It’s time to see if coach Jeremy Pruitt can keep this ball rolling. We’ve seen that the first-year Tennessee coach can recruit, and we’ve seen that he can develop. But can he get his Vols to pull off their third big upset of the year against a team that is […]
Author: Brad Shepard
Tennessee Recruiting: Vols Continue Rekindling Old Flames With Jordan Davis Commitment
The biggest recruiting trend so far in the Jeremy Pruitt era at Tennessee is the Vols getting bigger and stronger across the board at every position. If there’s another trend that is continuing on Rocky Top, it’s some old names popping up and popping for the Vols. It happened when […]
Sunday Best: Tennessee vs. Kentucky, Complete Domination
We’re just going to get this out of the way up front: Regardless of what happens the rest of this season, Jeremy Pruitt is the real deal. Tennessee finally has a football coach who eats, breathes, and sleeps football. He doesn’t just talk circles around knowing the game; he actually […]
Locks & Keys Week 11: Tennessee vs. Kentucky – This is the Season
You’d be right to be a Tennessee fan and be concerned that the Vols are hosting a top-15 program in a must-win situation in order to make it to the postseason [at least, with a traditional 6-6 record…] Yet, that’s exactly what position I think the Vols are in this […]
Sunday Best: Tennessee vs. Charlotte; A Defensive Stand
This is going to be short and sweet. The first reason for that is there simply wasn’t much about which to be excited in a lackluster 14-3 win over Conference USA also-ran Charlotte that looked like neither the players nor the coaches wanted to be in Neyland Stadium. Secondly, […]
Locks & Keys Week 10: No Room For Error
At this point, I feel like Tennessee is going to struggle to make a bowl game. But that’s not to say the Vols can’t. When you have a game like they had against South Carolina where you’ve got myriad opportunities to win and you can’t come through with the W, […]
Sunday Best Tennessee vs. South Carolina: Some Big Things Without the Little Things Mean Little
If you’re not encouraged about the improvement and development of the Tennessee Volunteers over the 2018 season, it’s because of some pre-programmed belief that we’re destined to fail. I get it. The Vols lost (again) to South Carolina on Saturday night, blowing a 21-9 lead to lose 27-24 and fall […]
Locks & Keys Week 9: Solving the Muschamp Puzzle
Will Muschamp is not a good football coach. There is empirical evidence supporting this. It was obvious at Florida, and even though there have been some flashes at South Carolina, we’re beginning to see it this year as the Steve Spurrier recruits fade away and Muschamp gets “his” players in […]
Sunday Best: Everything Starts Now, But For Which Quarterback?
Up until the minute Jarrett Guarantano left Saturday’s game with what originally was called a collarbone issue but wound up being bruised ribs, I would have told you the guy under center was the one who gave the Vols the best chance to win. After watching Keller Chryst against […]
Locks & Keys Week 8: Vols vs. Alabama, Hold Your Breath and Hope
When I was younger, there were no games I looked forward to more than Alabama. Your really could throw out the records, and the streaks were even fun because you knew it could go either way any year. Nick Saban has sucked the joy out of that. Well, him […]