The Yellow Jackets announced today that B-Back Dedrick Mills has been dismissed from the team.
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Where do we set the bar for John Kelly?
Earlier this week Jimmy Hyams quoted some of Tennessee’s offensive linemen saying they wanted John Kelly to get 2,000 yards this season. Perhaps they’re unaware that no one at Tennessee has ever run for even 1,500 yards in a single season, but hey, aim high! It’s not fair to Kelly […]
Gameday Today: The Vols quarterback battle continues
An update on the quarterback battle, a happy pack of Wolfs, a host of quick hits, and a video roundup, all in today’s Vols link roundup.
First week of NFL preseason offers glimpse of Vols’ future
As the Vols get back to having success sending players to the NFL, it should begin to pay dividends on the recruiting trail.
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 […]
Comparing Tennessee’s Win Probabilities with FPI & S&P+
That’s a lot of alphabet soup in the title. FPI (Football Power Index) is an ESPN metric; as such you’ll see it a lot on their coverage, in playoff conversations, etc. S&P+ is a metric used by Bill Connelly at SB Nation and Football Outsiders, measuring what it believes to […]
Ethan Wolf and Colton Jumper post-practice comments
Tight end Ethan Wolf and linebacker Colton Jumper talked to the media after yesterday’s practice. Here’s the video and a text summary of what they said.
Jones talks QB separation, freshmen running backs, Georgia Tech, and more
In his post-practice interview yesterday, Butch Jones talked about the quarterbacks, the freshmen running backs, and the challenges of summer school and Georgia Tech.
On Fewer Injuries & Better Health
Earlier today Joel had an informative post using Phil Steele’s injury data from last year. The fact that Tennessee led the nation in starts lost to injury last season shouldn’t surprise any Vol fans. But seeing the data presented in this format does give some additionally helpful perspective: Tennessee lost […]
Phil Steele’s injury bounce-back data suggests Vols in good shape for 2017
Phil Steele’s 2016 list of starts lost to injury and 10 years of data puts Tennessee in a group of 17 teams poised to do as well or better this fall than last.