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Vols stuff worth reading 6.5.18

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

. . . make it this, from 247Sports:  Jarrett Guarantano happy to help Joshua Dobbs for youth camp

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  • Three Former Vols Named to 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot – University of Tennessee, via UTSports. Bobby Majors, Larry Seivers, and Al Wilson.
  • Second-Year Surge: Tennessee cornerback Terrell Bailey, via 247Sports

Behind the paywalls

  • Tennessee Vols football: LB signee JJ Peterson joining the Vols, via 247Sports. It’s looking like he’ll be here by the second summer session.
  • Roundtable: Elite expectations for Tennessee Vols Basketball, via 247Sports
  • Tennessee Vols football recruiting: Vols DT commit LeDarrius Cox gets offer from Auburn, still ‘listening’, via 247Sports. He does say that he’s still committed to Tennessee, for what it’s worth.

Vols stuff worth watching 6.4.18

VFL Josh Dobbs had his annual football camp in Knoxville this weekend, which triggered several interviews worth your time. First up is Josh himself:

The camp also gave local reporters the opportunity to talk to current players, including Todd Kelly, Jr.:


. . . and other former players like Brett Kendrick:


There are a ton of guys in the football program that operate almost exclusively behind the scenes. I’d not heard of this video guy, but from the looks of the blog’s Twitter timeline, everybody in the program love him and are sorry to see him move on:


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Vols stuff worth reading 6.4.18

If you only read two things about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it these:

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  • Nation’s top OL Darnell Wright reviews family trip to Rocky Top, via VolQuest.
  • Tennessee signee Brant Lawless yet to report, future uncertain, via VolQuest.
  • Jarrett Guarantano: New Tennessee staff making me more confident, via 247Sports.
  • Charles Kelly starting ‘from the ground’ with Tennessee safeties, via 247Sports.
  • Jeremy Pruitt says Weight-room upgrades show Tennessee Vols will ‘invest’ in players, via 247Sports. Love this quote:

“One of the first things I told them is when you want to figure out who your opponent is, just go look in the mirror and that’s who it is.”

  • Khwan Fore headed to Louisville, not Tennessee, via the Courier-Journal.
  • Vols football has created a subscribable Twitter list of all of the football coaches.
  • Not Vols, but . . . Legalized betting is coming to college football, and the SEC is bracing for impact, via CBSSports. Interesting observation: Pro leagues have a sort of built-in immunity to shenanigans resulting from sports betting, as players are already making so much money that they can’t be financially incentivized by bettors. Not so with college athletes.

Good stuff behind paywalls

  • Recruiting Stock Report, via 247Sports.
  • Vols ‘very high’ among favorites for Georgia CB Warren Burrell, via 247Sports.
  • Elite 2020 WR Porter Rooks enjoys ‘great visit’ to Tennessee, via 247Sports.

Vols stuff worth watching 6.2.18

I’m loving the Field Level series, as it really shows just how focused this entire coaching staff is on teaching the guys what they need to know to be successful. I mean, I know that’s supposed to be the goal of every coach, but . . . you know.


Tennessee has put some work into creating a ton of Vols-related GIFs. I’ll always love this one:

