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2024 MLB DRAFT CENTRAL: FOUR MORE VOLS SELECTED ON DAY 2
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2024 MLB DRAFT CENTRAL: FOUR MORE VOLS SELECTED ON DAY 2

FORT WORTH, Texas – Four more Tennessee Vols were selected on day two of the 2024 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Monday, giving them an NCAA-best eight total draft picks through the first 10 rounds. 🚨MLB DRAFT PICKS BY SCHOOL (Thru Day 2)🚨 Tennessee 8LSU 7Arkansas 6Florida State 6Mississippi State 6Oklahoma 6Oklahoma State 6Vanderbilt…MORE

BARNES ANNOUNCES THREE STAFF PROMOTIONS
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BARNES ANNOUNCES THREE STAFF PROMOTIONS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee head men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes announced Wednesday title elevations for three members of his staff. Lucas Campbell and Bryan Lentz have been promoted to assistant coach, while Riley Collins has been named assistant director of player development. A Knoxville native and two-time Tennessee graduate, Campbell is entering the third year of his second stint on Barnes’…MORE

UT Puts Record 136 On First-Year SEC Honor Roll
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UT Puts Record 136 On First-Year SEC Honor Roll

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Tennessee placed 136 student-athletes on the 2023-24 First-Year Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll that was announced Wednesday by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. That total was the most UT has ever had on the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. It marked an improvement of 22 over the previous record of 114 who…MORE

JOSH HEUPEL NAMED TO 2024 DODD TROPHY WATCH LIST

JOSH HEUPEL NAMED TO 2024 DODD TROPHY WATCH LIST

ATLANTA – Fourth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel is one of 21 honorees named to the watch list for the 2024 Dodd Trophy, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. announced on Monday. Managed by Peach Bowl, Inc. and presented by PNC Bank, The Dodd Trophy, college football’s most coveted national coaching award,…MORE

PINTAR NAMED TO SLOVENIAN OLYMPIC ROSTER

PINTAR NAMED TO SLOVENIAN OLYMPIC ROSTER

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in her career, former Lady Vol All-American Tjasa Pintar will represent Slovenia at the Olympic Games. Pintar earned a spot on the national roster as a member of the 4×100-meter free relay. Her first appearance in the Summer Games came in 2016, when she was the fastest swimmer on…MORE

James, Vescovi Sign with NBA Teams
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James, Vescovi Sign with NBA Teams

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two of the most accomplished players in the history of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball program have inked contracts with NBA teams to begin their professional careers. Josiah-Jordan James agreed to terms on a deal with the Indiana Pacers, while Santiago Vescovi did so with the Golden State Warriors. Both guards spent five seasons at…MORE

MAYS, PEARCE JR. EARN WALTER CAMP PRESEASON FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITION
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MAYS, PEARCE JR. EARN WALTER CAMP PRESEASON FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITION

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee center Cooper Mays and edge rusher James Pearce Jr. have received preseason first-team All-America recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the nation’s oldest All-America team. The Volunteers were one of six programs to produce multiple first-team All-Americans, joining Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State. Mays enters his fifth year with the program and…MORE

TRIO OF VOLS EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS FROM D1BASEBALL.COM
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TRIO OF VOLS EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS FROM D1BASEBALL.COM

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee had three players earn D1Baseball.com All-America honors on Wednesday as Blake Burke, Christian Moore and Dylan Dreiling were all recognized for their impressive seasons for the national champion Volunteers. Burke and Moore were both tabbed as first-team selections while Dreiling was named a third-team pick by the publication. With his selection at first base, Burke earned his…MORE

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