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Edit Postgame 2-4-7: Orange & White Game
28 days agoLet’s take a look at the biggest moments, players and stats from Tennessee’s Orange and White Game on Saturday in Neyland Stadium with The Postgame 2-4-7. More
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Saturday scrimmage observations
35 days agoThe Tennessee football team had its final pre-Orange and White Game scrimmage of the spring Saturday in Neyland Stadium. Here are some quick observations from the day. More
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Notes: Vols ready for spring break
58 days agoAfter completing six of its 15 scheduled spring practices in less than two weeks, the Tennessee football team now will take nearly two weeks off for its spring break. More
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Pre-Spring Primer: TE/FB/H-back
3 months agoIt’s almost (spring) football time in Tennessee, and govols247 is getting you ready with a position-by-position look the Vols — continuing today with tight end and fullback. More
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Year One Recap: 'CP'
4 months agoLet’s take inventory on Tennessee’s Class of 2012 after one season. And let’s continue with a look at wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. More
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Year One Recap: Danny O'Brien
4 months agoLet’s take inventory on Tennessee’s Class of 2012 after one season. And let’s continue with a look at defensive tackle Danny O’Brien. More
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Year One Recap: Justin Meredith
5 months agoLet’s take inventory on Tennessee’s Class of 2012 after one season. And let’s continue with a look at tight end Justin Meredith. More
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Notes: 'Tiny' shows early jitters
8 months agoThe false-start penalty Antonio Richardson drew on UT’s first play from scrimmage Friday night was indicative of how the sophomore tackle played in his first career start. More
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Notes: Sunseri ready to call plays
9 months agoMore than a decade has passed since the last time Tennessee defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri called plays during a game. He’ll finally get the chance to do it again Friday. More
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Two more UT freshmen injured
9 months agoSeveral members of UT's 2012 signing class already have suffered injuries that could impact their availability this year, and two more now have been lost for the season. More
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Notes: Rivera 'back 100 percent'
9 months agoTennessee starting senior tight end Mychal Rivera says he's now back to full strength after being limited for much of the past two weeks by a sprained knee. More
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Greg King getting H-back chance
9 months agoGreg King has always preferred hitting fullbacks and tight ends to playing those positions, but he’s always preferred winning to losing. And the latter trumps the former. More
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UT suddenly searching at tight end
9 months agoEarlier this this week, UT's coaches insisted the team hadn’t had enough problems with tight end depth to scheme around the position. Two more injuries have changed that. More
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Notes: DBs suffer 'breakdowns'
9 months agoTennessee coach Derek Dooley said the Vols’ offense was “explosive” in their final preseason scrimmage, but as with any intrasquad practice, there was a flip side to that. More
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Tight end still a UT focal point
9 months agoJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Many have mentioned the setbacks Tennessee has suffered at the tight end position, but coaches and players remain pleased with the pieces still in place. More
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Team-first Ayres trying tight end
9 months agoJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — When Tennessee football coaches anxiously issued an all-points bulletin for tight-end help, a familiar name answered the call and hurried to help. Again. More
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Rivera, Bourque out with injuries
9 months agoTennessee's fifth day of preseason camp marked the Vols' first practice in full pads, but it was more noteworthy because of the players who didn’t participate. More
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Notes: Vols practice as full team
9 months agoAfter Tennessee’s veterans and newcomers merged Monday for their first full-squad practice of fall camp, coach Derek Dooley felt the need to make a few points to his team. More
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Versatile Vol King moved to H-back
9 months agoCameron Clear's dismissal cost UT a young, promising tight end prospect, so the Vols are hoping to turn a young, promising athlete into a young, promising tight end prospect. More
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Midnight run caps UT's long workday
11 months agoThe UT football team worked out three times Thursday, capping the grind with a midnight run and up and down Locust Street. What did the players have to say afterward? More
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Second-Year Surge: Brendan Downs
11 months agoSecond-Year Surge — our annual series looking at UT players heading into their crucial second year in the program — continues with sophomore tight end Brendan Downs. More
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Notes: 'I still believe in Cam'
12 months agoDESTIN, Fla. — Derek Dooley discussed many things before the start of the SEC's spring meetings, including his personal support for (and belief in) a player he just dismissed. More
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Dooley dismisses Cameron Clear
12 months agoSophomore tight end Cameron Clear was dismissed by coach Derek Dooley from the Tennessee football team Friday morning. More
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Downs impresses with 'great' spring
13 months agoBrendan Downs’s name was hardly mentioned this spring until moments after Saturday’s Orange and White Game, but apparently it went pretty well. Saturday went really well. More
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Vols announce spring-game rosters
13 months agoTennessee announced Friday afternoon the complete rosters and coaching staffs for Saturday's annual Orange and White Game at Neyland Stadium. More
