Tennessee Volunteers

Jay Graham Leaves Tennessee Volunteers for Florida State

The Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff has lost its lone alumnus. Running backs coach and former player Jay Graham, who arrived in Knoxville just a year ago, has decided to take a job as an offensive assistant at Florida State...

Written by Daniel Hudson about 3 months ago 6,295 reads 15 comments

UT's Rivera Trying to Make Name for Himself

INDIANAPOLIS Mychal Rivera isn’t the first Vol anyone thinks of here at the NFL Combine. Not with former University of Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray and receivers Cordarrelle Patterson and Justin Hunter working out before NFL scouts...

Written by Chris Perez about 3 months ago 238 reads 0 comments

Neyland Stadium's Time at the Top of SEC Over?

A Heisman Trophy winner, an 11-2 season, and a projected Top 10 ranking to start the 2013 season are all big things for Texas A&M less than a year after officially joining the SEC, but what the school has planned next is even bigger...

Written by Jack Dale about 3 months ago 117 reads 0 comments

Butch Jones Criticizes NCAA Recruiting Rule Changes

Tennessee football coach Butch Jones says pending NCAA rule changes that would allow unlimited contact between schools and prospects aren’t fair to recruits. And he believes plenty of other coaches agree with him...

Written by Jack Dale about 3 months ago 342 reads 0 comments

Cordarrelle Patterson Will Shine at 2013 NFL Scouting Combine

The NFL Scouting Combine is the perfect opportunity for coaches to gain a better perspective of the athletic attributes of players entering the draft...

Written by Jason Hall about 3 months ago 1,026 reads 0 comments

Butch Jones Gave Raspy Address to Big Orange TipOff Club

"I want to be here the rest of my career,” Jones said. “Maybe one day they'll have a street named after me...

Written by Nick Yokoyama about 3 months ago 229 reads 0 comments

Butch Jones and Staff Worked Overtime to Build Relationships

New Tennessee linebacker Corey Vereen is so serious, according to UT coach Butch Jones, that his poker face can be difficult to read. That was the case during a recruiting visit to Vereen's home in Florida in December...

Written by Jack Dale about 3 months ago 3 reads 0 comments

Tennessee Football: 5 Freshmen Vols Can Build Around

There will be 21 new faces on the 2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team. Butch Jones was able to bring in a commendable mix of sizes, positions and skill sets, but one thing that ...

Written by Daniel Hudson about 3 months ago 12,387 reads 5 comments

UT Should Improve with Jones' First Class

KNOXVILLE — For just the second time since he became the Tennessee football coach on Dec. 7 of last year, Butch Jones will return to his Cincinnati home Friday to spend some long overdue quality time with his wife Barbara and three sons...

Written by Jack Dale about 3 months ago 5 reads 0 comments

Vols Should Explore Adding Former Auburn Back Michael Dyer

Former 5-star prospect Michael Dyer lived the dream of every freshman football player. During his first season at Auburn, Dyer rushed for 1,093 yards and five touchdowns, breaking ...

Written by Jason Hall about 3 months ago 9,198 reads 30 comments

Vols Fans Should View Butch Jones' Recruiting Class Positively

The Tennessee Volunteers have officially completed their first national signing day under new head coach Butch Jones. Jones' Vols finished with 21 scholarship players officially signing their Letters of Intent on Wednesday, and the No...

Written by Jason Hall about 3 months ago 2,611 reads 15 comments

Debate: Which Commit Will Have the Biggest Impact?

Written by Debate Desk about 3 months ago 4,704 reads 16 comments

Tennessee's Class Takes Hit with 5-Star Safety Vonn Bell's Pledge to Ohio State

Any time a first-year head coach can land his team in the top 25 of the recruiting rankings and sign one or two top-tier prospects in his first season, that's good enough in a transition season...

Written by Barrett Sallee about 3 months ago 1,000 reads 2 comments