Somebody says coach Pruitt is better at defense than Nick Saban, nobody dares disagree with Albert Haynesworth, and former players adore Phillip Fulmer. All this and more in today’s Vols news roundup.
Month: January 2018
Is Tennessee Consolidating Its Board with Two Weeks To Go?
When new Coach Jeremy Pruitt and his new blockbuster recruiting staff first took over, they threw a whole lot of offers out and cast an incredibly wide net. Taking advantage of existing relationships across not just the South but also as far as California, Tennessee hasn’t been afraid to go […]
Vols nearly coast into a ditch, but recover to beat Vandy, 67-62
Tennessee looked in control most of the way, lost for a period, and then like a team that knows how to finish in a 67-62 win over Vandy.
The Best Predictors of Tennessee’s Success
Tennessee is capable of winning in so many different ways, it’s hard to create a formula for their success. Last year assists were the go-to stat: the only way the Vols were getting good offense was through good ball movement, and if that didn’t happen they didn’t defend well enough […]
Gameday Today: Loving the Tennessee Chameleons, Saban copies Butch Jones, and more
We’re feeling good about basketball, coach Pruitt is out wooing 5-star recruits with black bags full of magic, Phillip Fulmer holds the horses on Jauan Jennings, and Nick Saban takes a page out of the Butch Jones playbook. This and more in today’s Vols news roundup.
January 22nd: Official Visit Weekend Recap
As we noted in the weekend preview, the Vols were set to welcome an interesting set of visitors to the Hill this past weekend. As we also discussed, many of Tennessee’s top targets were on official visits elsewhere. Schools UT is fighting with for certain prospects saw action as well, […]
Gameday Today: Tennessee football, basketball, and VFLs
A roundup of the latest news for Tennessee Volunteers sports.
Vols Find Another New Way to Win at South Carolina
Here’s a point we would have made if the Vols lost today: Tennessee’s next three SEC games are at home against the only three teams in the league with an RPI of 100+ (Vanderbilt, LSU, Ole Miss). Thrown in for fun is a road trip to Ames, Iowa to face […]
“Diamond in the Dirt” Jordan Young is a Vol
Three days ago, Jordan Young was a barely-known, unranked wide receiver who was toiling in obscurity in broad daylight. At 6’2″, 185 pounds, he certainly had the size, played in the Atlanta suburb of Conyers, Georgia, scored 17 touchdowns as a senior for Heritage High School and also was […]
The First Page of Tennessee’s Resume
The Vols dropped a tough one at Missouri, where holding the Tigers without a field goal for the last 6:47 wasn’t quite enough to overcome 24% from the arc and 62% from the free throw line. Tennessee goes to 12-5 (3-3), but a road loss to a quality team like […]