Tennessee RB commitment Ebony Jackson was offered by Alabama over the weekend, making those who felt like the Vols staff got in early on the Atlanta-area star look prescient. The 6’2, 210 pound track star has both the big body Tennessee covets at the position but also the game-breaking ability […]
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Picking the Tennessee Basketball All-Decade Team
Ten years ago at Rocky Top Talk, we asked you to pick your all-decade team for Tennessee Basketball. Chris Lofton was an automatic qualifier, and we went from there with these nominees: Point Guard: Tony Harris, C.J. Watson Perimeter: Vincent Yarbrough, Scooter McFadgon, JaJuan Smith Post: Isaiah Victor, Marcus Haislip, […]
The right size guys: Vols’ defensive front as big as Alabama’s, Georgia’s
Heading into only his second season, Jeremy Pruitt has already grown his defensive front seven into the same size as Alabama’s and Georgia’s.
Tennessee’s defensive front is getting bigger
Bigger is better along the defensive front, and Tennessee’s front seven is big and getting bigger.
Hefty, hefty, hefty
Is heft along a defensive front important? How big and heavy should those guys be?
What is 7-5 Worth?
May is often the longest month for college football fans. And around here, this May falls in place behind the quietest spring practice I can remember. Basketball continues to own an unusual percentage of the conversation; it comes with the territory of the third-highest paying contract in the game and […]
Tennessee Recruiting Positional Update: Running Back
While Tennessee has some talented Running Backs on its 2019 roster, and all but one (Carlin Fils-aime) are expected back in 2020, the Vols lack both enough sheer numbers – there are only five true RBs on the roster -as well as the kind of dominant, star talents at the […]
Do the double byes mean more chaos this fall?
The 2019 SEC football schedule includes two bye weeks for each team. We analyze how that might impact the Vols and the SEC East.
Tennessee Recruiting Positional Update: Offensive Line
Arguably one of the most upgraded positions since Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt took over, the Offensive Line has seen the following additions since the end of the 2017 season: Alabama transfer C Brandon Kennedy 4-star OG/C Jerome Carvin 3-star three-to-play-three JUCO OT/OG Jahmir Johnson 3-star (with a Wisconsin offer) OG […]