Category: Vols Football Recruiting

  • Vols to sign 18-22 in 2015

    Vols to sign 18-22 in 2015

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Wednesday at the Big Orange TipOff Club event held at Calhoun’s on the river, Head Coach Butch Jones said Tennessee will sign 18-22 in the 2015 recruiting cycle. Butch Jones says…

  • Four-star defensive back Duke Shelley commits. . . or does he?

    Four-star defensive back Duke Shelley commits. . . or does he?

    Monday evening, four-star defensive back Duke Shelley attempted to become the eighth member of Tennessee’s 2015 signing class. He announced his intentions via Twitter. But apparently, Shelley didn’t clear his decision with Tennessee’s coaches. “There was just some miscommunication,” Shelley’s high school coach Bryan Lamar said in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday.…

  • Vol Commit Preston Williams wins WR MVP at Adidas Showcase

    Vol Commit Preston Williams wins WR MVP at Adidas Showcase

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Standout Preston Williams is solid to Tennessee, says Vols are building something special Class of 2015 wide receiver and Tennessee commitment Preston Williams was named the wide receiver MVP at the…

  • Vols land key cog for 2016 class, Emmit Gooden commits

    Vols land key cog for 2016 class, Emmit Gooden commits

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Emmit Gooden commits to Tennessee Tennessee picked up another commit for the 2016 class on Saturday when Brownsville, Tennessee defensive lineman Emmit Gooden pledged his commitment to the Vols. Gooden, listed…

  • Vols could see most benefit from early enrollees

    Vols could see most benefit from early enrollees

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Tennessee fans knew it all along, but it’s great to see national football writers recognize it: Of all the teams in the Southeastern Conference, Tennessee could (should) be the one to…

  • Where’s the Beef?

    Where’s the Beef?

    Football can be a complex game. Schemes, coverages, blitzes — the jargon is enough to make your head spin sometimes. But who wins and who loses often comes down to something simple: winning at the point of attack. The Vols struggles have been well documented over the past several seasons, and a big (no pun…

  • Vols National Signing Day, behind the scenes (video)

    Vols National Signing Day, behind the scenes (video)

    Brick by brick. In Butch we trust.

  • ESPN: Vols signed the best running back class in ’14

    ESPN: Vols signed the best running back class in ’14

    ESPN national recruiting analysts Tom Luginbill and Craig Haubert rate the Vols’ running back class as the best in the nation for 2014. Tom Luginbill: Time for the running back position, Craig. The Vols were happy in Knoxville. They’ve got a bunch of them. Craig Haubert: Yeah, there were a few candidates there. If you look…

  • Thigpen Named Rivals’ Recruiter of the Year

    Thigpen Named Rivals’ Recruiter of the Year

    Tennessee Volunteer assistant coach Tommy Thigpen was named Rivals’ Recruiter of the Year Monday.  He led the charge for Tennessee’s recruiting class that finished fifth in the country, despite the team finishing just 5-7 for the season. CONGRATS to @UTCoachThig Named National Recruiter of the Year by @Rivals #BrickByBrick pic.twitter.com/co6Jb6P6Z8 — Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) February…

  • National Signing Day 2014, Morning Prep

    National Signing Day 2014, Morning Prep

    It’s time. The day recruiting junkies circle on their calendar every year—the first Wednesday in February—has finally arrived. It’s a sacred day, really. Many take the day off of work, some via a planned vacation day and others take a last-minute sick day. We all sit in front of our computers and follow along closely…