After a thrilling SEC Tournament run that ended in a fun to watch but hard to take 77-72 loss to Kentucky, the Vols will kick off what could potentially be a magical NCAA Tournament run on Thursday against Wright State. And while Rick Barnes and the entire Tennessee basketball program […]
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Volunteer Hoops: Present Looks Good, Future Looks Even Better
It’s hard not to be incredibly excited about Tennessee Basketball right now. Heading into the SEC Tournament after an SEC championship and a 23-7 finish that will likely earn the Volunteers a 3-seed at a minimum in the NCAA Tournament, the 2017-18 season is already one of the best seasons […]
Class of 2018 Positional Review: Defensive Back – No Joy in Knoxville
Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright, The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light; And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout, But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out. At no other position did Jeremy Pruitt and Co. […]
Class of 2018 Positional Review: Linebacker
Yesterday we took a look at easily the best position of the 2018 class, the Defensive Line, a nice companion piece to the post-Early Signing Day look at the overall DL. Next up is a look at Linebacker, which along with the DL will look different in Jeremy Pruitt’s and […]
Defensive Line a Bright Spot on a Tough Day for the Vols
Although Tennessee struck out on most of its elite targets on National Signing Day, the Vols absolutely met their needs and then some on the Defensive Line. Needing to stock the DL corps with more depth and talent, Coach Jeremy Pruitt, Defensive Coordinator Kevin Sherrer and Defensive Line Coach Chris […]
Final Weekend Preview: When the Music’s Over
This is it. The final weekend before Coach Jeremy Pruitt’s first signing class puts pen to paper. And not surprisingly there is still a ton up in the air with merely days to go, which makes this final weekend (and the inhome visits that are happening leading up to it) […]
8 Days a Week: State of Play as Things Begin to Focus
With 8 days to National Signing Day, there is a still a TON up in the air to determine how Tennessee and new coach Jeremy Pruitt will finish off its inaugural signing class. As we recently discussed, the Vols had started to consolidate its board not too long ago, but […]
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 […]
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, […]
January 19th Weekend Preview
After a very successful first official visit weekend after the dead period, Tennessee is set to open its doors again this weekend to an eclectic set of visitors. At the same time, many of the Volunteers’ top targets will be officially visiting elsewhere, so there will be tons to follow: […]