While Tennessee has some talented Running Backs on its 2019 roster, and all but one (Carlin Fils-aime) are expected back in 2020, the Vols lack both enough sheer numbers – there are only five true RBs on the roster -as well as the kind of dominant, star talents at the […]
Month: April 2019
Do the double byes mean more chaos this fall?
The 2019 SEC football schedule includes two bye weeks for each team. We analyze how that might impact the Vols and the SEC East.
Tennessee Recruiting Positional Update: Offensive Line
Arguably one of the most upgraded positions since Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt took over, the Offensive Line has seen the following additions since the end of the 2017 season: Alabama transfer C Brandon Kennedy 4-star OG/C Jerome Carvin 3-star three-to-play-three JUCO OT/OG Jahmir Johnson 3-star (with a Wisconsin offer) OG […]
Mid-April Recruiting News and Notes
After taking an unofficial visit to Knoxville the previous weekend for the Orange & White Game, USC WR transfer Velus Jones took an official visit this past weekend to Auburn. An Alabama native who signed with the Trojans when current Tennessee WR Coach and fellow Alabamian Tee Martin was the […]
KenPom: The Ten Best Teams Tennessee Beat Since 2002
Ken Pomeroy’s data goes back to 2002; it’s a clean starting line for Tennessee basketball, as that was Buzz Peterson’s first year. We love history around here, and it’s fun to use the KenPom data to compare what the Vols have done over these last 18 seasons. Among Tennessee teams, […]
Post Spring Game Recruiting Wrap
Some quick thoughts wrapping up the spring recruiting period for Tennessee, which culminated with the Orange & White Game last weekend The large majority of prospects detailed in the weekend preview made it to campus as expected, with the notable exception of TE Arik Gilbert. Gilbert appears to be, if […]
What’s a Reasonable Expectation Now?
It’s fine by me to keep talking about basketball, even though Tuesday’s press conference raised eyebrows instead of what I’m sure was the intended alternative. Rick Barnes, perhaps honest to a fault in this case, said he’d probably be the coach at UCLA if the Bruins worked out his buyout […]
What Season Is This?
Isn’t this the quietest spring practice you can remember? It lacks the shiny new things that tend to make the most noise this time of year – new coach, new quarterback – and even the new offensive coordinator isn’t really new. Tennessee’s freshmen most likely to make an impact are […]
Out on the Weekend: Recruiting Preview of the Orange & White Game
This weekend Tennessee and Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt will finish its 2019 spring practice with a final scrimmage in what is mostly a showcase for the University and the football (and sometimes basketball) program. As usual there will be plenty of recruits on hand, and for the second year in […]
Basketball School
The last sentence of the last thing I wrote about Tennessee on Friday was, “There is as much reason to believe in Tennessee basketball right now than at any point in my lifetime.” This was immediately tested, of course. The point of that piece on Friday was to not pretend […]