BATON ROUGE, La. – An impressive pitching performance by Marcus Phillips and an explosive eighth inning at the plate led No. 4/6 Tennessee to a 9-3 win over No. 3/7 LSU in front of a record-breaking crowd at Alex Box Stadium on Saturday night. After the Tigers (35-9, 13-7 SEC) cut a three-run deficit to one with back-to-back…… MORE
OXFORD, Miss. – No. 1/4 Tennessee bounced back in dominant fashion Saturday afternoon, shutting out No. 16 Ole Miss, 6-0, at Ole Miss Softball Stadium to even the series. The Lady Vols (38-11, 13-7 SEC) broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning, capitalizing on a bunt single and a Rebel error. Taylor Pannell led off the frame with…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Two standout playmakers from the 2024 Tennessee offense were selected in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft Saturday, giving the Volunteers a three-day total of four. Wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. was chosen No. 108 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, while running back Dylan Sampson went No. 126 overall to the Cleveland Browns.…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Another member of Tennessee’s stellar defensive line is off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft as Omarr Norman-Lott was selected with the No. 63 overall pick in the second round by the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs Friday night. Tennessee was one of five programs nationally in this draft with multiple defensive linemen…… MORE
BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 4/6 Tennessee was unable to hang on to a ninth inning lead in Friday’s series opener at No. 3/7 LSU, falling 6-3 at Alex Box Stadium. It was a nightmare of a ninth inning for the Volunteers (34-8, 12-7 SEC), who committed two errors before surrendering a walk and three hits,…… MORE
OXFORD, Miss. – A late rally came up just short for No. 1/4 Tennessee on Friday night, as the Lady Vols fell 3-2 to No. 16 Ole Miss at the Ole Miss Softball Complex. The Rebels (34-12, 10-9 SEC) capitalized early with a three-run second inning. After a hit-by-pitch and a walk put two runners aboard, an…… MORE
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Two-time first-team All-SEC edge rusher James Pearce Jr. became the latest Tennessee Vol to add his name to the program’s legacy of first round draft choices. Pearce Jr. was selected with the No. 26 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, who traded up to take him Thursday night. With…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Kim Caldwell announced that she has received an Institutional Financial Aid Agreement (IFAA) from transfer forward Jersey Wolfenbarger, the No. 7 ranked prospect by espnW in the 2021 high school class and a contributor in every game last season for LSU. She joins forward Janiah Barker of UCLA and guard…… MORE
DALLAS – Tennessee’s Nate Snead was tabbed as one of the nation’s top relief pitchers Wednesday afternoon, earning a spot on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List. Snead was one of 56 players named to the midseason watch list for the award, which is presented annually to the top reliever in college baseball. The Wisconsin…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee led the nation in combined attendance across football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball during 2024-25 regular season competition. The Volunteers paced the country in both cumulative and average attendance, just as they did in 2023-24. “We say this regularly, and the numbers clearly confirm it: Knoxville is undeniably America’s College…… MORE
