Tennessee Vols butt of no more jokes and playoff-bound revived by Josh Heupel
3 months ago

Tennessee Vols butt of no more jokes and playoff-bound revived by Josh Heupel

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Don’t forget the mustard bottle thrown onto the Neyland Stadium field or the golf ball that came perilously close to Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin — whose one-year stint made him the first of seven coaches, counting two interims, at Tennessee after Philip Fulmer’s firing after the 2008 season. And that’s kind of all you can ask for at this point in the season.” Plenty of credit goes to coach Josh Heupel who has the Vols here in his fourth season on Rocky Top. The winning has been contagious at Tennessee: — Coach Rick Barnes won the regular season Southeastern Conference men’s basketball title in March and now has the nation’s top-ranked team. Those devoted Vols’ fans, who stopped the hiring of then-Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano before Tennessee could even announce a news conference in 2017, had hoped Tennessee would host a game.

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Tennessee Aims to Bounce Back Against Kentucky in Crucial Border Showdown
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennessee Aims to Bounce Back Against Kentucky in Crucial Border Showdown

Associated Press  

Tennessee and Kentucky clash in a crucial SEC matchup on Saturday night. The Vols, coming off a thrilling overtime victory over Alabama, seek to avoid a repeat performance of their last open date loss to Arkansas. Kentucky, meanwhile, is looking to bounce back from three consecutive losses and secure a playoff berth for the first time in nine years. The …

Josh Heupel’s Vols have stingy D to complement that dazzling offense
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Josh Heupel’s Vols have stingy D to complement that dazzling offense

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 15 Oklahoma to just 222 yards baptizing the Sooners into the SEC and notching the Vols’ first road win over a top 15 team since 2006. Oklahoma did snap Tennessee’s streak at 19 consecutive quarters without giving up an offensive touchdown, Tennessee’s longest since the Vols …

No. 15 Tennessee opens season with high expectations against FCS foe Chattanooga
6 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 15 Tennessee opens season with high expectations against FCS foe Chattanooga

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I really like this team.” Tennessee opens Heupel’s fourth season Saturday at home against Chattanooga, a Football Championship Subdivision team ranked No. “We’re going to be in an adverse situation Saturday from the time it’s kicked off until the time it’s over,” Chattanooga coach Rusty Wright …

No. 15 Tennessee ready to build on coach Josh Heupel’s success in his 4th season
6 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 15 Tennessee ready to build on coach Josh Heupel’s success in his 4th season

Associated Press  

It’s time for coach Josh Heupel and No. The Vols won the SEC men’s basketball title under coach Rick Barnes, and Tony Vitello led the baseball program to Tennessee’s first national title in any sport since 2009. Star recruit Nico Iamaleava now gets his turn to run Heupel’s fast-paced offense, and he will have both Heupel and offensive coordinator Joey …

College basketball rankings: Tennessee vaults to No. 1 after season’s first week
1 year, 4 months ago

College basketball rankings: Tennessee vaults to No. 1 after season’s first week

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball rankings. The Vols look like they should be one of the country’s best teams, and I’ve bumped them up for actually beating good teams the last two weeks. Their outside shooting is the big concern offensively, and we’ll see how that holds up when they get in some pressure-packed games, but so far so …

No. 11 Alabama hosts No. 17 Tennessee to top SEC slate. Vols have lost 9 in a row at Crimson Tide
1 year, 4 months ago

No. 11 Alabama hosts No. 17 Tennessee to top SEC slate. Vols have lost 9 in a row at Crimson Tide

Associated Press  

Things to watch in Week of the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK No. Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart is second in the SEC and seventh nationally with 323.3 yards of total offense per game while receiver Zakhari Franklin is the FBS active career leader with 37 receiving TDs. INSIDE THE NUMBERS Auburn is among only 13 FBS teams that …

No. 17 Tennessee visits No. 11 Alabama for rivalry tilt a year after their dramatic top 10 showdown
1 year, 4 months ago

No. 17 Tennessee visits No. 11 Alabama for rivalry tilt a year after their dramatic top 10 showdown

Associated Press  

This Tennessee-Alabama game provides ample intensity even minus the superstar quarterbacks, top 10 rankings and dueling national title hopes of last year’s epic clash. “We’ve continued to work that and believe we’ll be ready for it when we hit gameday.” GROUNDED VOLS Tennessee looks nothing like the up-tempo offense that led the nation averaging 46.1 points and 525.5 yards a …

Tennessee extends men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes’ contract through 2027-28
1 year, 5 months ago

Tennessee extends men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes’ contract through 2027-28

Associated Press  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has extended coach Rick Barnes’ contract through the 2027-28 season, which should help ensure he finishes his career with the Volunteers. Athletic director Danny White on Tuesday announced the extension that adds a year onto Barnes’ contract with no change in his supplemental pay of $5.75 million for each of the final two seasons. “Our fans …

