When Adrian Martinez committed to Tennessee on Friday afternoon, giving the Vols an elite quarterback prospect a year after they failed to sign a highly rated signal-caller in the 2017 class, the California star mentioned one name over and over and over in his interviews. Mike Canales. All of a […]
Recruiting
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Tennessee Vols land commitment from another 4-star recruit in quarterback Adrian Martinez
The Tennessee Vols just landed another huge commitment for the class of 2018, this one from 4-star quarterback Adrian Martinez, who 247Sports ranks as the nation’s seventh-best dual-threat quarterback in the class. Martinez had been committed to Cal up until a couple of weeks ago, but he started leaning orange […]
Gameday Today: Not a fan of Will Muschamp edition
Football Tennessee freshman offensive tackle K’Rojhn Calbert is not a fan of the Muschamp culture at South Carolina. Sort of confirms most of what you thought a Muschamp locker room would be like, doesn’t it? Muschamp, though, does outrank Butch Jones in CBS’ list of the best coaches in […]
Tennessee Recruiting: Vols Getting Lawless in Knoxville
Tennessee has the opportunity to meet a major need in the 2018 recruiting class without leaving state borders, and the first step toward achieving that massive portion of this year’s haul happened Monday night. Brant Lawless, a 4-star defensive tackle out of Nashville Christian School, pledged to Tennessee over offers […]
It’s Raining Defensive Backs
Tennessee continued its recent hot streak on the recruiting trail Thursday with verbal pledges from a pair of cornerbacks. First, 6’0″, 175-pound cornerback Adonis Otey of Blackman High School in Murfreesboro decided to get the recruiting process over with in a hurry, committing to the Vols over a slew of […]
Vols to get instant help at cornerback from graduate transfer Shaq Wiggins
The Tennessee Vols just got great news in the form of former Louisville cornerback Shaq Wiggins announcing that he is coming to Tennessee as a graduate transfer and will be available to play immediately this fall. Wiggins earned an All-ACC honorable mention in 2015, a season in which he started […]
Gameday Today: Vols in the NFL Draft, Orange and White Game debriefings, and recruiting offers
NFL Draft Will at Rocky Top Talk is celebrating Derek Barnett by reliving some of his best moments at Tennessee. Barnett didn’t just rack up the sack totals; he picked it up at the right time. The Josh Dobbs bandwagon is getting quite cozy with another ESPN analyst suddenly […]
Tennessee Stays Hot on Recruiting Trail With Three More Commits
Tennessee met one of its biggest needs in the 2018 recruiting class with Friday’s pledge of Florida running back Jashaun Corbin. It wound up just the beginning to an Orange & White Game weekend. A lot of rain couldn’t dampen how hot the Volunteers were on the recruiting trail as […]
Jashaun Corbin Gives Tennessee a Potential Star Running Back Commit
Tennessee already sits in prime shape with a lot of its top prospects for the 2018 recruiting class, but there are few bigger needs than impact running backs. The Vols certainly grabbed one of those on Friday afternoon on Orange & White Game eve, when Melbourne, Florida, running back Jashaun […]
Tennessee Focusing on the Future of its Quarterbacks Along with Present
Much of the talk around spring practice has centered on Tennessee’s quarterbacks battle as Quinten Dormady and Jarrett Guarantano vie to replace Joshua Dobbs as the Volunteers’ signal-caller of the future. But just as intriguing of a storyline as camp comes to a close is who the Vols will tab […]