Football Hey, y’all. We’re under three weeks to football: https://twitter.com/Vol_Football/status/897442767768506368 GoVols247 has slideshows predicting the Vols’ offensive and defensive depth charts. Their projected starters aren’t much different than ours, except that 247 has Marquez Callaway starting instead of Tyler Byrd, Jack Jones starting instead of Coleman Thomas (because he’s the […]
Month: August 2017
WATCH: Butch Jones talks about how far Jonathan Kongbo and Jajuan Jennings have come, and more
Hear what Butch Jones had to say at his press conference yesterday about several different things, including how far Jonathan Kongbo and Jajuan Jennings have come since last season, how the linebacker position has changed over the past several years, and the power of positivity.
Could Tennessee Football Be Receiving a Jolt?
When Tennessee lost leading receiver Josh Malone to the NFL following last year, everybody expected the Vols would take a major dip in production at the position this year. That may not be so cut-and-dry, after all. Yes, UT will miss Malone, whose light finally came on last year to […]
Gameday Today: My money’s on Ethan Wolf over an anonymous NFL scout
An anonymous NFL scout insults Ethan Wolf from the shadows, Chick-fil-A is sold out, Will Ignont impresses, Hoke’s focused on the run, another OL is out, and Dobbs starts for the Steelers. This is today’s roundup.
Comparing Tennessee’s Win Probabilities with FPI & S&P+
That’s a lot of alphabet soup in the title. FPI (Football Power Index) is an ESPN metric; as such you’ll see it a lot on their coverage, in playoff conversations, etc. S&P+ is a metric used by Bill Connelly at SB Nation and Football Outsiders, measuring what it believes to […]
Ethan Wolf and Colton Jumper post-practice comments
Tight end Ethan Wolf and linebacker Colton Jumper talked to the media after yesterday’s practice. Here’s the video and a text summary of what they said.
Jones talks QB separation, freshmen running backs, Georgia Tech, and more
In his post-practice interview yesterday, Butch Jones talked about the quarterbacks, the freshmen running backs, and the challenges of summer school and Georgia Tech.
On Fewer Injuries & Better Health
Earlier today Joel had an informative post using Phil Steele’s injury data from last year. The fact that Tennessee led the nation in starts lost to injury last season shouldn’t surprise any Vol fans. But seeing the data presented in this format does give some additionally helpful perspective: Tennessee lost […]
Phil Steele’s injury bounce-back data suggests Vols in good shape for 2017
Phil Steele’s 2016 list of starts lost to injury and 10 years of data puts Tennessee in a group of 17 teams poised to do as well or better this fall than last.
Vols should look for upside with last DE spot just like they did at OL with Tanner Antonutti
With most of their needs at defensive end taken care of, the Vols should use their last spot on high-ceiling Kayode Oladele.