Head coach Rick Barnes announced Thursday that junior-college transfer Chris Darrington is joining the Tennessee basketball family. The 6-1, 175-pound combo guard will be a junior for the Vols next season after spending the last two years at Vincennes University in Indiana. A Toledo, Ohio, native, Darrington recently earned his associate degree from Vincennes, where he was…… MORE

Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics John Currie announced Thursdaythat Sam Winterbotham has been relieved of his duties as head men’s tennis coach, effective immediately. Currie will lead an internal, four-person committee in a national search for Winterbotham’s replacement. “Associate AD/tennis administrator Dara Worrell and I met with Sam this afternoon, and we came to the conclusion that…… MORE

Vols head coach Butch Jones was a guest on SportsTalk recently, with Jimmy Hyams and Vince Ferrara, to discuss going up to the NFL Draft in Philadelphia with Derek Barnett. He reflected on Barnett’s time at UT and talked about the other Vols in the draft. Vols coach Butch Jones / Credit: Joe Faraoni –…… MORE

Good Evening, Big Orange Fans! I am writing this update during a (hopefully!) short flight delay as I connect in Charlotte on my way back from Jacksonville and my first SEC AD’s meeting. Over the last two days, Commissioner Sankey led us in robust discussions about lots of “routine” topics including, but certainly not limited…… MORE