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Rough spring for early enrollees
13 months agoSpring practice hasn't gone exactly according to plan for three early enrollees from Tennessee's 2012 signing class who have been sidelined by a variety of ailments. More
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'Bull' Bartholomew a versatile Vol
13 months agoMost UT players respect Prentiss Waggner’s red jersey and do their best to avoid plowing into a defensive back who's recovering from recent shoulder surgery. But not everyone. More
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Notes: Hunter, Waggner to scrimmage
13 months agoTennessee wide receiver Justin Hunter and defensive back Prentiss Waggner were held out of the Vols' first spring scrimmage, but they won't have to sit out again this weekend. More
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'Enough guys to win with'
13 months agoSome would quickly scan UT's tight end depth chart and suggest the Vols have three somewhat proven commodities. Not so fast, according to coach Charlie Coiner. They have more. More
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Notes: Running game shows progress
14 months agoAfter four spring practices, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley can see noticeable improvement in the Vols’ previously subpar running game. But he's not getting carried away. More
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Notes: Couch content at nose tackle
14 months agoTennessee redshirt junior Maurice Couch may a bit undersized for the nose-tackle position in the Vols' new 3-4 defense, but he insists he's happy to be playing there. More
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Spring storylines: Newcomers
14 months agoGovols247 continues its weeklong look at storylines to watch during Tennessee's upcoming spring practices with a look at the latest additions to the Vols' roster. More
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Pre-Spring Primer: Fullback/TE
14 months agoIt’s almost (spring) football time in Tennessee, and govols247 is getting you ready with a position-by-position look the Vols — continuing today with fullback and tight end. More
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Joseph accepts NU offer
14 months agoFormer Tennessee assistant Terry Joseph confirmed Friday that he has accepted a position on Nebraska's football coaching staff. More
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Grading the class: Tight end
15 months agoGovols247 continues its 10-part, position-by-position breakdown of Tennessee's 2012 signing class with a look at the Vols' lone addition at tight end. More
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Top sleepers in Vols' 2012 class
15 months agoGoVols247 takes a look at some of the less-heralded prospects in Tennessee's 2012 signing class who may turn out to be major contributors for the Vols. More
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UF could move up with fast finish
16 months agoFlorida's 2012 recruiting class is currently ranked #5 nationally by 247Sports. The Gators are poised to move up the rankings with a fast finish in the final two weeks. More
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New coaches could help in Carolinas
16 months agoTennessee football coach Derek Dooley might have improved the Vols' ability to recruit in the Carolinas with the three newest additions to his staff. More
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Dooley talks attrition, injuries
16 months agoTennessee coach Derek Dooley confirmed Friday afternoon the departures of several more scholarship players and updated the statuses of several injured players. More
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Tennessee adds mid-term enrollees
16 months agoThe Tennessee football team officially added seven new players to its roster, including six early enrollees from the 2012 class, as spring-semester classes began Wednesday. More
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Commits, targets in all-star games
17 months agoNine of Tennessee’s current commitments and a number of other players still being recruited by the Vols are scheduled to play in the four major high school all-star games. More
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Recruiting Insider: Early enrollees
17 months agoSeveral of Tennessee's current commitments for the 2012 class remain on track to be early enrollees and are scheduled to arrive on campus next month. More
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Shrine Bowl- Day 2 Overview
17 months agoSPARTANBURG, S.C.- Practice continued for Saturday's Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas on Tuesday and through two days, several elite prospects have been ahead of the pack. More
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Shrine Bowl insider
17 months agoNews, notes and observations from the first day of Shrine Bowl workouts. More
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Tight end commits to Tennessee
17 months agoTennessee has received a commitment from a three-star tight end from Anderson, S.C., who had been committed to North Carolina for more than six months. More
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Meredith nears final decision
18 months agoNorth Carolina tight end commitment Justin Meredith of Anderson, S.C., is almost ready to make his final decision between the Tar Heels and Tennessee. More
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Recruiting Insider: Weekend preview
18 months agoTennessee's home finale Saturday against Vanderbilt is expected to bring at least three official visitors to Knoxville. Each of them already is plenty familiar with the Vols. More
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Meredith 'confused' about decision
19 months agoNorth Carolina tight end commitment Justin Meredith’s second visit to Tennessee in less than a month didn’t do much to clear up his increasingly complicated recruitment. More
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Recruiting Insider: Weekend preview
19 months agoA few of UT’s high-priority targets in the 2012 class have canceled their plans to travel to Knoxville this weekend, but at least a handful of others will be making the trip. More
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Meredith still considering Vols
19 months agoNorth Carolina tight end commitment Justin Meredith of Anderson, S.C., attended Tennessee's game against Georgia on Saturday and says he remains very interested in the Vols. More
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