Category Archives: Vols News
Three VFLs on 2021 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Ballot
2021 HOF Class / Credit: UT Athletics IRVING, Texas - Tennessee football legends Willie Gault (1979-82), Bobby Majors (1969-71) and Al Wilson (1995-98) were announced to the 2021 National Football Fou...
Jun 16, 2020
List of UT connections on NFL coaching staffs and front offices including 8 VFLs
Jon Gruden and Joshua Dobbs / Credit: UT AthleticsBy Vince Ferrara / @VinceSportsAs you may have seen in the past, I track the VFLs, one-time Vols and Knoxville area players in the NFL.Well, It's time...
Jun 15, 2020
Freshmen at a disadvantage for playing time? Pruitt says no; numbers prove he plays plenty
Vols HC Jeremy Pruitt / Credit: 99.1 The Sports Animal By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports A common narrative about college football, since the sports shutdown, is that it will be harder than usual this s...
Jun 13, 2020
Junior Sluggers Soularie & Daniels Selected on Day 2 of MLB Draft
Alerick Soularie and Zach Daniels / Credit: UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee baseball had two more players selected on the second and final day of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft on Thur...
Jun 11, 2020
Zach Daniels Selected in Fourth Round of MLB Draft by Houston Astros
Zach Daniels / Credit: UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee junior slugger Zach Daniels was the third Vol selected in the 2020 MLB Draft after being chosen with the final pick of the fourth...
Jun 11, 2020
Alerick Soularie Drafted in Second Round by Minnesota Twins
Alerick Soularie / Credit: UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee junior outfielder Alerick Soularie was the second Volunteer to be selected in the 2020 MLB Draft, going to the Minnesota Twin...
Jun 11, 2020
2020 SEC Football Media Days to be conducted in virtual format
Jarrett Guarantano / Credit: 99.1 The Sports AnimalBIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The Southeastern Conference will hold its first-ever virtual football media days in 2020, the Conference announced Wednesday.SE...
Jun 10, 2020
Smith Returns to Rocky Top as Pitching Coach
Megan Rhodes Smith / Credit: UT Athletics KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee softball welcomes back LVFL Megan Rhodes Smith as its new assistant coach for pitching, announced co-head coaches Ralph and Karen...
Jun 08, 2020
Vince’s View: Zoom video conversation on Vols with Rick Russo
By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports Rick Russo, sports director at our television partner WVLT, invited me to join him on a video Zoom call to discuss UT athletics topics including recruiting, this year&#...
Jun 06, 2020
Peyton Manning and Erika Brown Featured in YouTube’s “Dear Class of 2020”
Peyton Manning & Erika Brown / Credit: UT Athletics On Sunday, June 7, NFL legend and VFL Peyton Manning and American Record holder and 2020 Tennessee graduate Erika Brown will appear in YouTube&#...
Jun 05, 2020
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