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The Tennessee football program is set for a big year after an impressive 2022 season. The Volunteers finished 11-2 with an Orange Bowl victory over Clemson, and one of those losses came to Georgia, who wound up winning the national title. With lofty expectations for 2023  and Joe Milton set to be the starting quarterback, […]

Peyton Manning is an NFL legend and a popular name at the University of Tennessee. After leading the Tennessee football program to success during his time in Rocky Top, he went on to have an impressive NFL run with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos. Now, Manning is headed back to Knoxville as a professor, […]

After being selected with the third overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, Will Anderson Jr. is looking to make a big impact in his rookie season with the Houston Texans. However, it’s clear that Anderson’s Alabama football roots run deep, and he may have painted a bit of a target on his back for […]

It’s no secret that the quarterback position is the key to success in college football. It’s why almost every year the Heisman trophy winner comes from that position. Not only that, but typically, those Heisman winners are playing in the College Football Playoff. In fact, four out of the last five quarterbacks to win the […]

The Alabama football team knocked off Kansas State by a score of 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl last season. For Nick Saban and the Alabama football program, the win produced another trophy in its ever-growing trophy case in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For Saban’s SEC competitors, it represented a year that proved once again that Saban and […]

The Tennessee football team has a lot of expectations in a difficult SEC in 2023. Josh Heupel and the Volunteers avoided a postseason ban after finalized rulings regarding Jeremy Pruitt’s violations. Now, the Vols have added Bennett Warren, the No. 5 OT in the entire Class of 2024, per Hayes Fawcett of On3. ‘BREAKING: Four-Star […]

Former Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt has certainly made plenty of headlines in the past couple of months. Tennessee was hit with some fines and punishment for recruiting violations that occurred during Pruitt’s time in Rocky Top. New Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel made sure not to speak on those matters too much, which […]

Tennessee football had a tremendous season last year, one that fans have been wanting for awhile. Expectation are high heading into the 2023 season, and now the Volunteers faithful want more. One reason that expectations are so high is because of QB Joe Milton. This will be Milton’s first year as the starter, and he […]

SEC Media Days are currently taking place and one of the representatives to take the podium on Thursday for Tennessee football was QB Joe Milton. Milton is now QB1 for the Volunteers, but he once was the starter for Michigan football before transferring over to the SEC. When it comes to power five conferences, it’s […]

With SEC media days taking place, there are plenty of storylines, including Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin and his golden quotes. However, the Tennessee football program is in the spotlight after the NCAA revealed its course of action for the Jeremy Pruitt era. Current Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel has a lot of eyes on […]

With Texas joining the SEC for the 2024 season, Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel was asked whether or not the label “UT” belongs to Tennessee or Texas, and he responded in a way that Tennessee fans will absolutely love. “There’s only one real UT and only on right shade of orange,” Josh Heupel said, via […]

Score another five-star recruit for Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel. Highly-touted wide receiver Mike Matthews committed to the Volunteers on Wednesday. He felt Tennessee football’s high-octane offense and rich tradition made the team the perfect fit for him, per On3.com’s Chad Simmons. 🚨BREAKING🚨 5-star WR Mike Matthews has committed to Tennessee🍊 More from @ChadSimmons_: […]

After 12 largely successful years at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly took the head coaching job for LSU football in 2021. Turns out, Kelly didn’t want it at first. He had his sights set on the Texas Longhorns job, the Tennessee Volunteers job or perhaps an NFL position, according to Chris Low. When Kelly’s agent called […]

The Tennessee football program has been fined more than $8 million and received an array of other punishments for recruiting violations that occurred under former head coach Jeremy Pruitt. Reportedly among those recruiting violations was a payment to Darnell Washington, who didn’t end up playing for the Tennessee football team. Before he chose Georgia over […]

In college football, the sins of the previous coaching staff are often laid upon the new regime. Just ask Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel. The Tennessee football program committed over 200 violations under former coach Jeremy Pruitt, and Josh Heupel is left to deal with punishments handed down by the NCAA. The NCAA has fined […]

The Tennessee football program has been punished by the NCAA for committing over 200 individual infractions. The NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions panel announced Friday that the Tennessee football team won’t receive a postseason ban, but the school has been fined more than $8 million. The violations occurred when Jeremy Pruitt was the Volunteers […]

Georgia football has been the most dominant team in college football in the last two years. The Bulldogs won back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022 and look to dominate the SEC and the national playoff in years to come. Last season, Georgia finished 15-0 and won the national championship game versus TCU, 65-7. The […]

NFL legend and Tennessee football alum Peyton Manning knows a good arm when he sees one. And Manning, who, along with brothers Eli and Cooper and father Archie, runs the Manning Passing Academy, tabbed Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton as a passer to watch. Manning said that the football camp might need to give the Tennessee […]

The Tennessee Volunteers football team had their best season in decades in 2022. With it came the promise of a better future not only for the Tennessee football program itself but for its players with ambitions on making it to the next level in the NFL. Offensively speaking, the Vols are one of the better […]

Rocky Top, you’ll always be, home sweet home to me! After enduring one of the more successful seasons in recent program history, the Tennessee Volunteers are back at it again to prove that the 2022 season was certainly no fluke. Let’s check out our college football odds series where our Tennessee over/under win total prediction and […]

On Wednesday, it was announced that the Tennessee Volunteers are about to be adding to their gameday experience. The University of Tennessee is in the early stages of developing what is called the Neyland Entertainment District that will connect its sporting venues — which could totally revolutionize the live college sporting experience. This has to […]

