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Squirrel White Recognized On Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced Wednesday that Tennessee junior wide receiver Squirrel White was tabbed to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Biletnikoff Award, which annually recognizes the college football season’s outstanding FBS receiver.White is one of 49 players on the preseason watch list and one of eight players from the Southeastern Conference.…
Sampson Named to Doak Walker Preseason Watch List
DALLAS – Tennessee junior running back Dylan Sampson has been named to the 2024 Doak Walker Award Watch List, as announced by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum on Tuesday afternoon. The award is presented annually to the top running back in college football and is named for SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only…
Football Ranked No. 15 In Preseason Coaches Poll
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football will enter the 2024 campaign ranked No. 15 in the US LBM Preseason Coaches poll, which was unveiled on Monday. The Volunteers are one of nine SEC programs in the preseason top 25, joining top-ranked Georgia, No. 4 Texas, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Ole Miss, No. 11 Missouri, No.…
Experienced O-Line Room Leaning On Veteran Leadership In Fall Camp
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — One of Tennessee football’s most experienced position rooms was highlighted on Monday as UT wrapped up Practice No. 5 of preseason training camp. Offensive line coach Glen Elarbee and a trio of veteran, in-state O-line contributors spoke to media after Monday’s session on Haslam Field to break down the group’s development in the trenches. Tennessee…
Pearce Adds to Preseason Honors, Named to Walter Camp Award Watch List
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. added to his impressive list of preseason accolades on Monday when he was named to the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Preseason Watch List. The talented junior edge rusher is one of 50 total players, including just nine on the defensive side of the ball, tabbed…
Deep Linebackers Group Takes the Spotlight on Day Three of Camp
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee donned the pads on day three of training camp as the Vols continued their runup to kickoff of the 2024 season. First-year linebackers coach William Inge met with the media after Saturday’s practice at Haslam Field and took questions on what he looks for in linebackers, has learned about his position group and how…
New-Look Tight End Room Showcasing Versatility In Preseason Camp
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With 30 days remaining until Tennessee football’s 2024 season opener, position battles are beginning to take shape as the Vols progress through fall training camp. A pair of new transfers and young, budding talent in the tight end room make that competition particularly intriguing as UT’s Aug. 31 matchup with Chattanooga draws closer. Second-year…
McCoy Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
ATLANTA – Tennessee wide receiver Bru McCoy was named to the 2024 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, as announced by the Wuerffel Foundation on Thursday. The Wuerffel Trophy is college football’s premier award for community service and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports. The award is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback…
Athleticism Aplenty As Tennessee Goes Through First Preseason Practice
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football’s roster continues to grow in size, speed and athleticism since head coach Josh Heupel took over the program in 2021. That was on full display Wednesday morning, as the Volunteers began the fourth preseason of the Heupel era with a two-hour practice in helmets and shorts inside the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center. Wednesday’s first…
Vols Host Media Day Ahead Of Preseason Camp
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The conversation was centered around preseason training camp as Tennessee football hosted its annual local media day inside the Anderson Training Center on Tuesday afternoon. Players reported to the facility Tuesday morning, lifted weights and participated in meetings ahead of Wednesday’s first practice of preseason camp. Head coach Josh Heupel took the podium to lead…
Mays & Pearce Jr. Tabbed to Outland & Nagurski Watch Lists
DALLAS – The Football Writers Association of America recognized defensive end James Pearce Jr. and center Cooper Mays on Tuesday – naming Pearce Jr. to its 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List and Mays to the watch list for the Outland Trophy. Each year the Nagurski Trophy recognizes the top defensive player in the country, and the Outland Trophy honors…
Football Reports For Preseason Camp
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The fourth year of the Josh Heupel era has arrived as Tennessee football officially reports for preseason camp on Tuesday with its first practice set for Wednesday morning at Haslam Field. The Volunteers will hold their annual media beginning at 12:45 p.m. ET Tuesday. Heupel takes the podium first followed by defensive coordinator Tim Banks and offensive…
Iamaleava Earns Spot on Maxwell Award Watch List
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava was recognized among the nation’s best college football players entering the 2024 season as one of 80 individuals named to the preseason watch list for the 88th Maxwell Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding college football player in the country. Iamaleava is the only player on the watch list…