via GIPHY

Vols stuff worth reading 6.2.18

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

. . . make it VolQuest’s feature on why new hoops commit D.J. Burns chose Tennessee.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  • SEC relaxes intraleague grad transfer rules: ESPN. If you’re a graduate or playing for a team under a postseason ban, you can now transfer to another SEC school and play immediately instead of having to sit out a year.
  • Tennessee football could benefit from SEC Spring Meeting grad-transfer rule change: SEC Country. Vols are in a competition with Auburn for Alabama offensive lineman Brandon Kennedy, who’s now free to transfer to either school and play right away.
  • Saban will likely benefit from transfer rules he fought: Sports Illustrated. Alabama could easily fill any needs from the graduate transfer market.
  • Jonathan Kongbo tweets that he’s “excited to make this move to LB.” Twitter. Not a huge deal, really, as OLBs and DEs in a 3-4 are almost interchangeable.
  • Tennessee has some important visitors on campus this weekend, including the nation’s No. 2 player in offensive tackle Darnell Wright. Via VolQuest.
  • ETSU, UTEP Games Times & Broadcast Information Set – University of Tennessee: Via UTSports. ETSU will be at 4:00 and UTEP at noon, both on the SEC Network.
  • Vols football is 50:1 to win the SEC, but Vols basketball is 28:1 to win the national championship.
  • Tennessee to buy out ousted chancellor Beverly Davenport for $1.33 million: Via the Times Free Press.

Good stuff behind paywalls

  • Tennessee Vols Basketball Analysis: What the Vols are getting in 2018 four-star center D.J. Burns: Via 247Sports.

Vols stuff worth watching 5.31.18

If you can get past the nagging question of how Paul Finebaum can become that tan in only one day in Florida, this is actually a really interesting interview:

I’m not entirely sure why, but new players arriving on campus is always compelling video:

Vols stuff worth reading 5.31.18

If you only read one thing today . . .

This is a huge, late get for Tennessee, probably at what is a real position of need for the team this fall.

Other Vols stuff to read today

  • Season Opener vs. West Virginia Set for National TV Broadcast on CBS: Link
  • Fulmer “invigorated by this opportunity’ as Vols athletic director”: Link Quote:

“Sometimes I feel like I did in 1993, when I took over (as head football coach),” Fulmer said during a segment on the Paul Finebaum Show on Tuesday. “It’s a great challenge. I get a second chance to finish well and I want to do that for me and my family, but also for my university.

“I’m invigorated by this opportunity, and I love the people I’m working with. I inherited a lot of really good people. Now it’s just getting everyone on the same page and getting the culture right.”

 

I love that “second chance to finish well,” as I’m guessing that that is what’s driving him the hardest.
  • Pruitt: Unity will help Tennessee achieve more in 2018: Link
  • Jimbo Fisher recruited Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt as high school QB: Link
  • Vols RB signee Jeremy Banks arrives on campus: Link
  • Vols in top five for four-star OT Warren McClendon: Link
  • Vols join chase for Class of ’20 four-star QB Jay Butterfield: Link
  • Tennessee offer ‘big deal’ for Wake Forest commit and three-star all-purpose back Kendrell Flowers: Link
  • Jeronimo Boche hired as Tennessee’s head football trainer: Link
  • Details of Phillip Fulmer’s contract: Link
  • Career skills emphasis could be Tennessee football recruiting tool: Link

Non-Vols stuff worth reading

  • Inside the NCAA’s years-long, twisting investigation into Mississippi football: Link. This is LOOOOONG and rated for language. It’s also depressing. But it’s really, really good. Set aside your entire lunch period if you plan on reading.
  • Which Star Wars film should Les Miles be in? Link. How in the world did I miss that Les Miles has seriously become an actor?

Vols stuff worth watching 5.30.18

Coach Fulmer stopped by to chat with Paul Finebaum yesterday, and he handled everything with grace and dignity.


Coach Pruitt, at the SEC meetings. This guy is NOT going to tell you anything he doesn’t want you to get from him. Also, there’s some fairly funny stuff toward the end about how he’s getting no help from his so-called friends.

