Month: May 2014

  • Tariq Owens (’14 MD PF) confirmed on campus today

    Tariq Owens, a 3-star power forward and former Ohio commit, is confirmed to be on campus visiting Tennessee today. Owens measures 6-foot-8 and weighs between 180 and 205 pounds, depending on whom you believe. He’s part of the 2014 class and was released in April from the LOI he had signed with Ohio. “They definitely…

  • Tennessee announces 2012-13 APR rates

    The University of Tennessee released the Academic Progress Rates for 2012-13. From the UT release: “Additionally, the Tennessee football team increased its single-year APR score to 962 in 2012-13, the highest APR mark in the history of the program and a significant improvement from the 909 posted in 2011-12. This allowed the multi-year APR for…

  • Pig Howard will be part of summer workouts, Jones says

    Pig Howard, who took a leave of absence to deal with some personal circumstances and missed spring practice, will be part of summer workouts according to Butch Jones. “He’s in here in mini-term, so he’s here,” Jones told the Times Free Press. “When we start our official summer strength and conditioning program he will be…

  • Willie Carmichael signs with Tennessee

    Willie Carmichael, a 6-foot8, 195-pound power forward from Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida, has signed with Tennessee. “Officially a Tennessee volunteer #VFl pic.twitter.com/tlpcJYTnR7,” he tweeted. The commit is Tennessee’s third today and fourth since yesterday (Ian Chiles, Erik McKnight, Devon Baulkman). Carmichael originally signed with Southern Miss, but asked for and was granted a…