Category Archives: Today on Gameday

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports’ Grant Ramey:

• Tennessee Vols Football: Jeremy Pruitt reviews the ‘good and bad’ from Saturday’s scrimmage

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Tennessee Vols’ Jeremy Pruitt not ready to narrow field in four-man quarterback competition, via 247Sports
2. Tennessee Vols Jeremy Pruitt will call defense, via 247Sports
3. Camp Report: Vols Continue to Improve During Scrimmage #2 – University of Tennessee, via UTSports. Summary, from the official school site.
4. Tennessee’s Jeremy Pruitt says ‘inexperienced’ Vols ‘might be starting’ later in season, via 247Sports
5. LB Darrin Kirkland Jr. ‘held out’ of Tennessee Vols’ scrimmage but ‘felt great’, via 247Sports
6. Jeremy Pruitt: Jahmir Johnson has ‘bright future’ for Tennessee Vols football, via 247Sports
7. Trey Smith must ‘learn on the go’ upon return to full contact, via 247Sports
8. Player safety a priority for Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee Vols football, via 247Sports
9. Tennessee Vols Football: Madre London trying to lead Vols’ young backs by example, via 247Sports
10. Tennessee Recruiting: What Does Jaylen McCollough’s Commitment Mean to the Vols?, via Gameday on Rocky Top
11. JJ Peterson update, via 247Sports
12. Crystal ball picks, via 247Sports. 4-star CB prospect Jaydon Hill is picking up a lot of crystal ball picks for Tennessee.
13. Former Tennessee Vols NFL Preseason Week 2, via 247Sports
14. Georgia RB Zamir White, former five-star recruit, sustains another ACL tear, via CBS Sports
15. Alabama loses another linebacker for the season as Nick Saban voices concerns over depth, via CBS Sports

Behind the paywalls

• Takeways, observations and a look ahead from Tennessee’s…, via The Athletic
• Notes from Tennessee’s second scrimmage, via VolQuest
• Tennessee Vols depth chart offense, via 247Sports

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports’s Wes Rucker:

• Tennessee Vols football’s Jonathan Kongbo ‘having a blast’ with new position, new staff

Watch the video that will be coming, too, and you’ll be impressed just hearing Kongbo speak. But the most interesting thing is how much what he’s saying suggests that things are dramatically different in the program this year.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast – Episode 145 – Receivers, corners, early standouts in fall practice, via Gameday on Rocky Top
2. Pruitt’s offensive blueprint: Still short on OL and WR, via Gameday on Rocky Top
3. Wood-Anderson ‘where I belong’ as a tight end at Tennessee, via 247Sports. Another really impressive dude in interviews.
4. Behind the Scenes: Jaylen McCollough to Tennessee, via Rivals
5. Impact Analysis: Jaylen McCollough, via VolQuest
6. Ryan Johnson expects Tennessee Vols’ offensive line to be ‘really physical’, via 247Sports
7. Phillip Fulmer: Al Wilson helped Tennessee Vols football set tone for 1998 national championship, via 247Sports
8. JOHNSON BALANCES ENGINEERING AND OFFENSIVE LINE FOR THE VOLS – University of Tennessee, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

• War Room 8-17-18 | VolQuest.com, via VolQuest
• Tennessee Mailbag: Best/worst case scenarios, assessing…, via The Athletic
• Uncertainty in Trey Smith’s absence is giving Tennessee a…, via The Athletic
• Tennessee Vols practice observations wide receivers, via 247Sports
• Tennessee Vols Football Analysis: Vols add ‘very physical’ safety with four-star commit, via 247Sports

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

. . . make it this, from WNML’s Jimmy Hyams:

