Category Archives: Today on Gameday

Worth reading 7.20.18: Lack of roster attrition a good sign

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports’ Patrick Brown:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Tennessee Vols football: Jeremy Pruitt curious to see how RB situation ‘shakes out’, via 247Sports
  2. Greg McElroy: New Tennessee Vols football coach Jeremy Pruitt “dominated” at SEC media days, via 247Sports
  3. Will Muschamp: Jeremy Pruitt an ‘outstanding’ hire for Vols, via 247Sports
  4. Tennessee Vols Football: CBS analyst Gary Danielson says Jeremy Pruitt is ‘the perfect guy for what Tennessee needs’, via 247Sports
  5. Tennessee Vols football: Marquez Callaway ‘could always be better,’ working to take next step, via 247Sports
  6. Tennessee Vols football: Playing in new defense ‘an adjustment’ for Vols DE Kyle Phillips, via 247Sports
  7. Bigger Eli Wolf hoping to make bigger impact at Tennessee, via 247Sports
  8. SEC Media Days: Breaking down Jeremy Pruitt’s first appearance, via KnoxNews

Behind the paywalls

Worth watching 7.19.18: SEC Media Days video highlights

Pruitt’s segment with the SEC Network guys:

An entertaining recap of the highlights of the day:

Nick Saban, on whether he thinks Jeremy Pruitt is disrespectful:


Marquissenbery Callaway:

Jeremy Pruitt in the electronic media room:

Eli Wolf:

Kyle Phillips:

Marquez Callaway:

Worth reading 7.19.18: Vols at SEC Media Days

There’s a TON of great Vols stuff to read about Tennessee’s turn at SEC Media Days yesterday, and you probably don’t have time for all of it. So we’ve read it all for you and culled it into a prioritized list of the most important stuff worth your time. Start at the top and work your way down until your responsibilities come calling.

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports’ Patrick Brown:

This is basically a summary of everything important that emerged out of Tennessee’s appearance at SEC Media Days. Most of the rest are details.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Jeremy Pruitt, Mark Richt saga a silly storyline, via Wes Rucker at 247Sports
  2. Jeremy Pruitt-Aaron Murray Feud Good for the SEC and Tennessee, via Brad at Gameday on Rocky Top.
  3. Was Jeremy Pruitt’s rocky time at Georgia a red flag?, via Sports Illustrated. It’s fair to wonder whether the same reported conflict between Pruitt’s and Mark Richt’s personalities might manifest at Tennessee, especially if you believe that athletic director Phillip Fulmer has more in common with Richt than he does Nick Saban. Of course, Fulmer really, really wants to win, and he’s now on notice of the potential pitfall of a clash of personalities, which should allow him to better manage it. I think it will be fine but will also be tested when adversity hits.
  4. Mark Richt responds to criticism of Jeremy Pruitt, via 247Sports. I include this one as a public service announcement: Do not click on any headline suggesting that Mark Richt has said anything of substance on the matter. At this point, he has not, and he’s not expected to.
  5. Pruitt says both Trey Smith and JJ Peterson will be available for fall camp, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  6. Pruitt says the quarterback battle this fall will be fair but quick, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  7. 10 Questions for 2018: Vols vs The Non-UGA SEC East, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  8. Jeremy Pruitt’s businessman approach breathes new life into scarred Tennessee program, via CBS Sports
  9. Tennessee Volunteers football 2018: Jeremy Pruitt declares “last year is over with”, via 247Sports
  10. 2018 SEC Media Days: Tennessee Vols Marquez Callaway says Jeremy Pruitt bringing more discipline than Butch Jones, via 247Sports
  11. SEC Media Days 2018: Kyle Phillips talks new defensive mindset under Jeremy Pruitt, via 247Sports
  12. Tennessee Vols Football: Jeremy Pruitt ‘looking for big things’ from Jauan Jennings, via 247Sports
  13. Tennessee Vols football: Marquez Callaway says Keller Chryst ‘getting acclimated’ with Vols, via 247Sports
  14. SEC Media Days: Pruitt comfortable in checking final offseason box, via VolQuest
  15. Five Ways For Jarrett Guarantano To Improve In 2018, via Rocky Top Talk
  16. Photo Galleries of SEC Media Days, via UTSports

Behind the paywalls

  • Jeremy Pruitt squashes criticism and rallies the Tennessee…, via The Athletic
  • The Jeremy Pruitt I saw at Georgia may not be the Pruitt now…, via The Athletic

Tweets

Funny story:

Paul Finebaum got riled up immediately after Pruitt’s time at the main podium:


More opinions on coach Pruitt:

Worth watching 7.18.18: Barnes’ birthday, weight-room hype

Barnes banter!


There may actually be some vomiting involved, but I don’t think that that’s what they mean:


Best of SEC Media Days yesterday:

Some interesting stuff about rules changes. How about fewer commercials?

Worth reading 7.18.18: Is Pruitt criticism “blistering” or fair?

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:

The headlines for this bit of news are amusing. That one up there is fair, but when you click through, it’s “blasts.” The News Sentinel yesterday called it “blistering.” That’s likely for the purpose of priming the clicks pump a bit, so it’s understandable, but really, all Murray said was that he didn’t know if Pruitt was going to be able to handle all of the extra stuff a head coach needs to handle. That’s fair, because really, nobody knows the answer to that question.

