gates on fire with a chance to ruin Tennessee’s season and took a 14-0 lead in the opening five minutes of the game with a kickoff return for a touchdown, a fumble recovery and another […]

For the 119th time, two rivals meet as Tennessee faces Vanderbilt. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Tennessee-Vanderbilt prediction and pick. Tennessee-Vanderbilt Last Game – Matchup History Tennessee comes into the game sitting at 9-2 on the year and 5-2 in conference play. After falling to Georgia, their hopes […]

It is a late-season non-conference battle as UTEP visits Tennessee. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a UTEP-Tennessee prediction and pick. UTEP-Tennessee Last Game – Matchup History UTEP enters the game at just 2-8 on the year. They are coming off their second win of the year. Last time out, […]

In what might serve as a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game, the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers (6-2, 5-2 SEC) fell 31-17 to the No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs (8-2, 6-2 SEC) in Week 12. Does this loss extinguish the Vols’ College Football Playoff hopes? Given the unpredictability of how the CFP committee will rank […]

As we await the third week of the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, there will likely be another shakeup after the losses of Tennessee and BYU. The No. 7 Volunteers took a road loss to rival No. 12 Georgia, while the No. 6 Cougars were upset at home by Kansas. Tennessee’s loss feels much […]

Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel did not seem happy with reporters during his postgame press conference, following a loss to Georgia. Heupel appeared in front of reporters Saturday, as usual after a game. When asked about Tennessee penalties that played a role in the loss, Heupel seemed to infer that the team didn’t actually commit […]

Tennessee football quarterback Nico Iamaleava was not happy after his team dropped a key SEC game against Georgia. The Volunteers lost to the Bulldogs on Saturday night, 31-17. The loss left a bad taste in Iamaleava’s mouth. The young play caller managed to compete despite being in concussion protocols recently. “There’s a lot of frustration, […]

Tennessee football has been peppered with positive injury news on Friday just when it needed it the most as the Volunteers get ready for arguably the biggest game of their season against Georgia. After it was announced that starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava will start on Saturday, the news broke that wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. […]

Tennessee football (8-1) can potentially solidify their spot in the SEC Championship game with a road victory against Georgia in Week 12. Their elite rushing attack and suffocating defense is pushing them towards a landmark campaign, but they might need a healthy and effective Nico Iamaleava to attain such a result. Although the freshman quarterback […]

One of the biggest remaining games on the SEC slate will be played this Saturday night when the Tennessee Volunteers make the trip to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. A game of this magnitude, which has major College Football Playoff implications, requires college football’s preeminent pre-game show to make a visit. College GameDay […]