Bob Kesling Honored by Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame
Kesling joins an exclusive list of previous honorees with Tennessee Athletics and Vol Radio Network ties. Knoxville, TN (UT Sports) July 27, 2024 Vol Network announcer Bob Kesling will be inducted into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame tonight (Saturday) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, Kesling joins an exclusive list…
Neyland Entertainment District Project Awarded to 865 Neyland Project Team
The University of Tennessee announced today the next big step in the process of transforming the waterfront at Neyland Stadium by issuing its notice of intent to award the Neyland Entertainment District project to the 865 Neyland Project Team, a group consisting of experts in real estate development and sports entertainment, led by Dixon Greenwood, along…
ROCKY TOP TO PARIS: 31 VOLS AND LADY VOLS TO COMPETE AT 2024 OLYMPICS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Athletics is once again well-represented at the Summer Games, as a school-record 31 past, present and future Vols and Lady Vols will compete on behalf of 18 countries at the 2024 Paris Olympics. UT’s 31 Olympians ranks tied for sixth nationally among NCAA programs and is second overall in the SEC. The…
EIGHT VFLS COMPLETE NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ACTION
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Eight former University of Tennessee men’s basketball players wrapped up play at the 2024 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this past weekend, with six averaging at least 12.8 PPG over the course of the 11-day event. Jordan Bowden | Atlanta Hawks3 GP, 13.3 PPG, 25.8 MPG, 34.8 3P%, 3.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.7…
EIGHT VFLS COMPLETE NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ACTION
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Eight former University of Tennessee men’s basketball players wrapped up play at the 2024 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this past weekend, with six averaging at least 12.8 PPG over the course of the 11-day event. Jordan Bowden | Atlanta Hawks3 GP, 13.3 PPG, 25.8 MPG, 34.8 3P%, 3.7 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.7…
Vitello Recognized by D1Baseball.com, Earns Third National Coach of the Year Honor this Year
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the third time this year, Tennessee’s Tony Vitello was named the nation’s top collegiate baseball coach, this time earning D1Baseball.com National Coach of the Year honors. Vitello, who led the Volunteers to their first national title in program history last month, was also named the National Coach of the Year by Baseball America and…
Todd Helton immortalized in Baseball Hall of Fame
Helton becomes first former Tennessee Vol enshrined in Cooperstown Courtesy / WVLT Volunteer TV Sports By John Sartori COOPERSTOWN, NY (WVLT) – There may not have been a tougher moment in Todd Helton’s baseball life than what he had to do on Sunday in front of thousands in Cooperstown, New York. It’s something the Vol For…
VOLS IN PRO BASEBALL: VFLS SHINING AS SECOND HALF OF SEASON GETS UNDERWAY
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With the second half of the 2024 season kicking off Friday afternoon, former Tennessee Volunteers across the nation continue to well-represent their alma mater throughout the professional ranks, including one’s upcoming enshrinement into the sport’s lore forever. Garrett Crochet’s meteoric rise has been the talk of baseball through the first half of the…
Media Selects Mays, Pearce Jr. For Preseason First Team All-SEC Recognition
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference announced Friday that two Tennessee football standouts earned preseason first team All-SEC recognition from the media at the conclusion of 2024 SEC Media Days in Dallas. Senior center Cooper Mays was tabbed to the league’s first team on offense, while junior edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was selected to the defensive first team. Both…
VITELLO TABBED NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR BY BASEBALL AMERICA
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee baseball skipper Tony Vitello added another honor to his already lengthy list when he was named the 2024 National Coach of the Year by Baseball America on Thursday. Vitello, who was also named the ABCA National Coach of the Year in June, led the Volunteers to their first National Championship in program history, as…
Look Back at #SECMD24 in Dallas
FootballJuly 16, 2024 DALLAS – SEC Football Media Days were held in the Lone Star State for the first time, with Tennessee making the rounds on the event’s second day. Fourth-year head coach Josh Heupel, senior center Cooper Mays, senior linebacker Keenan Pili and senior defensive tackle Omari Thomas represented the Vols at the Omni Dallas on Wednesday. The quartet spent the…
Vols at #SECMD24 Tuesday in Dallas
DALLAS – Football season has arrived for Tennessee as the Volunteers take their turn at 2024 SEC Football Media Day on Tuesday at the Omni in downtown Dallas. Tennessee will be represented by fourth-year head coach Josh Heupel, senior center Cooper Mays, senior linebacker Keenan Pili and senior defensive tackle Omari Thomas. The experienced trio of players has served as game…
2024 MLB DRAFT CENTRAL: FOUR MORE VOLS SELECTED ON DAY 2
