We’ve ranked Tennessee’s newcomers by their opportunity for playing time this fall, based on positional opportunity, their own talent level, and the talent level of the guys already there.
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Are we underrating or overrating the importance of Guarantano staying healthy?
There are plenty of scenarios we wouldn’t enjoy this fall – no playmakers emerge on the defensive line, freshmen don’t emerge to build hope for the future – but it’s probably fair to say nothing would impact Tennessee’s ceiling like losing Jarrett Guarantano for any length of time. Some of […]
Vols Add Commitment from “Meanest OL in the Midwest”
After appearing to have hit on multiple 2019 signees who earned offers at Tennessee summer camps, the Vols have struck again, adding a commitment Friday from OL Javontez Spraggins from East St. Louis, IL. Spraggins, a 6’2, 330+ pound road grader, was an unknown to even the most ardent followers […]
Is BYU or UAB the most dangerous non-conference game for the Vols in 2019?
BYU may well be the Vols’ most dangerous non-conference opponent this fall, but UAB is right there with them.
The Long Way Out of the Wrong Kind of History
Despite everything that’s happened the last 11 years, Tennessee is still 11th in winning percentage all-time, still second in the SEC behind Alabama. This is Tennessee’s historical DNA in both football and basketball: the first challenger to the thrones in Tuscaloosa and Lexington. But Tennessee’s struggles from Phillip Fulmer’s final […]
Making Progress: Third-and-Short
If you’re looking for the thing Tennessee was absolutely, positively worst at last season, it’s third-and-short.
Tennessee’s place in the SEC Unit Rankings
Where do the Vols’ positional units stack up compared to their SEC brethren heading into this fall?
Making Progress: Explosive Plays
In 2016 the Vols were one of the most explosive teams in the country: 79 plays of 20+ yards, 19th nationally. In 2017, the bottom fell out hardest here: only 38 plays of 20+ yards, 123rd nationally. Here too, progress was slow but accounted for last season: 52 plays of […]
June Recruiting Preview: A Massive Month for the Vols
With the month of May coming to a close and Tennessee sitting on 6 public commitments after the recent addition of JUCO DB Art Green, the Vols have a class that significantly favors quality over quantity at this point. With the top two JUCOs in the country (Green and DE […]
Early Bowl Projections Expect Vols to Make Reasonable Progress
Magazines are hitting shelves – get ours here! – and with them an early round of bowl projections for Tennessee. The good news: I haven’t seen the Vols projected to come up empty in the postseason yet, nor have I seen Tennessee projected to spend December in Birmingham or Shreveport. […]