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Spring practice for Team 118 starts Friday
Ahh, yes. Spring practice. The hopes, dreams and aspirations of championships dance through the minds of coaches and players alike while the air is filled with the sweet aroma of unbridled expectations. Fresh starts and new beginnings. For Tennessee, 14 newcomers join the ranks and begin their own journeys on Friday as the team looks…
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Legacy Class, Part II?
The 2014 Tennessee recruiting class included six players that had family members who previously played sports at Tennessee. Dillion Bates, Todd Kelly, Jr., Neiko Creamer, Evan and Elliott Berry all had fathers that played football at UT, while Vic Wharton’s uncle, Brandon, was a Vol hooper. It was thusly dubbed the “Legacy Class.” But in…
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Howard to miss spring practice
Tennessee’s spring practice begins Friday, but the Vols will be without their leading receiver from last season, Pig Howard. [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”] Vol football beat writer Evan Woodbery officially broke the news last night,…
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Multiple offers to prospects at Creekside, Ocean Lakes
As I perused the depths of the recruiting forum at Volnation over the last couple weeks, I noticed scholarship offers going to several players at two familiar high schools: Creekside, GA., and Ocean Lakes, VA. VOLNATION RECRUITING Eric Berry, as well as his two brothers twins Evan and Elliott Berry, attended Creekside High School, while…
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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…
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5 Vols Tackle NFL Draft Combine
The NFL Draft Combine — It’s a pretty weird spectacle, honestly. Drills and workouts. Questions and answers. Poking, prodding, gauging and measuring. Players are evaluated in every sense of the word as NFL teams develop as much insight as possible into their prospective million-dollar investments. Yeah. That’s a lot of money. I guess I’d do…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…