• Jimmy’s blog: Rumph says UT failure last year has affected Vols

Some of this has already been reported/addressed, but I find the comments about the team’s somewhat-fragile psyche interesting. I think they’re in the right hands, and it might also explain in part Pruitt’s subtle change in tone from spring to fall. Pure speculation on my part, but an interesting dynamic regardless.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Jeremy Pruitt: Darrin Kirkland Jr. taking routine maintenance days in Tennessee Vols football camp, via 247Sports. Keep calm; Kirkland’s okay.
2. At a new position, Taylor finds himself in a different role, via VolQuest. A grown-up Taylor is a dangerous Taylor.
3. Tennessee Vols not ‘where we need to be’ on offensive line after moving ‘guys around’, via 247Sports
4. Tennessee Vols graduate transfer Madre London fit nicely backfield, via 247Sports
5. Tennessee Vols secondary Jeremy Pruitt looking consistency, via 247Sports
6. 5 early predictions for UT Vols vs. West Virginia, via KnoxNews
7. Has Jarrett Guarantano improved enough to win Vols QB job?, via Gridiron Now
8. Tennessee Vols Jeremy Pruitt position changes Dillon Bates Kivon Bennett Princeton Fant, via 247Sports
9. Tennessee Vols football trying to determine ‘best position’ for DB Shawn Shamburger, via 247Sports
10. VOL CAMP REPORT: Tennessee’s Running Backs Bond During Competition – University of Tennessee, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

• Tennessee Vols Football: Graduate-transfer kicker leaves Tennessee football program, via 247Sports
• Tennessee Vols Football: Biggest early standouts from Tennessee’s preseason camp, via 247Sports
• Tennessee Vols Basketball Recruiting: Vols set to host 2019 five-star point guard Josiah James on official visit, via 247Sports

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

. . . make it this, from ESPN’s Chris Low for UTSports:

• UNDEFEATED AND UNMATCHED: Remembering the 1998 National Champions – University of Tennessee

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Who’s New? Tennessee Defensive Backs, via Gameday on Rocky Top
2. David Shaw calls Keller Chryst a future NFL Draft pick: ‘He’s too talented to be a backup’, via Saturday Down South
3. CHRYST NAMED TO JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM WATCH LIST – University of Tennessee, via UTSports
4. Jimmy’s blog: Vols could surprise if these six become stars, via WNML
5. VolQuest.com – Odyssey over? Why Kongbo is primed to flourish in new spot, via VolQuest
6. Five-star Tennessee Vols OT commit Wanya Morris eager to be ‘part of something different’, via 247Sports
7. Tennessee Vols Football: Jeremy Pruitt in favor of neutral-site games, via 247Sports
8. Every SEC team’s best, worst-case scenario in 2018, via 247Sports

Behind the paywalls

• Jeremy Pruitt’s ‘one voice’ policy comes with pluses…, via The Athletic
• Tennessee Vols preseason camp practice notes observations, via 247Sports

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports’ Grant Ramey:

• Tennessee Vols Football: Broncos sign former Tennessee LB A.J. Johnson

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

1. Rucker: Tennessee ‘brothers’ Darrell Taylor, Jonathan Kongbo enjoy competing, via 247Sports
2. Vols won’t name starting QB until ‘clearly the best guy’ emerges, via 247Sports
3. Jimmy’s blog: Rumph said getting players back like Christmas present, via WNML
4. Tennessee Vols Jeremy Pruitt handle adversity put the fire out, via 247Sports
5. Tennessee Vols Jeremy Pruitt defense install concepts, via 247Sports
6. Tennessee Vols Football: Interchangeable parts helping Vols create depth, via 247Sports
7. Tennessee Vols Football: Opportunity with Broncos ‘a blessing’ for A.J. Johnson, via 247Sports
8. A.J. Johnson receives $50,000 guaranteed from Broncos, per report, via 247Sports
9. TENNESSEE ANNOUNCES BIG ORANGE TAILGATE FOR PREGAME AT BELK COLLEGE KICKOFF – University of Tennessee, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

• Monday’s 3-2-1, via VolQuest
• Tennessee Vols football recruiting: Vols among finalists for elite athlete Mark-Antony Richards, via 247Sports
• Tennessee Vols preseason scrimmage stock report, via 247Sports