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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hoops Recruiting: While Still Dancing, Tennessee Preparing for 2019 Openings
As the Vols march onward to the Sweet 16 this Thursday, with dreams of the program’s first Final Four still very much alive, Head Coach Rick Barnes and his staff are not taking their foot off the recruiting pedal. As we’ve discussed back in January, despite currently being full for […]
Vols Land 5-Star Corey Walker: What is and What Could (Ever) Be*
As we speculated two weeks ago, 5-star Wing Corey Walker committed to the Vols this past weekend in what was without a doubt the biggest recruiting weekend in the history of the Tennessee basketball program. What’s noteworthy about this commitment isn’t just that this is Barnes’s 2nd 5-star commitment in […]
Rocky Top the Place to be on March 2nd
Knoxville is going to be buzzing on the weekend of March 2nd, as Tennessee will host Kentucky in a rematch of the Cats’ thrashing of the Vols two weeks prior. Of course, both teams have two games in between now and then, with the Vols going on the road twice […]
Can Vols Start a Whitehaven Pipeline in Football and Hoops?
It’s common knowledge that Coach Jeremy Pruitt is making Memphis a huge priority in the class of 2020. The Vols have targeted upwards of ten Memphis prospects in the class, and Memphians make up four of the top 7 prospects in the state according to 247 Sports. Pruitt and Co. […]
Josh Dobbs, Grant Williams, Josiah James…Keon Johnson/Walker Kessler next?
The national media continues to marvel at what Coach Rick Barnes has built at Tennessee and never fails to mention that it’s been done without highly ranked recruits. However, as Vol fans know that has started to change, first with the signing of current redshirt(ing) freshman big man DJ Burns, […]
Vols Recruiting: Almost There
Some thoughts headed into the penultimate weekend before the February Signing Day Pruitt Learning Danger of Reaching As the final two weeks before the February National Signing Day wind down, Tennessee and its fans find themselves in a situation they have never been in before. After signing 19 players in […]