If you’re reading this, you’re well aware of the disaster that has been the start of Tennessee’s season. At 1-3 with a historic loss to Georgia State, a blown home game against BYU, and (yet another) loss to Florida – this time in blowout fashion – it would be difficult […]
Author: DylanVol
Finding Out What You Have
With the season opener just five days away, Tennessee will kick off its 2019 schedule with a 3-game out of conference slate before the all-important game against Florida starts the SEC gauntlet. The initial stretch features two games against relatively lower-end competition (Georgia State and Chattanooga) sandwiched around what should […]
BJ Ojulari and Eric Shaw and the Illustration of Pruitt’s Recruiting Philosophy
By week’s end, both OLB BJ Ojulari and TE Eric Shaw will have announced their commitments to their respective universities of choice. Both have been to Tennessee’s campus multiple times, both are rated s 4-stars by 247 Sports (Ojulari at #184 overall – and also a 4-star on Rivals, Shaw […]
Two Weeks Into Camp, Do Early CB Returns Change Calculus for 2020 DB Recruiting?
With a roster that has been drastically improved since Coach Jeremy Pruitt took over but still has a ways to go in order for Tennessee to be a true SEC contender, there realistically isn’t one position that can reasonably be considered in strong shape top to bottom. There are certainly […]
Can Vols Make a Play for Former Georgia 5-star Brenton Cox?
With the news that former 5-star OLB Brenton Cox has decided to transfer (or, if you believe Georgia homers, has been dismissed) from UGA the logical question is of course where will he end up. He’ll obvious be heavily coveted, assuming he doesn’t have serious skeletons in his closet, as […]
Defense: Can Vols Get Step-Up Performances from any Butch-era Bench Players?
We’ve taken a look at the potential for the 2019 Tennessee team were its former bluechip recruits on the offensive and defensive side of the ball to play up to their rankings. When you look at it from that angle, there is reason for some optimism if you put a […]
Offense: Can Vols Get Step-Up Performances from any Butch-era Bench Players?
We’ve taken a look at the potential for the 2019 Tennessee team were its former bluechip recruits on the offensive and defensive side of the ball to play up to their rankings. When you look at it from that angle, there is reason for some optimism if you put a […]
Robinson Gives Vols Trio of Interior Maulers to Build OL Class Around
While the 2019 OL class was built around 5-star OTs Wanya Morris and Darnell Wright, the Thursday commitment of James Robinson – to go with earlier commitments Javontez Spraggins and Cooper Mays – gives Tennessee an outstanding threesome of interior roadgraders around whom they are building this class to complement […]
What if Highly Ranked Vols on Defense Play to their Ranking?
In our last piece we looked at the 5 and 4-stars on the offensive side of Tennessee’s roster and wondered what the Vols’ offense would look like in 2019 if the most highly recruited players on the team – from seniors to true freshman – play up to their rankings […]
What if Highly Ranked Vols on Offense Play to their Ranking?
Before any discussion of Tennessee’s 2019 roster and season outlook can go anywhere, it must be acknowledged that the team does not have enough talent. It doesn’t have enough talent to realistically compete for an SEC East championship; it likely doesn’t have enough talent to win more than 8 games; […]