1. Tennessee Football: Spring Practice Position Battles Tracker

    Butch Jones is taking over a Tennessee program that has been on a downward spiral the past four seasons. There is talent on the roster, but it is going to be a tough spring while he's putting all the pieces together...

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  2. Looking at Tennessee's Offense

    The first spring football practice of head coach Butch Jones’ tenure at Tennessee is Saturday morning, the first of 15 sessions running through the April 20 spring exhibition game...

    Jack Dale Written by Jack Dale about 3 months ago 11 reads 0 comments

  3. UT Spring Position Preview: Defensive Line

    KNOXVILLE – Tennessee opens spring practice on Saturday. It will be the first glimpse of coach Butch Jones’ initial UT squad and several positions will be up for grabs, starting in the first practice...

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  4. QB Battle Should Highlight Spring

    With new head coach Butch Jones set to kick off his first spring in Knoxville on Friday, a lot of general uncertainty surrounds the Tennessee Volunteers football program...

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  5. Offensive Line Heads Tennessee Vols' Good Stuff

    KNOXVILLE — There was plenty of lowlights last season for the University of Tennessee football program, and that's why there's a new coaching staff. But it's not all bad news for Butch Jones and Co...

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  6. Tennessee Football: 6 Most Important Spring Practice Position Battles

    Spring practice is just around the corner for the Tennessee Volunteers, and the position battles for 2013 are already heating up. Under a new coaching staff, no position is safe, but I've got six spots that are likely to be the hottest contests...

    Daniel Hudson Written by Daniel Hudson about 3 months ago 3,013 reads 2 comments

  7. Five Vols Who Need a Good Spring

    KNOXVILLE — Though many more players fall into this category, here are five Vols who need to make the most of the next month's 15 practices.....

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  8. Tennessee Hires Robert Gillespie as Running Backs Coach

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Robert Gillespie is taking over as Tennessee's running backs coach after holding the same position at West Virginia the past two seasons...

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  9. Robert Gillespie of West Virginia Leading Candidate for RB Coach

    West Virginia assistant coach Robert Gillespie has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Jay Graham as Tennessee’s new running backs coach, a source familiar with the search told the News Sentinel today...

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  10. New UT Football Facility to Be Named Anderson Training Center

    CHATTANOOGA — UT’s recently finished $45 million football training center will be named the Anderson Training Center...

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

  11. UT Spring Position Preview: Wide Receiver/tight End

    KNOXVILLE – Tennessee opens spring practice in just over two weeks. It will be the first glimpse of coach Butch Jones’ initial UT squad and several positions will be up for grabs, starting in the first practice...

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

  12. Riley Ferguson Embraces Vols' Quarterback Battle

    KNOXVILLE — The determination and motivation are easy to discern in Riley Ferguson's voice. The Tennessee quarterback signee from Butler High School near Charlotte, N.C., clearly has his gaze turned toward the competition he'll join this summer...

    Jack Dale Written by Jack Dale about 3 months ago 9 reads 0 comments

  13. Tennessee's Jones Embraces Unfamiliar Challenge

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Butch Jones believes he knows what it takes to revitalize a program that has fallen upon hard times, even though he didn't face that challenge at either of his two previous stops...

    Nick Yokoyama Written by Nick Yokoyama about 3 months ago 632 reads 0 comments

  14. Tennessee Football: Complete NFL Combine Results for Former Volunteers

    The NFL combine was hosted last weekend, and five former Tennessee Volunteers were invited. Here's a quick review of their performances along with the official draft grade each has been given...

    Daniel Hudson Written by Daniel Hudson about 3 months ago 6,468 reads 2 comments

  15. Incoming QB Joshua Dobbs Receives Academic Award

    Josh Dobbs, the quarterback signee from Alpharetta, Ga. who switched from Arizona State to Tennessee in the final moments before National Signing Day, was given a prestigious academic award Saturday in Los Angeles...

    Jack Dale Written by Jack Dale about 3 months ago 6 reads 0 comments

  16. Butch Jones to Be Grand Marshal of Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway

    Tennessee coach Butch Jones will serve as the grand marshal of the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17, the track announced today.....

    Jack Dale Written by Jack Dale about 3 months ago 1 reads 0 comments

  17. How Cordarrelle Patterson Went from JUCO Star to NFL Draft Darling

    Outside of Rocky Top, most people didn ’t know who Cordarrelle Patterson was going into the 2012 college football season...

    Dan Hope Written by Dan Hope about 3 months ago 5,718 reads 3 comments

  18. Butch Jones Not to Blame for Jay Graham Leaving Tennessee Volunteers

    As fanbases are wont to do, (some of) the Tennessee Volunteers faithful has lashed out against Butch Jones for the recent departure of running back coach Jay Graham...

    Daniel Hudson Written by Daniel Hudson about 3 months ago 12,384 reads 24 comments

  19. 2013 NFL Draft: Although Overshadowed, Justin Hunter Is the Real Deal

    Tennessee's Cordarrelle Patterson is widely considered to be the best wide receiver in the 2013 NFL draft , but his college teammate, Justin Hunter, has a chance to have a long career in his own right...

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  20. Jay Graham Reunites with Randy Sanders, Sal Sunseri at Florida State

    Tennessee running backs coach Jay Graham, a former Vol great who returned to his alma mater just over a year ago, is leaving for Florida State. New head coach Butch Jones confirmed the news on his Twitter account this morning...

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  21. NFL-Bound Vols Show off Athleticism at Combine

    KNOXVILLE – Five former Vols from the 2012 squad were invited to participate in the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine. The event was held in Indianapolis over the weekend and runs through Tuesday...

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  22. 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...

    Daniel Hudson Written by Daniel Hudson about 3 months ago 6,296 reads 15 comments

  23. Jay Graham Leaving Vols for 'Noles

    After Butch Jones took over for the dismissed Derek Dooley as Tennessee’s head football coach, running backs coach Jay Graham was the lone holdover from Dooley’s staff to be retained by Jones...

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  24. Cordarrelle Patterson Runs 4.37 40-Yard Dash at Combine

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  25. 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...

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