The thing that troubles me about this is that Murray’s passing reference to his opinion that Pruitt was disrespectful to Mark Richt when he worked for him was accepted without any additional probing as to the details and now is passed around as an assumed fact. So what if Pruitt is disrespectful, they’re saying. Maybe that’s good, they’re saying. What I want to know are the details about the supposed disrespect so I can decide if that’s what it truly was. Until then, I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt and concluding that it was probably just his standard bluntness.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. All the stuff that’s actually in your football team’s playbook, via SB Nation. Not Vols, but college football. Bookmark this and come back. It’s full of great stuff.
  2. Joe Moorhead explains the 5 tenets of the SEC West’s most dangerous offense, via SB Nation. Ditto the above.
  3. The Next-Step List: Ryan Johnson and Theo Jackson, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  4. Beef back? Tennessee’s latest weights gains under new S&C staff, via VolQuest
  5. SEC burning questions heading into the 2018 football season, via KnoxNews
  6. Tony Barnhart: ‘Tennessee has a good situation’ with Pruitt and Fulmer, via Vols Wire
  7. Florida DL Cece Jefferson: Tennessee defenders are ‘blessed’ to be coached by Chris Rumph, via Saturday Down South
  8. Dodge ball: 5 tough questions Jeremy Pruitt might get but won’t answer at SEC Media Days, via Saturday Down South
  9. Tennessee Vols football’s 2018 opponents at a glance: Vanderbilt Commodores, via 247Sports
  10. Greg McElroy believes Florida will beat Tennessee “convincingly” in 2018, via 247Sports
  11. Tennessee Vols Football: Kentucky coach Mark Stoops says ‘you just can’t’ prepare for being a first-year head coach, via 247Sports

Behind the paywalls

  • Scouting the Opponent: Charlotte, via VolQuest
  • Tennessee Vols football recruiting: Four-star safety Jaylen McCollough planning more visits, via 247Sports

Worth reading 7.17.18: Vols who need to take the next step, Part I

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

. . . make it this, from Brad Shepard:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Tennessee Recruiting: Future of the Nose Tackle Position Takes Shape With Simmons Pledge, via Gameday on Rocky Top
  2. Warrior Named to Bednarik Award Watch List – University of Tennessee, via UTSports
  3. Ten questions Vols’ Jeremy Pruitt will get at SEC Media Days, via 247Sports. Expect the answers to these questions to be the news of the day tomorrow and Thursday.
  4. Tennessee Vols football recruiting: Jeremy Pruitt focused on evaluations in recruiting, via 247Sports
  5. 2018 SEC Media Days: Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher Tennessee Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt ‘could have been a head coach a long time ago’, via 247Sports
  6. Vols’ Ryan Thaxton suspended following off-field incident, via 247Sports
  7. Tennessee Takes Center Stage for SEC Network Takeover July 26 – University of Tennessee, via UTSports. This post has the entire schedule.
  8. SEC preseason power rankings: Bama, Georgia still 1-2, via ESPN. Tennessee is No. 12.
  9. SEC Football Kickoff Media Days Central, via SEC Sports. If you’re looking for links to videos and transcripts, this is it.

Behind the paywalls

  • Beyond the Asparagus: Jeremy Pruitt’s days as an MTV…, via The Athletic
  • Tennessee Vols football recruiting: Coach sees ‘so much potential’ in DT Elijah Simmons, via 247Sports
  • Tennessee Vols football: Five takeaways from updated 2018 roster, via 247Sports

Worth watching 7.16.18: Football hype videos begin

HYPE VIDEO!


Lots of great discussion about Tennessee here with an SEC Network panel that includes VFL Jason Witten:

John Pennington’s weekly TV show The Sports Source is always good. Here’s this week’s first segment:

Yves Pons has a thing about dunking on kids:


This is here because Trey Smith’s name is on the board:

The guy who’s responsible for this says it was a mistake to post it. That was the second mistake, the first being creating it in the first place (UPDATE: Aww, it was so bad, he finally removed it. Too bad.)

Worth reading 7.16.18: Finally, the details about Jalen Hurd

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

. . . make it this, from Bleacher Report’s Matt Hayes:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Aspire to Inspire, via Beyond the Legacy, A great in-depth interview with VFL Dale Ellis.
  2. Faith bringing former Vols QB Josh Dobbs to Chattanooga, via the Times Free Press
  3. Tennessee Vols Football: Jason Witten says he likes ‘what Jeremy Pruitt is doing’, via 247Sports
  4. Kendal Vickers has the talent, attitude to become sixth Vol-Steeler in ‘VFL’, via 247Sports
  5. IMG coach Kevin Wright says Tennessee Vols freshman Kingston Harris will compete for playing time ‘right away’, via 247Sports
  6. Barton Simmons says Vols recruiting players who ‘fit’, via 247Sports
  7. Barton Simmons says ‘there’s still talent there’ on Vols’ roster, via 247Sports
  8. Tennessee Vols football’s 2018 opponents at a glance: Missouri Tigers, via 247Sports
  9. Tennessee Vols football: Jersey numbers, heights and weights for newcomers and freshmen, via 247Sports
  10. Teams take center stage for SEC Network Takeover, via SEC Sports. Tennessee is scheduled for Thursday, July 26.
  11. SEC Football Kickoff Media Days Central, via SEC Sports
  12. Tennessee football: Who will Vols miss the most in 2018?, via Saturday Down South

Behind the paywalls

  • The Influencer: Jeremy Pruitt brings Rainsville to Tennessee…, via The Athletic. This would be in the Must Read section if it wasn’t behind a paywall.
  • Scouting the Opponent: South Carolina, via VolQuest
  • Scouting the Opponent: Auburn, via VolQuest
  • Scouting the Opponent: Alabama, via VolQuest
  • Scouting the Opponent: Alabama, via VolQuest