Bigger is better along the defensive front, and Tennessee’s front seven is big and getting bigger.
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Hefty, hefty, hefty
Is heft along a defensive front important? How big and heavy should those guys be?
What is 7-5 Worth?
May is often the longest month for college football fans. And around here, this May falls in place behind the quietest spring practice I can remember. Basketball continues to own an unusual percentage of the conversation; it comes with the territory of the third-highest paying contract in the game and […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]