Link roundup: Vols hoops continues to win, on the road and with defense, football recruiting heats up, and Bruce Pearl might literally kill you in charades.
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Vols Stretch Their Legs at Iowa State
Tennessee was 14-5 entering today, but got there without any start-to-finish statements against major conference foes. The Vols ran away from Wake Forest in the final eight minutes, slowly pulled away from Texas A&M, and survived a furious rally from Vanderbilt after a 20-point lead earlier this week. But there […]
Gameday Today: Jauan Jennings’ list and the Smokey Grey uniforms
Rooting for Jauan Jennings, conceding that recruits sometimes love shiny new objects, and laughing at defensive tackles kicking field goals. This and more in today’s Vols news roundup.
SEC/Big 12 Challenge: Tennessee vs Iowa State Preview
Opportunity knocks for the SEC tomorrow, and particularly hard for a handful of bubble teams. The Big 12 has five teams in Ken Pomeroy’s Top 20 and three more in the Top 40. They lead the nation in conference RPI with a ridiculous .863 winning percentage (101 wins with just […]
Gameday Today: High praise for Pruitt, and players adore The Papa
Somebody says coach Pruitt is better at defense than Nick Saban, nobody dares disagree with Albert Haynesworth, and former players adore Phillip Fulmer. All this and more in today’s Vols news roundup.
Is Tennessee Consolidating Its Board with Two Weeks To Go?
When new Coach Jeremy Pruitt and his new blockbuster recruiting staff first took over, they threw a whole lot of offers out and cast an incredibly wide net. Taking advantage of existing relationships across not just the South but also as far as California, Tennessee hasn’t been afraid to go […]
Vols nearly coast into a ditch, but recover to beat Vandy, 67-62
Tennessee looked in control most of the way, lost for a period, and then like a team that knows how to finish in a 67-62 win over Vandy.
The Best Predictors of Tennessee’s Success
Tennessee is capable of winning in so many different ways, it’s hard to create a formula for their success. Last year assists were the go-to stat: the only way the Vols were getting good offense was through good ball movement, and if that didn’t happen they didn’t defend well enough […]
Gameday Today: Loving the Tennessee Chameleons, Saban copies Butch Jones, and more
We’re feeling good about basketball, coach Pruitt is out wooing 5-star recruits with black bags full of magic, Phillip Fulmer holds the horses on Jauan Jennings, and Nick Saban takes a page out of the Butch Jones playbook. This and more in today’s Vols news roundup.
January 22nd: Official Visit Weekend Recap
As we noted in the weekend preview, the Vols were set to welcome an interesting set of visitors to the Hill this past weekend. As we also discussed, many of Tennessee’s top targets were on official visits elsewhere. Schools UT is fighting with for certain prospects saw action as well, […]