Worth reading 8.20.19: calm before the storm

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports ($):

Kind of a slow day, but these insights from guys who’ve been most closely watching fall camp are worth your time today. Paywall.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Guarantano Named to Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
  2. David Johnson: Tennessee running backs fighting hard in practice, via KnoxNews
  3. Daniel Bituli becoming more comfortable in Vols leadership role, via the Times Free Press

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Worth reading 8.19.19: The Idiot Optimist bucks his therapist

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

. . . make it the 2019 edition of an annual favorite from Will’s alter ego:

No true Tennessee fan can let ESPN believe the Vols are going to win more games than we do.

The Idiot Optimist, 8/19/19

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Jeremy Pruitt trying to practice patience with Vols, via the Times Free Press
  2. ESPN reveals CFB Preseason Power Index Top 25, via 247Sports. No. 15!
  3. Everything Jeremy Pruitt said on Sunday, via 247Sports
  4. Vol Report: Pruitt Praises Team Speed in Final Scrimmage – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
  5. UT to Implement Alcohol Sales at Neyland Stadium Beginning September 7 – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
  6. Michigan mocks Buckeyes’ ‘The’ trademark application, via Sports Illustrated
  7. The 50 best college football programs over 150 years, via ESPN
  8. Long snaps, longer odds: Riley Lovingood’s road from church…, via The Athletic

Behind the paywalls

  • What we learned, saw and heard in Week 3 of Tennessee’s…, via The Athletic
  • Takeaways from Tennessee’s second preseason scrimmage, via 247Sports
  • Updating Tennessee’s projected depth chart, via 247Sports

Worth reading 8.16.19: Eric Gray

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. This week’s most noteworthy quotes from Tennessee players, via 247Sports
  2. Weinke: Guarantano ‘leaps and bounds’ better as leader, via 247Sports
  3. Trio of Vols Named to Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports
  4. Tennessee football: As Aubrey Solomon awaits ruling, what happened to other Michigan transfers?, via KnoxNews

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Worth reading 8.14.19: driving with your eyes closed

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:

Interesting take from Pruitt on the different perceptions of the offensive and defensive lines.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Vols DB Buchanan’s status uncertain due to spinal condition, via ESPN
  2. Everything Jeremy Pruitt said after Tuesday’s practice, via 247Sports
  3. Vol Report: Position Battles Continue in Fall Camp – University of Tennessee Athletics, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

  • Stock Up: Five Vols making a move so far this preseason, via 247Sports

Worth reading 8.12.19: Kickoff is coming

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

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

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Marcus Tatum welcoming added depth, competition on Vols’ O-line, via 247Sports
  2. Friday Five: Quarterbacks who were even better than their numbers made them appear in 2018, via CBS Sports
  3. Dominick Wood-Anderson likely to have bigger role for Vols this year, via the Times Free Press
  4. Tee Martin: ‘Faster’ Callaway could be one of SEC’s best, via 247Sports
  5. Jauan Jennings hails Tennessee coaching staff as ‘winners’, via 247Sports
  6. College football turns 150: The 25 most iconic moments in the sport’s long history, via CBS Sports
  7. Ranking college football’s greatest stadiums, via Sports Illustrated
  8. Ranking college football’s greatest fight songs, via Sports Illustrated

Behind the paywalls

  • Takeaways from Tennessee’s first preseason scrimmage, via 247Sports