Category Archives: Vols News
List of UT connections on NFL coaching staffs and front offices including 8 VFLs
Jon Gruden and Joshua Dobbs / Credit: UT AthleticsBy Vince Ferrara / @VinceSportsAs you may have seen in the past, I track the VFLs, one-time Vols and Knoxville area players in the NFL.Well, It's time...
Jun 15, 2020
Freshmen at a disadvantage for playing time? Pruitt says no; numbers prove he plays plenty
Vols HC Jeremy Pruitt / Credit: 99.1 The Sports AnimalBy Vince Ferrara / @VinceSportsA common narrative about college football, since the sports shutdown, is that it will be harder than usual this sea...
Jun 13, 2020
Smith Returns to Rocky Top as Pitching Coach
Megan Rhodes Smith / Credit: UT AthleticsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee softball welcomes back LVFL Megan Rhodes Smith as its new assistant coach for pitching, announced co-head coaches Ralph and Karen ...
Jun 08, 2020
Vince’s View: Zoom video conversation on Vols with Rick Russo
By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSportsRick Russo, sports director at our television partner WVLT, invited me to join him on a video Zoom call to discuss UT athletics topics including recruiting, this year...
Jun 06, 2020
Peyton Manning and Erika Brown Featured in YouTube’s “Dear Class of 2020”
Peyton Manning & Erika Brown / Credit: UT AthleticsOn Sunday, June 7, NFL legend and VFL Peyton Manning and American Record holder and 2020 Tennessee graduate Erika Brown will appear in YouTube...
Jun 05, 2020
Helton Highlights UT Inductees for Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame
UT Inductees / Credit: UT AthleticsMLB great Todd Helton is one of five individuals with ties to Tennessee Athletics who have been selected as part of the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame 2020 in...
Jun 05, 2020
“Smokey’s Sprint” Virtual 5K Set for July 11
Smokey’s Spirit / Credit: UT AthleticsThis Wednesday, which is National Running Day, registration opens for Tennessee Athletics’ inaugural “Smokey’s Sprint” virtual 5K, s...
Jun 05, 2020
Vince’s View: A numbers look at the 2020 Tennessee football roster
Wanya Morris, Henry To’oto’o & Darnell Wright / Credit: UT AthleticsBy Vince Ferrara / @VinceSportsIn my ongoing studying of the University of Tennessee football roster, I've put toget...
Jun 05, 2020
Notable players that changed commitments from SEC schools in last 30 months including 10 that ended up at UT
UT CB Bryce Thompson / Credit: UT AthleticsBy Vince Ferrara / @VinceSportsMy previous blog listed the numbers of football decommits in the SEC, using the 247Sports decommit database, in the last 30 mo...
Jun 01, 2020
SEC football decommit totals the last 30 months; UT 2nd highest at one per month
Charlotte, NC – September 1, 2018 – Bank of America Stadium: Coach Jeremy Pruitt of the University of Tennessee Volunteers during a regular season game(Photo by Donald Page / ESPN Images)B...
May 31, 2020
