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Competition Levels Remain High as Preseason Camp Draws to a Close
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With classes underway and the preseason winding down, No. 15 Tennessee will use this week as a mock game week before turning its full attention towards preparation for the 2024 season opener against Chattanooga on Aug. 31 at Neyland Stadium. “Wrapping up training camp today, guys are off to class,” head coach Josh Heupel said during…
#15 Vols Complete Second Preseason Scrimmage
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football held its second scrimmage of preseason camp on Thursday morning inside Neyland Stadium, and head coach Josh Heupel addressed media members following the workout. Quotes from Heupel are below: Opening statement…“Good afternoon. (It was) great to get back inside of Neyland (and) scrimmage again. All in all, I thought the scrimmage went really…
Trio of Vols on 2024 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame revealed on Thursday that Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava, linebacker Keenan Pili and defensive lineman Jaxson Moi were selected to the 2024 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding college football player of Polynesian ancestry that epitomizes great ability and integrity.…
Gainey Attends SEC Coaches Opportunity Forum
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee men’s basketball associate head coach Justin Gainey attended the recent 2024 Southeastern Conference Coaches Opportunity Forum. The program focused on professional development, mentorship and networking opportunities for selected assistant coaches across various sports from each of the league’s institutions. Tennessee women’s basketball assistant coach Roman Tubner also went to the conference. The forum aimed…
Lindsey Nelson Stadium Construction Updates For 2025
Tennessee baseball is committed to providing Vol Nation with an unparalleled gameday experience and to building one of the nation’s finest college baseball venues, home of the 2024 National Champions. While our original aim was to unveil this experience for the 2025 season, ongoing renovations will continue until 2026. “Our staff and I appreciate Vol Nation for all…
Tennessee Athletics and Pilot Announce Transformative Partnership to Preserve Neyland Stadium
Neyland Stadium has been home of the Vols for more than 100 years and that legacy will live on thanks to a transformative partnership with Tennessee Athletics and Knoxville-based Pilot, the largest network of travel centers in North America. Football August 13, 2024 Neyland Stadium has been home of the Vols for more than 100…
Secondary Unit Thrives On Cohesion, Competition Through 10 Fall Practices
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s revamped secondary was the topic of conversation on Monday after the Vols completed their 10th practice of preseason training camp. Defensive backs coach Willie Martinez spoke to local reporters about his unit’s cohesiveness, competition and consistency through the first two weeks of fall practice. Martinez leads a group of young, athletic defensive backs that…
Plavšić Wins Bronze with Serbia at Olympic Games
PARIS – Former University of Tennessee men’s basketball standout Uroš Plavšić is the winner of an Olympic bronze medal after Serbia defeated Germany, 93-83, Saturday morning. Plavšić becomes the third Tennessee men’s basketball player to win an Olympic medal. The prior two are Ernie Grunfeld (United States, gold in 1976) and Allan Houston (United States, gold in 2000). Serbia…
Vols Go Under Friday Night Lights For First Preseason Camp Scrimmage
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Knoxville native running back DeSean Bishop received significant carries, the defensive line set the tone and Tennessee football concluded its eighth preseason camp workout with a two-hour scrimmage under Friday night lights in Neyland Stadium. With players’ families in attendance, the Volunteers went live tackle with ones, twos and threes, while working special teams and…
Cooper Mays Lands on Rimington Trophy Watch List
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee center Cooper Mays has been named to the preseason watch list for the Rimington Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s top collegiate center. Mays is one of 40 centers from across the country named to the preseason watch list, including 10 from the Southeastern Conference. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most…
Talented Receiver Room Ramps Up Competition In Fall Camp
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football completed its seventh practice of preseason training camp on Thursday at Haslam Field, gearing up for Friday’s closed scrimmage in Neyland Stadium that will conclude the second week of fall camp. Wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope was available to media after Thursday’s practice. The third-year assistant discussed his room’s increased depth and how…
Defensive Line Continues to Grind as Season Nears
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee hit the field in full pads for the first time on Wednesday, marking Practice No. 6 of its preseason training camp. Defensive line coach Rodney Garner addressed the media after the morning session, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a strong work ethic. “When I played coach’s philosophy was he wanted practice to be the…
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…
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…
