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There’s no wonder players everywhere love Tennessee offensive line coach Walt Wells. If he winds up coaching half as well as he’s recruiting, the new Volunteers assistant will wind up being a home-run hire for coach Butch Jones. Upon getting hired by the Vols to be the full-time offensive line […]
A half dozen random recruiting thoughts as it’s not even July, and the 2018 class is currently ranked #5 in the country with 15 commitments: Still no Emerson What’s even more impressive about the current ranking of the class is that it doesn’t yet include Vols lock and borderline 5-star […]
Last year, “Orange Carpet Day” produced eight commitments on that Saturday. This year, the annual event waited a week before yielding pledges for the Vols. Rome (Ga.) defensive tackle Jamarcus Chatman made it three commitments for UT from the state of Georgia in two days on Sunday night, officially pulling […]
After they visited Knoxville for “Orange Carpet Day” last weekend, it became clear that Lyn-J Dixon and Anthony Grant could decide they wanted to team up in Tennessee’s offensive backfield for the next few years. On Sunday, that possibility came one step closer to a reality when Grant, a 3-star runner […]
Before Tennessee got a commitment (and subsequent decommitment) from Florida running back Jashaun Corbin, before Master Teague was ever truly pursued, the Vols were hot and heavy after Georgia tailback Lyn-J Dixon. It’s definitely not a stretch to say he was one of the biggest priorities in UT’s class. On […]
While the Vols signed a very promising group of defensive ends in the 2017 class, including early-enrollee Deandre Johnson, Matthew Butler, Ryan Thaxton, and Marcus Bembry, the DE position is arguably UT’s thinnest in terms of proven depth and talent. Therefore, it is a position of immense focus for the […]
More thoughts on The Papa, football keeps grinding, and updates on the Rocky Top League. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football Yay! CBS Sports is going with the over, saying Tennessee will win at least eight games this fall. Boo! CBS Sports also ranks the Tennessee coaching […]
Rock Gullickson focuses on focus, football welcomes a new commit, and punter Trevor Daniel is actually a real live person with a face and everything. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football and learning to focus You’ve probably heard that new strength and conditioning coach Rock Gullickson came […]
It’s Orange Carpet Day on Rocky Top, Peyton Manning’s on campus, and I apparently eat donuts like offensive linemen eat donuts. This and more in today’s link roundup. Orange Carpet Day Rocky Top hosts its annual Orange Carpet Day today, and a slew of recruits are on campus to just […]
Butch Jones is bringing back the history lessons and trying to find the brake on the Trey Smith hype train. Plus hoops updates and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football I’ll just leave this here: https://twitter.com/vol_football/status/875442820676411393 And now that your pump is primed, let’s get on with the football […]