Month: November 2018

  • Pruitt Recognized as Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week

    Pruitt Recognized as Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week

    ATLANTA – Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt was named the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week as announced by officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Tuesday. The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week award honors the football coach whose program embodies the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership…

  • Taylor picks up another national honor

    Taylor picks up another national honor

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee redshirt junior outside linebacker Darrell Taylor added another defensive player of the week award on Tuesday when he was named the Chuck Bednarik National Player of the Week by the Maxwell Football Club. Taylor adds the Bednarik honor to the Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week and SEC Defensive Player of…

  • Vol Report: Pruitt Looks for Vols to Maintain Momentum

    Vol Report: Pruitt Looks for Vols to Maintain Momentum

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team returned to the practice at Haslam Field Monday, coming off of its second win over a ranked opponent this season. Head coach Jeremy Pruitt, who became the first Tennessee head coach to defeat two ranked teams in his first season since Phillip Fulmer in 1993, reflected on the win over Kentucky and looked…

  • Taylor Tabbed as SEC Defensive Player of the Week

    Taylor Tabbed as SEC Defensive Player of the Week

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee redshirt junior outside linebacker Darrell Taylor has been named SEC Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday. This is the fourth time this season that a Vol has been honored by the SEC as freshman defensive back Bryce Thompson, redshirt sophomore quarterback Jarrett Guarantano and senior defensive end Kyle Phillips have all earned…