Category Archives: Today on Gameday

Let’s hope Jauan Jennings is highly contagious

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from the Times Free Press:

Listening to Jauan Jennings this morning will make you feel better. Everyone knows his reputation for being feisty, and there is some history of him probably benefitting from dialing it down a bit. But it seems like the lesson he’s taken from the Georgia State loss is that he’d dialed it down too far, that the team needs his energy, and that he’s ready to comply. That could be a very good thing.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Always Smiling, Callaway Ready for Senior Season – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports. The stuff from UTSports is generally mostly informational and bland, so I didn’t even read this until the third time I saw it. But it made the Must Read section up top until Jennings started talking. This is worth your time as well, as there is interesting stuff you don’t know about Callaway.
  2. Silverberg: The good, the bad and the ugly from Week 1 | WNML-AF, via WNML
  3. Vols hold players-only meeting coming off loss in opener, via 247Sports

Behind the paywalls

  • Practice observations: Two freshmen moved to offense, via 247Sports. The reference to the freshmen is nothing major, but the practice observations are good.

Video: Georgia State post-game pressers and analysis

The following embed is a playlist of all of the post-Georgia State YouTube videos worth watching. It’s long, with Pruitt’s pressers, player interviews, and the entire Sports Source TV show, which was especially good this week. It’s really more audio than video, so you can treat it like a podcast and play it in your car on your commute. Jump ahead to any particular video by clicking on the menu in the upper right corner of the embed.

The following won’t embed but are perhaps also of interest, provided your are now sufficiently girded against depression.

What have we learned from Georgia State

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from The Athletic:

Lots of good and fair analysis from The Athletic here.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Tennessee 2019 FPI – Volunteers – ESPN, via ESPN. Only four games are over 50% now.
  2. Everything Jeremy Pruitt said during Monday’s press conference, via 247Sports. Most of the stories are quotes and takes from this presser and the immediate post-game presser.
  3. Vols searching for solutions on defense, via 247Sports
  4. Pruitt takes blame for Tennessee’s upset loss to Georgia State, via 247Sports
  5. No positives for Tennessee’s defense in Georgia State loss, via 247Sports
  6. Guarantano reflects on performance in Vols’ historic loss, via 247Sports
  7. Players react to Vols’ stunning loss to Georgia State, via 247Sports
  8. Taylor, Warrior explain Vols’ defensive struggles in loss, via 247Sports

Behind the paywalls

  • ‘God woke us up and got us off that boat’: The story…, via The Athletic. This is good. Quote: He can laugh because it’s just football and a boat. “I lost my wife a year and a half ago to cancer,” Roth said. “So after doing that and holding her hand as she took her last breath, losing stuff just was not a big deal.”
  • Analysis: Should Vols continue shuffling on offensive line?, via 247Sports
  • ‘Flabbergasted:’ How Tennessee’s opener turned into…, via The Athletic
  • What We Learned: Georgia State shocks Vols, via 247Sports

Worth reading 8.28.19: All about Aubrey Solomon

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Aubrey Solomon Granted Immediate Eligibility for 2019 Season – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
  2. Everything Jeremy Pruitt said on SEC Teleconference, via 247Sports
  3. Hard-Working Knoxville Native Andrew Craig Grateful for Scholarship – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

  • Inside Aubrey Solomon’s roller-coaster ride on the way to…, via The Athletic

Worth reading 8.27.19: Vols’ official depth chart includes 17 ORs

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:

A reasonable explanation for what might be construed as indecisiveness along the defensive line.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Tennessee releases depth chart for season opener, via 247Sports. Not nearly as informative as you’d like. There are 17 ORs on that thing.
  2. Everything Jeremy Pruitt said during Monday’s press conference, via 247Sports
  3. Vol Report: Pruitt Sets Focus on Game Week – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
  4. Emerald Coast Classic Tickets Available Starting Today – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

  • A closer look at Tennessee’s search to find its five on…, via The Athletic
  • Practice observations: Rain doesn’t stop Vols’ opener prep, via 247Sports
  • Predicting Tennessee’s 2019 stat leaders, via 247Sports

Worth reading 8.26.19: How to watch a college football game

If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from Spencer Hall at SB Nation’s new Banner Society:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Tennessee DB Bryce Thompson arrested on assault charge, via 247Sports
  2. Pruitt updates Daniel Bituli’s injury status, via 247Sports
  3. How Tennessee landed former Maryland starter as QB transfer, via 247Sports
  4. Pruitt reveals why Jeremy Banks is returning to linebacker, via 247Sports
  5. Vols WR leaves for junior college, via 247Sports. Maliek Gray.
  6. Everything Rick Barnes said Saturday about his new-look Vols, via 247Sports
  7. 2019 College Football Team Talent Composite, via 247Sports. The Vols are No. 14.
  8. Vol Report: Vols Set Sights on Season Opener – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
  9. Niedermeyer Shines as Recruiter, Position Coach – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports