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Vols National Signing Day, behind the scenes (video)
Brick by brick. In Butch we trust.
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Tennessee football players arrested on Sunday
For the first time under Butch Jones’ tenure as head coach in Knoxville, Tennessee football players have been arrested. According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, linebacker AJ Johnson and defensive tackle Danny O’Brien were arrested early this morning, along with former Vol Dontavis Sapp. Based on the details gathered to this point, Johnson was…
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Dews Chooses Prep School
Jerome Dews, a Tennessee commitment since June, declared via Twitter that he will enroll in prep school rather than at the University of Tennessee come time this summer. I do have to go to Atlanta Sports Academy (Prep School) for 5 months before I go to Tennessee #Volnation — Jerome Dews (@_RomeHEEM) February 4, 2014…
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Vols Just Do It
Per the official Tennessee Athletics Twitter account: Tennessee has entered into a department wide apparel agreement with @NIKE. Details to follow. — Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) January 31, 2014 So Tennessee officially becomes a Nike school for the 2015 season. This ends an 18-year relationship between the Vols and Adidas. Sure, fans will be forced to…
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Season Review: Vols in the NFL
Tennessee football hasn’t been its usual self lately. But still, the Vols have a significant presence in the NFL. Give or take, about 30 VFLs played on NFL rosters this year, and five of those made it to NFL’s Grand Finale, the Super Bowl, which will be played a week from this Sunday. But before we…
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Vols Measure Up at Senior Bowl Weigh In
Good things often come in small packages. But ya know, good things come in big packages, too. [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”] Monday was the official weigh in for the 2014 Reese’s Senior Bowl, and Daniel…
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Another Brick in the Wall
Butch Jones does not procrastinate. Recently, I wrote something about the 2014 class, here, and one of my main points was that Jones and his staff do their work early. Tennessee secured 19 commitments for the 2014 class in the first seven months of the year. The ripple effect allowed the coaches to focus energy…
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Vanderbilt, or Vanderbroke?
Former Vanderbilt Head Coach James Franklin is going home. Franklin accepted the head coaching position at Penn State University late last week, effectively removing the thorn that he’d become from Tennessee’s proverbial side. Franklin takes with him a 2-1 record against the Vols, including back-to-back wins in 2012’s 41-18 beat down and last season’s 14-10…
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Tennessee’s 2014 Recruiting Class
[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”] Somebody asked for a summary in the recruiting forum and I thought it was meaningful enough to make it into a blog post. Overview: The 2013 class was assembled, admirably, in…
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Kentucky GIVE HIM SIX
Since this was the last game of the year, I wanted to start off this week’s GIVE HIM SIX with a couple shout-outs. The overall tone of this blog has maybe been a little negative, but today, we’re staying positive. Like, just be cool, man. The first one has to go collectively to the all…