Gameday Today is awestruck at all of the sensible things said on Rocky Top over the weekend and disappointed at news the Vols will not be playing in Dubai anytime soon. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football So the Vols hire a public relations expert and suddenly […]
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.
Gameday Today: Butch Jones, “classic over-explainer”
Gameday Today nods its head at the suggestion that Butch Jones is a “classic over-explainer,” loves new punters and old defensive ends, and wonders how many coaches will carry bullhorns on the sidelines this fall. Butch Jones, Pitchforks, and Kum Ba Yah: An epilogue Another national columnist weighs in, as USA Today’s […]
The punter with the greatest punting name in the history of names commits to Tennessee
A punter with a very Tennessee name and a very appropriate name committed to the Volunteers out of the blue on Thursday, and he has a ranking worthy of excitement, no matter how unsexy a kicking commit is. Skyler DeLong — that’s right, SKYler DeLONG, an awesome name for a […]
Gameday Today: ALL THE OUTRAGE OF THE DAY IN A SINGLE POST
Gameday Today rounds up the outrage of the day, including Butch Jones believing he’s making progress, Josh Dobbs wearing the colors of his new home, Vegas believing in Kentucky, and declining to cut off our South Florida nose to spite Lane Kiffin’s face. Outrageous! The SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Florida […]
Gameday Today: Vols Tight Ends and the Ninja Persuader Dad Power
Football Who knew that promoting your tight ends coach to offensive coordinator would ignite a sudden interest in the tight end position? Seriously, I go on vacation for a week and suddenly everyone’s talking about tight ends. The current roster is looking pretty good, as is the incoming crop of […]
Tennessee Continues to Churn Out Tight Ends in Recruiting
Though none of them have made a single play for the Tennessee Volunteers yet, head coach Butch Jones has found a tight end from within state borders for the third year in a row. On Wednesday, the Vols got a much-needed and long-expected pledge from Farragut tight end Jacob Warren, […]
What Brendon Harris’s Commitment Means for the Vols
A year after Tennessee head coach Butch Jones struggled to keep instate players at home, he’s racking up on the trail in the Volunteer State in the 2018 cycle. That trend continued Friday with the pledge of 4-star Chattanooga [Baylor School] safety Brendon Harris, who is an elite defensive back […]
Gameday Today: Decommits have the worst, only-mostly-dead phones
Recruiting So yeah, 3-star running back Jashaun Corbin decommitted from Tennessee. I have just two pieces of advice for you, young man, after seeing this: Charge your phone and switch to Verizon. But seriously, what do you do after a guy like that decommits? You figure out who else […]
The Importance of the Tennessee Vols Having 2018 QB Recruiting Already Wrapped Up
With the Tennessee Vols no longer recruiting quarterbacks this cycle, it goes without saying that landing two blue-chippers in one class when you’re only going to have three scholarship QBs (max) on the roster this coming season is a big deal. Importantly, as QBs are often the face of a […]
Gameday Today: Vols not resisting the sweat-talk
Football Breaking News Flash: Butch Jones inherited an “absolute total mess” at Tennessee. Seriously, though, this is VFL Phillip Fulmer speaking truth, but doing so publicly, going on the record with his opinion that he thinks Jones is doing fine. Vols’ defensive tackle Kendal Vickers is not making […]
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