Recruiting

Your source for Tennessee Volunteers recruiting news, information, and commentary. Gameday on Rocky Top is a community of reasonable fanatics all sharing a passion for Tennessee athletics. News on commits, updated class rankings, and analysis, all often with a touch of humor.

Butch Jones

Gameday Today: Is Butch Jones immune to the legion of the miserable?

Butch Jones stiff arms the negative talk and keeps building an awesome class, a bunch of Tennessee baseball players get drafted, and VFLs just keep making us proud, all in today’s Vols link roundup. Football This headline from Gridiron Now makes a really interesting point:  Tennessee recruiting booms despite Butch […]

Neyland Stadium Fans

Tennessee Recruiting: The Vols Secure Second of Instate “Big Four” DLs in Litaker

Two down, two to go. The Tennessee Volunteers received one of their biggest commitments yet in the 2018 recruiting class on Tuesday when Murfreesboro (Riverdale) defensive tackle D’Andre Litaker tweeted his intentions to officially become a Vols pledge. UT has led for his signature for months, but the 6’3″, 300-pound […]

Bob Shoop

Gameday Today: Bob Shoop’s covfefe, cocky wide receivers, and recovering former QBs

Bob Shoop’s covfefe oops, cocky wide receivers, and recovering former quarterbacks, all in today’s Vols link roundup. Football Tennessee defensive coordinator has apparently out-covfefe’d Donald Trump. I vote ei. New Vols wide receivers coach likes his receivers to be cocky and knows how to handle ’em that way: “I love ‘em […]

Pride of the Southland Marching Band

Gameday Today: A new record, a new coach, and a new assignment for you

  Christian Coleman sets a new record, Tennessee baseball hires a new coach, and the football program begins summer workouts and apparently expects you to help. This and more in Gameday Today. Christian Coleman Breaking news: Tennessee track and field star Christian Coleman is FAST. Coleman set a collegiate record […]

Smokey

Gameday Today: CBS thinks the Vols are a good (over/under) bet in 2017

All’s fair in love and officials, CBSSports thinks Tennessee is a good bet, and Derek Barnett’s got good bend. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Hoops Tennessee basketball leads off today because Rick Barnes is apparently a stickler for honesty — except when it comes to officials. So […]