After an eventful first-ever Early Signing Day that saw Tennessee ink 12 prospects, including five players who signed/committed yesterday, the final phase of the 2018 recruiting cycle has begun. The class has a nice base of players, highlighted by 8 early enrollees and multiple immediate contributors. With just a few […]
Month: December 2017
Breaking: Vols Land Nation’s #1 JUCO Tight End Dominick Wood-Anderson
Tennessee pulled off a stunner Tuesday afternoon, swooping in and landing a signature from Dominick Wood-Anderson, the nation’s #1 JUCO Tight End and a recruit coveted by blueblood programs across the country. Thought to be a strong Alabama lean, Wood-Anderson took what was undoubtedly a tremendous visit to Knoxville this […]
Tennessee Vols Early Signing Period: Shrout, Banks, Carvin Pledge
Tennessee would have liked to hit a home run today as the first ever early signing period kicked off, but thanks to a coaching change and a short window for new head man Jeremy Pruitt, UT will have to settle for a ground-rule double. Several notable junior college linemen elected […]
Reading the Tennessee Tea Leaves: Vols Looking Good for Quarterback JT Shrout
What wound up being a surprise visit from a “mystery” quarterback last weekend appears as though it will manifest itself as a Tennessee quarterback commitment. JT Shrout, a 6’3″, 190-pound quarterback from William S. Hart High School in Newhall, California, and a one-time California Bears commitment was going to choose […]
Don’t Let Tennessee’s Early Signing Day Fool You
Don’t look at the recruiting rankings right now. No, I mean it. Don’t. Please. A Tennessee recruiting class that once climbed as high as third nationally before coach Butch Jones’ fiefdom came crashing down, the lull in leadership broke down relationships and the administration botched the coaching search [though […]
What Did We Learn?
This loss hurts in the feels; in an environment like Sunday’s there is no other option in defeat. And that’s good: the first ranked match-up in Thompson-Boling Arena since 2010 produced the close game we should expect from such an encounter, and the inevitable pain from losing it. In falling […]
Visit Weekend Preview: The Last Weekend Before the Early Signing Period
Although this coming weekend will be the second official visit weekend of Coach Jeremy Pruitt’s tenure, it will be the first one that features numerous uncommitted prospects. And with a list incredibly long on both talent and, due to the number of JUCO players, experience, it’s an incredibly important one. […]
Tennessee vs North Carolina Preview
It’s been six years since Tennessee played a game like this, seven since they played one in Knoxville. Let’s go. Relax about the MiG. RPI Forecast gives Tennessee an 88.9% chance to finish with 19 or more regular season wins. Their projections shouldn’t be taken as gospel today, but become […]
Tennessee Leads the Nation in Assist Percentage
There will be plenty of words to come about Sunday’s match-up between #20 Tennessee and #7 North Carolina, only the Vols’ third ranked non-conference match-up in Knoxville since Thompson-Boling Arena opened 30 years ago. But first, a note about something the Vols are doing so well it should impact their […]
Gameday on Rocky Top Bowl Pick ‘Em
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