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 […]
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The best news of fall camp
What are the things we’re wanting to hear this fall camp?
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; […]
The Need for Speed: Vols Land Blazer at WR
Tennessee picked up a bigtime commitment at its end of July pool party recruiting event on Saturday when WR Jalin Hyatt pledged to the Vols. The former Virginia Tech commitment – a high school teammate and very close friend of current Vol stud CB Bryce Thompson – is the first […]
Dusting off the GRT Expected Win Total Machine
What do you really think the Vols’ win-loss record will be this fall? Our machine will tell you.
The Secret Word is “Quiet”
If I asked you to define the off-season in one word or phrase, what would you say about the last 11 years? 2009: Swagger Once upon a time, Lane Kiffin might have been the most anticipated act at SEC Media Days. The Vols were 5-7 the year before, but the […]
Jarrett Guarantano: Old Strengths & New Potential
Later today when the preseason All-SEC teams are announced, I don’t expect to see Jarrett Guarantano’s name. Tua Tagovailoa had one of the most impressive statistical seasons we’ve ever seen last year. Jake Fromm’s team is 24-5 the last two years, and he had a 30-6 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Kellen Mond […]
Reasonable goals for the Vols in 2019
Tennessee’s success this fall will be determined primarily by what it does against the second tier of the SEC East.
In Search of an Overachieving Season
If the Vols do meet their rounded-up FPI projection and turn 7.6 wins into an 8-4 regular season, then take what would be a pretty solid bowl victory? There’s a good chance Jeremy Pruitt’s second squad would finish the season in the Top 25. A pair of 9-4 finishes got […]