FORT WORTH, Texas – Four more Tennessee Vols were selected on day two of the 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday, giving them an NCAA-best eight total draft picks through the first 10 rounds. 🚨MLB DRAFT PICKS BY SCHOOL (Thru Day 2)🚨 Tennessee 8LSU 7Arkansas 6Florida State 6Mississippi State 6Oklahoma 6Oklahoma State 6Vanderbilt…
2024 MLB DRAFT CENTRAL: VOLS LEAD ALL PROGRAMS WITH FOUR PICKS ON DAY ONE
FORT WORTH, Texas – Tennessee led all programs with four picks on day one of the 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, representing the most players selected through the first two rounds of any draft in program history. ⚾️MOST DRAFT PICKS ON SUNDAY⚾️ Tennessee 4LSU 3Wake Forest 3FSU 2Kentucky 2Mississippi State 2Oregon State 2Texas A&M…
Vitello To Serve as Guest Analyst on MLB Network Draft Coverage
FORT WORTH, Texas – For the second time in three years, Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello will serve as a guest analyst for the MLB Network during its coverage of rounds one and two of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft, which is being held at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. The MLB Network’s…
BARNES ANNOUNCES THREE STAFF PROMOTIONS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Wednesday title elevations for three members of his staff. Lucas Campbell and Bryan Lentz have been promoted to assistant coach, while Riley Collins has been named assistant director of player development. A Knoxville native and two-time Tennessee graduate, Campbell is entering the third year of his second stint on Barnes’…
UT Puts Record 136 On First-Year SEC Honor Roll
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Tennessee placed 136 student-athletes on the 2023-24 First-Year Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll that was announced Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. That total was the most UT has ever had on the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. It marked an improvement of 22 over the previous record of 114 who…
JOSH HEUPEL NAMED TO 2024 DODD TROPHY WATCH LIST
ATLANTA – Fourth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel is one of 21 honorees named to the watch list for the 2024 Dodd Trophy, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. announced on Monday. Managed by Peach Bowl, Inc. and presented by PNC Bank, The Dodd Trophy, college football’s most coveted national coaching award,…
PINTAR NAMED TO SLOVENIAN OLYMPIC ROSTER
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in her career, former Lady Vol All-American Tjasa Pintar will represent Slovenia at the Olympic Games. Pintar earned a spot on the national roster as a member of the 4×100-meter free relay. Her first appearance in the Summer Games came in 2016, when she was the fastest swimmer on…
VFL CHASE DOLLANDER TABBED TO NATIONAL LEAGUE ROSTER FOR 2024 MLB ALL-STAR FUTURES GAME
ARLINGTON, Texas – With 2024 MLB All-Star Week less than two weeks away, VFL Chase Dollander was selected for the 25th annual All-Star Futures Game, as was announced on Tuesday morning. The contest will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, July 13 at 4:10 p.m. ET and will air on the MLB Network.…
James, Vescovi Sign with NBA Teams
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two of the most accomplished players in the history of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball program have inked contracts with NBA teams to begin their professional careers. Josiah-Jordan James agreed to terms on a deal with the Indiana Pacers, while Santiago Vescovi did so with the Golden State Warriors. Both guards spent five seasons at…
MAYS, PEARCE JR. EARN WALTER CAMP PRESEASON FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITION
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee center Cooper Mays and edge rusher James Pearce Jr. have received preseason first-team All-America recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the nation’s oldest All-America team. The Volunteers were one of six programs to produce multiple first-team All-Americans, joining Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State. Mays enters his fifth year with the program and…
TRIO OF VOLS EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS FROM D1BASEBALL.COM
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee had three players earn D1Baseball.com All-America honors on Wednesday as Blake Burke, Christian Moore and Dylan Dreiling were all recognized for their impressive seasons for the national champion Volunteers. Burke and Moore were both tabbed as first-team selections while Dreiling was named a third-team pick by the publication. With his selection at first base, Burke earned his…
KNECHT SELECTED NO. 17 IN 2024 NBA DRAFT BY LOS ANGELES LAKERS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Dalton Knecht became the ninth-highest drafted player in University of Tennessee men’s basketball history Wednesday night, as he went No. 17 overall to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA Draft. NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced Knecht’s name at 9:58 p.m. at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., live on ABC and ESPN. He…
Vitello Recognized as ABCA National Coach of the Year
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two days after leading Tennessee baseball to its first national championship in program history, head coach Tony Vitello was tabbed as the America Baseball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year. Vitello led the Volunteers to a single-season record 60 victories and also guided the team to SEC regular season and tournament titles as part…
