As next week brings All-Star Games, each game includes Vol signees and targets as well, with OL Darnell Wright and ILB Henry To’oto’to the prime prospects at the Under Armour All-America Game and All-American Bowl, respectively. Tennessee signees OL Wanya Morris and S Jaylen “Tank” McCullough will represent the Vols at the UA […]
Month: December 2018
Where Can The Vols Improve?
With apologies to our friends from Cookeville, I’m not sure how much is left to learn about the Vols entering conference play. Tomorrow, Tennessee hosts Tennessee Tech: 330th in KenPom, where the Vols are projected to win by 30. From there, we begin at last season’s end: Georgia comes to […]
Holiday Weekend Recruiting Thoughts
Tennessee’s Early Signing Period class ranks #13 in the country and #6 in the SEC. These respective rankings of course do not count the addition of the Aubrey Solomon, who was a 5-star DT in the class of 2017 and has played in both of his seasons at Michigan – […]
Tennessee Vols Early Signing Day: Defensive Player Capsules
AARON BEASLEY, 6’1″, 210 SAFETY/ATHLETE, FRANKLIN, GA (HEARD COUNTY HS) Tennessee needs secondary help, and the Vols got it in a big way during early signing period, starting with Georgia hard-hitting safety Aaron Beasley. The versatile athlete also could play running back for the Vols, but he’s expected to stick […]
Vols football adds a late trio of elites in Quavaris Crouch, Aubrey Solomon, and Eric Gray
Early Signing Day was a pretty good day for the Vols. They secured 20 players who signed on the dotted line to help Jeremy Pruitt flip the roster from the largely forgettable Butch Jones era. The past two days have been even better. The Vols brought in three elite prospects […]
Tennessee Got Better on Wednesday, Has a Chance to Get Much Better in February
The Wednesday that kicked off the Early Signing Period was on the one hand disappointing, as Tennessee swung and missed on all of its 50/50 targets. On the other hand it was also satisfying, as the Vols inked 18 signees and didn’t lose a single commitment. To its existing commitments […]
Tennessee Vols Early Signing Day: Offensive Player Capsules
Gameday on Rocky Top looks at the Tennessee Volunteers’ early signees. First up, the offense… ** CHRIS AKPOROGHENE, 6’4″, 294 OFFENSIVE TACKLE, BRADENTON, FL (IMG ACADEMY) Akporoghene is one of the most intriguing prospects in Tennessee’s entire class. He is a native of Africa whose family moved to Tennessee, and […]
Tennessee Vols Early Signing Day: An Uneventful Ending for a Solid Start
Note: Check back in the coming days for offensive and defensive capsules from UT’s early signing period signees. If you were hoping for a massive bang to end Jeremy Pruitt’s first full recruiting cycle’s early signing period, Wednesday left you flat. If you hoped the Vols would gain ground in […]
The Idiot Optimist’s Guide to the Tennessee-Memphis Rivalry
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Three Days Before Early Signing Day: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Think
Here’s where the Vols stand with their primary targets just ahead of the Early Signing Period.