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Vols 1 of 10 Teams Preseason Ranked 3 Years Running

Vols 1 of 10 Teams Preseason Ranked 3 Years Running

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee football team is ranked No. 24 in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll released on Thursday, marking three straight years the Vols will open the season ranked by the coaches. UT is one of only 10 teams to capture preseason rankings in the poll each of the last three seasons. It…

Vols Camp Report: Shells On and Intensity Up in Practice No. 3

Vols Camp Report: Shells On and Intensity Up in Practice No. 3

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The intensity and physicality picked up at Haslam Field on Tuesday evening as Tennessee held its third practice of fall camp. The Vols sported shells for the first time this fall and kicked off practice with the “Circle of Life” drill to get some contact going early on. “I thought we had a really productive…

Vols Camp Report: Competitiveness and Tenacity

Vols Camp Report: Competitiveness and Tenacity

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee assistant coaches Bob Shoop, Larry Scott, Charlton Warren and Mike Canales spoke to reporters on Sunday after practice at Haslam Field. The four assistants discussed what they have seen in these early days of camp in the ongoing position battles as well as the tenacity that they expect from their players. Scott, who is in his first year as Tennessee’s…

Vols Camp Report: Tennessee Opens Fall Practice on High Note

Vols Camp Report: Tennessee Opens Fall Practice on High Note

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones and Team 121 officially kicked off fall camp with their first practice of the season on Saturdayafternoon at Haslam Field. Jones was impressed with what he saw on Day 1 but hit on the importance of improving each day during camp. “I thought it was a very, very productive start. Tomorrow,…

Vols Camp Report: Jones Details Strength Gains, Excitement for Fall Camp

Vols Camp Report: Jones Details Strength Gains, Excitement for Fall Camp

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones held his first press conference of the fall on Friday in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio. After leading the program to its third consecutive bowl victory and second straight nine-win season in 2016, Jones talked about the excitement among the players and coaches to get this year’s…

Video: Butch Jones’ full start of fall practice press conference

Video: Butch Jones’ full start of fall practice press conference

Here’s the full Butch Jones press conference from Friday entering the start of fall practice on Saturday in Knoxville. The Vols head football coach talked about the team including some injury news, changing personal agents, team and individual player strength records they set and much more.

Greater Knoxville Sports HOF Class of 2017

Greater Knoxville Sports HOF Class of 2017

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Five individuals with ties to the University of Tennessee will be inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame during the 36th annual dinner and induction ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 3 at the Knoxville Convention Center. The inductees are as follows: Rod Delmonico, James A. Haslam II, Dawn Marsh, J.J. McCleskey and Art Reynolds.…

NFF to honor Peyton Manning with on-campus salute at Georgia game

NFF to honor Peyton Manning with on-campus salute at Georgia game

Tennessee football legend Peyton Manning will be honored by the National Football Foundation (NFF) during halftime of the Volunteers home game against Georgia on Sept. 30 at Neyland Stadium. The midfield ceremony will serve as the NFF’s official “On-Campus Salute” of Manning’s selection to the College Football Hall of Fame. The NFF announced Manning as part of…

Butch Jones talks about who he is, family and balance on The Erik Ainge Show

Butch Jones talks about who he is, family and balance on The Erik Ainge Show

Tennessee coach Butch Jones joined Erik Ainge and Brian Rice on The Erik Ainge Show Wednesday to talk about who he is rather than the team and player topics that he’ll discuss once players report on Friday and practice begins on Saturday. You can hear Butch Jones’ pre-fall practice press conference on Friday at 11:30am…

Vols-Indiana State Week 2 Set for 4 p.m. on SEC Network

Vols-Indiana State Week 2 Set for 4 p.m. on SEC Network

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee’s 2017 home opener against Indiana State on Sept. 9 is slated for a 4 p.m. ET broadcast on SEC Network, as announced by the Southeastern Conference office on Tuesday. The Vols and the Sycamores have never played each other on the gridiron before. The television times and channels of Vols’ first three games of the 2017 season…

VOLeaders Academy Class of 2017-18 Announced

VOLeaders Academy Class of 2017-18 Announced

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Athletics Department on Monday announced its VOLeaders Academy Class of 2017-18. The third annual collection of VOLeaders comprises 19 current student-athletes who represent 15 different sports. The 2017-18 VOLeaders are: Alyssa Andreno (volleyball), Channing Bearden (rowing), Mary Brakefield (women’s swimming), Marquez Callaway (football), Katie Cousins (soccer), Brayden Garrison (men’s golf), Madison Graham (women’s swimming), Darryl Harris (men’s track), Allison Herring (women’s golf), Abby Lockman (softball), Emily Meier (women’s track), Megan Murray (women’s track), Nathan Murray (men’s swimming), Ariadna…

Vol Report: UT Coaching Staff Loaded With Head Coaching Experience

Vol Report: UT Coaching Staff Loaded With Head Coaching Experience

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team has one of the nation’s top head coaches in Butch Jones – a leader who has led the Vols to three consecutive winning seasons, including back-to-back nine-win campaigns. Jones will enter his 11th season as a head coach in 2017 with unquestionably one of the nation’s top coaching staffs. Four of…

VOLeaders Reflect On Incredible Trip To Vietnam

VOLeaders Reflect On Incredible Trip To Vietnam

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. —The VOLeaders Academy, a first-of-its-kind program, is a dynamic partnership between the UT Center for Leadership and Service, the Center for Sport, Peace and Society and the Tennessee Athletics Department. The program is unlike any in the country, spanning the boundaries of three different areas of campus, from academics to student life and…

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