BSB PREVIEW: #1 Vols Set for Super Regional Showdown Against Evansville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Top-ranked Tennessee’s Road to Omaha continues this weekend with the NCAA Knoxville Super Regional against No. 16 Evansville at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. MORE INFO GAME & BROADCAST INFO #1/1 TENNESSEE (53-11, 22-8 SEC) Roster Schedule Stats Notes #16/NR EVANSVILLE (38-24, 17-10 MVC) Roster Schedule Stats Notes Super Regional Central Tickets Follow @UTGameday Official Gameday App Buy Tennessee Gear The No. 1 national seed Volunteers…
Track Central: 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships
EUGENE, Ore. — Twenty-one members of the Tennessee track & field program have traveled to Eugene, Oregon, to represent the Big Orange at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The four-day national meet runs Wednesday through Saturday, June 5-8 at the historic Hayward Field. On the men’s side, the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers will have…
STAMOS NAMED TO CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee graduate pitcher Chris Stamos was named to the 2024 Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday afternoon. This marks the second straight season that Stamos has been selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team after earning the same honors while playing for Cal last season. The Vols have now had…
#1 VOLS SLUG THEIR WAY PAST #22 SOUTHERN MISS TO ADVANCE TO FOURTH STRAIGHT SUPER REGIONAL
Game Recap: Baseball | June 02, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the fourth consecutive season, Tennessee captured an NCAA Regional title and secured a spot in the super regionals after slugging its way past No. 22/23 Southern Miss, 12-3, in Sunday’s regional final at a sold-out Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The top-ranked Volunteers hit five home runs to…
#1 VOLS BLAST FOUR HOMERS TO TAKE DOWN HOOSIERS, ADVANCE TO REGIONAL FINAL
Game Recap: Baseball | June 01, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Top-ranked Tennessee’s high-powered offense showed up in a big way in Saturday night’s 12-6 victory over Indiana in front of another sold-out crowd at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Big Orange blasted four home runs over the first four innings, including a Billy Amick grand slam in the top of…
#1 VOLS OPEN NCAA TOURNAMENT RUN WITH 9-3 WIN OVER NKU
Game Recap: Baseball | May 31, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1/1 Tennessee took care of business in its NCAA regional opener, defeating Northern Kentucky, 9-3, in front of a record crowd of 6,396 on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers (51-11) found themselves in an early hole after Norse leadoff hitter Cleary Simpson started…
BSB PREVIEW: #1 VOLS BEGIN POSTSEASON RUN BY HOSTING KNOXVILLE REGIONAL
Share: BaseballMay 30, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 1 national seed Tennessee Volunteers embark on the Road to Omaha on Friday as they begin play in the NCAA Knoxville Regional at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Big Orange enter the tournament as the top overall seed for the second time in program history with 2022 marking…
Key, Mashack To Participate In SEC Spring Meetings
The University of Tennessee will be represented by two basketball student-athletes at next week’s Southeastern Conference Spring Meetings, as LVFL and graduate Tamari Key and Vol standout Jahmai Mashack make their way to Florida. Key, who is attending for the second consecutive year, and Mashack will be among seven SEC student-athletes who will participate in the event that starts May…
THREE-PEAT! TENNESSEE ATHLETICS CAPTURES THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEC ALL-SPORTS TROPHY
UT becomes just the second school in SEC history to win the award three straight years Tennessee Athletics etched its name into the record book, becoming just the second school to capture three consecutive SEC All-Sports titles, presented by USA Today Network. “I am so proud of our exceptional student-athletes, coaches, and staff, as well as…
VOLS EARN NO. 1 NATIONAL SEED FOR SECOND TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in program history, Tennessee is the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Volunteers will begin their postseason run by hosting the Knoxville Regional, which features No. 2 seed Southern Miss (Sun Belt Champion), No. 3 seed Indiana (at-large) and No. 4 seed Northern Kentucky (Horizon…
TOP-RANKED VOLS WIN FIFTH SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 4-3 WIN OVER LSU
Game Recap: Baseball | May 26, 2024 HOOVER, Ala. – Top-ranked Tennessee secured its fifth Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship, including its second in the last three seasons, after taking down LSU, 4-3, in Sunday’s title game at the Hoover Met. The Volunteers (50-11) were led by another impressive performance from its pitching staff, highlighted by 4.2 scoreless…
#1 VOLS ADVANCE TO SEC TITLE GAME WITH 6-4 WIN OVER RIVAL VANDERBILT
Game Recap: Baseball | May 25, 2024 HOOVER, Ala. – For the third time in four years, No. 1/1 Tennessee will play for the Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship after taking down rival Vanderbilt, 6-4, in Saturday’s semifinal at the Hoover Met. Another stellar Zander Sechrist start on the mound and some more fireworks from Christian Moore at the plate led the…