Tennessee football has secured the signature of an intriguing talent out of the NFL Academy in England, per ESPN. Lagos, Nigeria native Emmanuel Okoye announced Wednesday he is set to play for the Volunteers in 2023 after snubbing USC and Texas Tech, who both offered the 18-year-old scholarships. Okoye has limited experience playing football, having […]

The Tennessee Volunteers hope to dominate on offense as they did much of last year, but they suffered a blow in their spring game when 4-star tight end Ethan Davis suffered a shoulder injury. Josh Heupel did not have an update on tight end Ethan Davis' injury. The Vols coach said it was not related […]

The spring semester is up and running, which means college football teams are also back to work. Programs are seeing what they can do to take the next step and make it to the College Football Playoff. This is the case for Tennessee football. After starting the season unranked, the Volunteers put together one of […]

Four-star quarterback Jake Merklinger committed to the Tennessee Volunteers football program, iHeartMedia Associate Editor Jason Hall wrote in a Thursday tweet. The prospect from Calvary Day School in Savannah, Georgia, chose the Volunteers over offers from Georgia, Michigan State, North Carolina, Florida, Miami, Rutgers and Arkansas, among others, when he committed to Tennessee Thursday afternoon, according to […]

These days, conversations about the Denver Broncos can’t start without an assessment of veteran quarterback Russell Wilson. A nine-time Pro Bowl selection and 2013 Super Bowl champion, Wilson’s disappointing 2022 season was highlighted by the massive five-year, $242.6 million contract extension he signed with the Broncos after being traded by the Seattle Seahawks. Given that […]

It has been nearly a month, but the Kansas City Chiefs still have many reasons to celebrate. They finished the season on top as they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 and took home the Super Bowl trophy for the second time in the last four years. The Chiefs had a slow start to the season, […]

The 2023 NFL Combine is officially in the books, so all eyes are on the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. The next wave of talent will hope to hear their names announced in Kansas City, Missouri in late April. One such player who will likely hear his name called on Day 1 of the draft is […]

Speedy Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt decided not to participate in position drills at the NFL Combine after he felt tightness in his hamstring. Hyatt completed the 40-yard dash, and he ran that sprint in a time of 4.40. He also participated in the broad jump and vertical jump,  with measurements of 11-3 and 40 […]

Tennessee football superstar Hendon Hooker was having a Heisman season until tearing his ACL in November. Nevertheless, he’s still expected to be selected in next month’s NFL Draft, and as Ian Rapoport reported Saturday, is expected to be ready for Week 1 of the season. Hooker is three months removed from surgery and recovery continues […]

Tennessee’s Jalin Hyatt is at the NFL Combine looking to prove he is one of the best wide receivers in the 2023 NFL Draft class. But despite all the Combine fanfare, Hyatt believes that he has already proved himself as the Draft’s WR1. When asked about what makes him a great wide receiver, Hyatt boasted […]

Tennessee football senior quarterback Hendon Hooker responded to questions about him playing in an easier Tennessee offense, Pro Football Focus college football reporter Trevor Sikkema wrote in a Friday tweet. “I can’t help that defenders can’t guard my receivers,” said Hooker. “My job is to give them the ball.” Hooker went on to cover the further details […]

Tennessee Volunteers’ star quarterback Hendon Hooker will not throw in Indianapolis during the NFL Scouting Combine, TheScore’s Jordan Schultz reported on Monday. “One of the top-rated QBs in the draft, Hooker is ahead of schedule recovery wise coming off a torn ACL – he had surgery Dec. 13. Hooker earned SEC OPOY with 32 total […]

Tennessee football senior quarterback Hendon Hooker has met extensively with the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders during the pre-NFL draft process, according to a Wednesday tweet from the Draft Network NFL and College Football analyst Ryan Fowler. The Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and New Orleans Saints were among other NFL teams to meet with […]

Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker has been one of the more underrated quarterbacks entering the 2023 NFL Draft. But with an endorsement from Tennessee legend Peyton Manning, Hooker may no longer fly under the radar. Manning spoke about Hooker’s NFL potential at this year’s Pro Bowl, via Tennessee Titans’ beat reporter Jim Wyatt. Manning, being a Tennessee […]

Former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker has full confidence in his capabilities as a quarterback. In fact, he said that the best is yet to be seen from him when he spoke about his take on his personal outlook once he gets 100 percent healthy again. “It will be a better version of Hendon Hooker, […]

Despite suffering a torn ACL near the end of the 2022 college football regular season, Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker is slated to appear in the Senior Bowl after accepting the invite to the event (via Ari Meirov). “Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker has accepted an invitation to be at next week’s @SeniorBowl . Hooker tore […]

Tennessee Volunteers freshman quarterback Tayven Jackson entered his name into the football transfer portal after the team won the Orange Bowl against Clemson, according to a tweet from the Athletic reporter Bruce Feldman. He will have four years of eligibility remaining. Jackson played in three games for the Volunteers as he backed up senior quarterback […]

The Tennessee Volunteers have landed Dont’e Thornton after poaching the ex-four star receiver in the transfer portal from Oregon, per Adam Sparks of the Knoxville News Sentinel. It’s a reload for the Volunteers’ receiving corps who lost two key pieces to the 2023 NFL Draft; Thornton is considered one of the top wideouts in the […]