Category Archives: Today on Gameday

Worth reading 8.30.18: Vols-Mountaineers game previews galore

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

. . . make it our own game prediction:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Tennessee West Virginia Kirk Herbstreit picks Vols in upset, via 247Sports
  2. Saturday’s West Virginia Showdown is a Major Opportunity for Jeremy Pruitt and the Vols, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  3. Jeremy Pruitt not naming Tennessee Vols’ starting QB going into opener vs. West Virginia, via 247Sports
  4. Tennessee’s defense will have its ‘hands full’ Saturday vs. WVU, via VolQuest
  5. Darrell Taylor, Tennessee Vols football ‘excited’ for West Virginia challenge, via 247Sports
  6. Tennessee football: Stopping Will Grier will be a monumental challenge Saturday, via Saturday Down South
  7. Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast: Brad’s most expected outcomes for Vols-Mountaineers and Long John Silvers, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  8. 2018 college football TV schedule for Vols fans, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  9. Vols-Mountaineers: Comparing the starters, head-to-head, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  10. Tennessee Vols Football Recruiting: 2019 four-star LB Henry To’oto’o talks Vols, Tide atop his final five, via 247Sports

Behind the paywalls

  • Tennessee Vols JJ Peterson update arrival Knoxville, via 247Sports
  • QB intrigue and a youth invasion: Takeaways from…, via The Athletic
  • Tennessee Mailbag: What does the depth chart say about…, via The Athletic
  • Pruitt ‘likes direction’ as Vols prepare for opener, via VolQuest
  • 2018 Tennessee Vols West Virginia Mountaineers matchup, via 247Sports
  • Vols vs. Mountaineers: The Matchup, via VolQuest
  • Five-star athlete Quavaris Crouch says Tennessee Vols ‘in the mix,’ likes Jeremy Pruitt ‘a lot’, via 247Sports

Worth watching 8.27.18: Jeremy Pruitt’s first game week press conference

Lots of video available today, so let’s jump right in with Pruitt’s first game week press conference:

Player interviews:

The Sports Source TV show from this past weekend:

VFL in the NFL:


And finally, some hype:

Worth reading 8.27.18: It’s a new season, what story will it tell?

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

. . . make it this, from GRT’s Will Shelton:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. The GRT Expected Win Total Machine, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  2. Tennessee Vols depth chart for West Virginia, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  3. Mistakes will be made. What will they cost?, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  4. The Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast: Most expected outcomes for Tennessee-West Virginia, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  5. 2018 Gameday on Rocky Top Picks Contest, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  6. Jauan Jennings’ path to redemption: apologies, maturity, hard work, via the Times Free Press
  7. Summer tour of programs with new coaches wraps up on Rocky Top, via ESPN
  8. 2018 Tennessee Vols Kyle Phillips excited offensive line, via 247Sports
  9. Jeremy Pruitt says Tennessee Vols have experience at LB but need ‘to develop some depth’, via 247Sports
  10. Jeremy Pruitt discusses Tennessee’s quarterbacks, says Vols ‘may play both guys’, via 247Sports
  11. Rucker: Importance of Trey Smith’s return can’t be overstated for Tennessee Vols football, via 247Sports
  12. Tennessee Vols Jeremy Pruitt coaching style aggressive Quart’e Sapp, via 247Sports
  13. Former Tennessee Vols NFL Preseason Week 3, via 247Sports
  14. Vol Hoops Announces Complete 2018-19 Schedule – University of Tennessee, via UTSports
  15. Tennessee Vols Basketball has ‘a higher expectation’ entering new season, via 247Sports
  16. Tennessee to Face Louisville in NIT Season Tip-Off – University of Tennessee, via UTSports
  17. Vol Network’s “BIG ORANGE HOTLINE” Radio Show Debuts Monday – University of Tennessee, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

  • The one word Tennessee football players hear every day, via The Athletic
  • Fall Camp Encyclopedia: Defense, via VolQuest
  • Fall Camp Encyclopedia: The Offense, via VolQuest
  • Eight players who will make or break Tennessee Vols’ 2018 football season, via 247Sports

Worth watching 8.23.18: Spotlight on Jeremy Pruitt

I love Pruitt’s candor at press conferences:

Worth reading 8.23.16: Al Wilson’s importance to the 1998 team

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

. . . make it this, from Saturday Down South’s Dave Hooker:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Casey Pruitt could be UT’s best recruiting tool, via KnoxNews
  2. Tennessee Shores Up Offensive Line of the Future With Melvin McBride Commitment, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  3. WVU’s Dana Holgorsen upset about difference in practice time for Vols, via the Times Free Press
  4. Tennessee Vols football surges into top 10 of 2019 recruiting rankings, via 247Sports
  5. Tennessee Vols JJ Peterson Jeremy Pruitt expects signee to join program, via 247Sports
  6. Tennessee Vols football star Trey Smith cleared for contact, via 247Sports
  7. Tennessee Vols have ‘pretty good’ practice as fall-semester classes begin, via 247Sports
  8. Tennessee Vols Jauan Jennings practicing full speed, via 247Sports
  9. Camp Report: Smith, Jennings Back to Full Speed on First Day of Classes – University of Tennessee, via UTSports
  10. Jimmy’s blog: Vols have struggled in SEC play over last decade, via WNML
  11. 2018 Gameday on Rocky Top Picks Contest, via Gameday on Rocky Top

Behind the paywalls

  • GoVols247 Roundtable: Revised expectations after Tennessee Vols’ preseason camp, via 247Sports

Worth watching 8.22.18: Football hype, all official-like

Hype, all official-like:


Reporters with cameras:

And athletes eating BBQ:

Worth reading 8.21.18: Vols recruiting board update

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

. . . make it this, from GRT’s DylanVol:

Also, this is from subscription-only site The Athletic, but it’s the best thing I read today:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. For Vols lineman Ryan Johnson, the smart move is pursuing engineering degrees, football, via KnoxNews
  2. Junior Baylen Buchanan is a leader at cornerback for Vols, via the Times Free Press
  3. Tennessee running back Madre London eager to make most of ‘great opportunity’ with Vols, via 247Sports
  4. Josh Palmer Has Been “Best Wide Receiver” in Fall Camp Per Former Vol, via Rocky Top Insider
  5. Comparing the Talent Levels at Tennessee and Florida, via Rocky Top Insider
  6. Jimmy’s blog: Henton cleared of charges in `catfishing’ scam, via WNML
  7. Jonathan Kongbo high on Tennessee Vols football’s outside linebackers, via 247Sports
  8. In-state Tennessee Vols OL target Melvin McBride planning to announce decision soon, via 247Sports
  9. Jarnell Stokes signs with Miami Heat, reunites with former Tennessee Vols basketball teammate Josh Richardson, via 247Sports
  10. Report: Former Vols linebacker AJ Johnson gets 3-year deal from Broncos, $50k guaranteed, via 247Sports
  11. Not Vols, but Spencer Hall was on Bomani Jones’ podcast, via ESPN

Behind the paywalls

  • Tennessee Vols depth chart defense, via 247Sports
  • Tennessee Vols Football Recruiting: In Sean Brown, Vols getting big TE that’s still growing, via 247Sports