Admiral’s back:


And so is this guy:

Vols stuff worth reading 5.30.18

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

Maybe we’ll eventually learn what caused all the drama the past few days. Maybe we won’t. But does it really matter? No, not really. The main thing is the main thing, and Kirkland staying at Tennessee is the main thing. And that thing is good news for the Vols.
He’s right. Glad that guy’s going to be back this fall.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  • Tennessee’s had a year many would like to forget: Link. Ouch, but yeah.
  • It’s official: Admiral Schofield returning to Tennessee: Link. Woo.
  • Barnes: John Fulkerson’s injuries “affected him psychologically”: Link. Understandable.
  • Fulmer, on how his prior role with ETSU helped prepare him for his current role with Tennessee: Link. Quote:

“It gave me my football fix. Being around coaches and starting a program, that was a lot of fun,” he said. “I really enjoyed Dr. Sander and (ETSU President) Dr. (Brian) Noland. They were great. I saw the other side of it, from an administrative standpoint, and that was beneficial to me. I didn’t know it was going to be so much for later, but that was beneficial to me.

“I saw a vision that Dr. Noland had and how he followed up and got it done. I’m telling you, that was a great scene at that first football game, when we played a game in that stadium there. The folks at ETSU should be very proud, of what Dr. Noland’s done, what the city and the area has done.
“Couldn’t have a better guy than Randy Sanders leading the charge now, and Coach Torbush did a great job getting us started, so I was proud to be a part of that.”
 
  • It’s important to recruit well in Georgia for two reasons now: Link.
  • Barnes adds Bryan Lentz to basketball staff: Link. He’s a video coordinator/director of player development.
  • EVERYBODY PANIC:

Behind a paywall

Non-Vols stuff worth reading
Nick Saban is mad that you’re blaming him for following the rules: Link. Quote:
“Then we should change the rule,” Saban said Tuesday. “I don’t think it should be on me. I think we should change the rule, aight. If we agree in the SEC at these meetings that we’re going to have free agency in our league and everyone can go wherever they want to go when they graduate, that’s what’s best for the game, then I think that’s what we should do. Then Brandon Kennedy can go wherever he wants to go.
“But if we don’t do that, why is it on me? Because we have a conference rule that says he can’t do it. And he can do it, but he’s supposed to sit out for a year. So, why is it on me? It’s not even my decision. It’s a conference rule. I always give people releases and he has a release to go wherever he wants to go, but the conference rule says he can’t go in the conference. So, why is that on me? The Maurice Smith thing wasn’t on me, either.”

Dude’s kind of got a point.

 

Vols stuff worth reading today

If you read only one thing about the Vols today, make it this:

Remembering Bill Nowling, Willis Tucker, Rudy Klarer and Ig Fuson: Four Tennessee Legends You Need to Know | Gameday on Rocky Top

And here’s some other good stuff to know today:

VolQuest.com – Madre London ready to seize opportunity, be a veteran voice for Vols

Rivals.com – Quavaris Crouch, the No. 1 player in the country, updates his recruitment

Spring meetings this week

Coach Fulmer: “The coaches, sometimes, it’s like sitting with the Russians – or at least it used to be. Nobody wanted to agree on anything,” said Fulmer, UT’s first-year AD and former football coach. “In the athletic directors’ meetings, everybody has their reasons for doing things or voting how they vote, and everybody’s protective, but there’s also some feeling of cooperation for the conference sake. I’ve enjoyed that.”

Update on when top-50 LB JJ Peterson is expected to join the Tennessee Vols ($$$)

Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt stays true to word, opens 4-quarterback derby

Pruitt: “We’ll have four guys, we practice four groups, and those guys all get the same amount of reps and we’ll see how they develop over the summer and into fall camp,” Pruitt said Thursday in Kingsport, Tenn., at the final Big Orange Caravan stop of the 2018 tour.

“As we get closer to the times we scrimmage — we’ll scrimmage on the ninth [fall period] practice — we’ll chart things from Day 1 until that scrimmage and that will give us an idea about how they are going to scrimmage.”

Tennessee Vols football: OL signee Tanner Antonutti ready ‘to compete’ after dealing with illness

Junior college CB Kenneth George Jr. watched Alabama games to prep for Jeremy Pruitt’s defense

 


Not sure how much credence to give this, to be honest, so grain of salt and all that.


“Not against it” also means “not a priority,” you know.