It’s time for this week’s Locks & Keys, and it’s FLORIDA WEEK!!! Though that may not mean as much to you as it used to, it should. This is still a big game, and though Georgia may be the beast of the East this year, the Vols must win […]
Author: Brad Shepard
Tennessee vs. Indiana State: Looking at the Vols’ Forest Through the Sycamores
Tennessee’s game on Saturday against Indiana State was much more about the rest of the season than it was about the Sycamores. There’s not much we can learn about the Vols when you play against a Football Championship Subdivision team that is drastically overmatched from the opening kickoff and win […]
Tennessee’s Locks & Keys: Week 2
By now, you know the drill. If you don’t, check last week’s column for details. The long and short of it is we pick five keys for the Vols to beat this week’s opponent (which isn’t going to be that difficult, considering this week’s opponent is the Fightin’ Larry Birds […]
Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech: The Memories You Make
The Vols’ double overtime victory over a Georgia Tech team that had dominated them most of the night turned out to be an unexpected thriller, warts and all.
Tennessee’s Locks & Keys: The Return
Some of you who date back to the ancient times of the Tennessee blogosphere will recall the origins of my “Locks & Keys” weekly column on Rocky Top Talk where I give you five keys to the Vols winning their game of the week then give you five college […]
Tennessee-Georgia Tech Game Week: The Contain Pain
With Darrin Kirkland out, just how much damage can Georgia Tech’s flexbone do to the Vols’ run defense?
Tennessee Recruiting: Another Major Domino Falls to the Vols in Jaycee Horn
The Vols got a good one this evening with the commitment of 4-star cornerback Jaycee Horn.
Tennessee Recruiting: Vols Unleash Shock(y) and Awe in 2018 Class
Tennessee received some bad news for the present this weekend when projected starting slot receiver Josh Smith went down with a collarbone injury. The future at the spot looks a little brighter after Monday night. On Eclipse day, the Vols cast a big orange shadow on the Sunshine State […]
Tennessee Recruiting: Vols Add Vital Piece to the 2018 Class in Punter Paxton Brooks
Thursday night’s Twitter announcement from West Columbia, South Carolina, punter Paxton Brooks that he’d committed to Tennessee may not have gotten you all hot and bothered. Maybe it should have (at least in football terms, of course). The 6’5″, 170-pound specialist chose the Vols over offers from North Carolina State, […]
Could Tennessee Football Be Receiving a Jolt?
When Tennessee lost leading receiver Josh Malone to the NFL following last year, everybody expected the Vols would take a major dip in production at the position this year. That may not be so cut-and-dry, after all. Yes, UT will miss Malone, whose light finally came on last year to […]