With NCAA probe in Vols’ rearview mirror, Josh Heupel ready to chase titles
1 year, 7 months ago

With NCAA probe in Vols’ rearview mirror, Josh Heupel ready to chase titles

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA cited Tennessee’s cooperation with the investigation involving violations described as “egregious and expansive.” On Thursday, Heupel credited Tennessee administration for backing him in his first season by refusing self-impose a bowl ban in his first season. The guys that were left were were innocent …

Tennessee extends athletic director Danny White’s contract
2 years, 1 month ago

Tennessee extends athletic director Danny White’s contract

Associated Press  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman announced a contract extension for athletic director Danny White on Wednesday, a day after the Volunteers disclosed a big pay raise for football coach Josh Heupel. “Danny White’s strong and innovative leadership of our athletics department has created a championship culture and excellence across all sports in record time,” Plowman said of the …

Tennessee gives Josh Heupel big pay raise to $9 million
2 years, 1 month ago

Tennessee gives Josh Heupel big pay raise to $9 million

Associated Press  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee gave coach Josh Heupel a big raise that puts him among the highest-paid coaches in college football after he led the Volunteers to their best season in more than 20 years. Athletic director Danny White said Heupel’s results speak for themselves with an 18-8 record, including 11-2 last season, capped by a win over Clemson in …

No. 6 Vols promote Joey Halzle to offensive coordinator
2 years, 2 months ago

No. 6 Vols promote Joey Halzle to offensive coordinator

Associated Press  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Joey Halzle has been promoted from quarterbacks coach to the sixth-ranked Volunteers’ new offensive coordinator, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel announced Thursday. Heupel said Halzle has been instrumental in the Vols’ record-setting offensive success over their first two seasons, and he’s known Halzle for more than 15 years. “Having played and coached at this level, he understands how …

Rexrode: Vols crushing Kentucky means Vols will be there on Playoff selection day
2 years, 4 months ago

Rexrode: Vols crushing Kentucky means Vols will be there on Playoff selection day

New York Times  

KNOXVILLE — Let’s talk about Tennessee football and inevitability, two things that have gone together for completely different reasons for so many years. In the first meeting between these teams with both ranked since 1950 and 1951 — Gen. Robert Neyland’s Vols over Bear Bryant’s Wildcats, both leading to Tennessee national championships — it was No. And, to be clear, …

No. 3 Tennessee revival has Vol faithful believing like 1998
2 years, 4 months ago

No. 3 Tennessee revival has Vol faithful believing like 1998

Associated Press  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Volunteers are proving just how quickly a traditional powerhouse can rebound despite seeming lost for well over a decade. And that’s exactly what Josh and the staff are focused on.” Before Plowman hired White, Tennessee went through Mike Hamilton, Dave Hart, John Currie and former football coach Phillip Fulmer as athletic directors. “If there’s a …

No. 3 Alabama braces for big road test at No. 6 Tennessee
2 years, 5 months ago

No. 3 Alabama braces for big road test at No. 6 Tennessee

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Tennessee is trying to crack college football’s elite for the first time since 2006, when the Vols last beat Alabama. The Vols see themselves as the Crimson’s Tide’s biggest challenge though Heupel said: “The expectations we should be concerned about are our own expectations.” Tennessee quarterback …

No. 3 Alabama-No. 6 Tennessee highlights SEC schedule
2 years, 5 months ago

No. 3 Alabama-No. 6 Tennessee highlights SEC schedule

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Kentucky A possible clash of Wills looms: Much depends on whether Kentucky quarterback Will Levis returns from a left foot injury that kept him out of last week’s loss to South Carolina. Rogers last week surpassed Georgia’s Aaron Murray as the SEC’s career completions leader …

Josh Heupel wants to do for Tennessee what he was supposed to do at Oklahoma
2 years, 5 months ago

Josh Heupel wants to do for Tennessee what he was supposed to do at Oklahoma

New York Times  

Josh Heupel has never hesitated to make bold declarations. “I don’t think people fully realize how important Josh Heupel was to the University of Oklahoma,” Leach said. “I’m an unconditional fan of Josh and Coach Stoops.” Stoops, who did not respond to a request for comment, wrote in his 2019 memoir that firing Heupel “was the worst day of my …

NCAA probe is ‘speed bump’ to Vols’ new coach Josh Heupel
4 years, 1 month ago

NCAA probe is ‘speed bump’ to Vols’ new coach Josh Heupel

Associated Press  

Josh Heupel believes he can win quickly at Tennessee and position the football program for long-term success. Heupel was introduced Wednesday as the program’s 27th head coach and fifth, not counting interim or acting coaches, since the end of the 2008 season. “I believe that there’s a minor speed bump that we’re going through, but the kids that are in …

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