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Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Tennessee officially announced the addition of 18 newcomers on Monday, welcoming in the bulk of the class of 2022 signees. Four-star quarterback Tayven Jackson, four-star defensive tackle Tyre West and four-star offensive lineman Addison Nichols headline the additions, as each get set to take on spring practice with Josh … [Read more...] about Football notes: Tennessee adds LB, loses OT to portal

Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK After a much-needed 2-0 week, Tennessee has moved back up to No. 18 in this week’s AP College Basketball Poll. The Volunteers were ranked 24th last week. Tennessee won a bit of an ugly game at Vanderbilt, and then took down LSU in Knoxville in convincing fashion on Saturday. The LSU win was big for the Vols, improving … [Read more...] about Tennessee moves up in latest AP Poll

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports In a rankings update, Tennessee signee James Pearce was upgraded to a five-star prospect by On3. The 6-5, 220 pound edge rusher was previously the 57th ranked prospect in the nation, but has now moved all the way up to No. 11 overall. Pearce was a surprise during the early signing period, committing and signing with the Volunteers. He was … [Read more...] about Recruiting service upgrades Tennessee signee James Pearce to 5-star prospect

Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK College football rarely stops throughout the year. There’s seemingly always something going on, even as the season flips from one to the next. We just wrapped up the national title, and we’ve got over 200 days until the 2022 kickoff. But focus has already moved on to next season. One of the first things on the agenda for … [Read more...] about Move-in day: 2022 early enrollees arrive at Tennessee

Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports Uros Plavsic got his second start of the season against LSU, and delivered similar results. The seven-footer put up 12 points and grabbed six rebounds, playing a career high 28 minutes in Tennessee’s big win over the Tigers. However, his impact goes further than a statsheet. Uros has given Tennessee something that they’ve needed all season … [Read more...] about Uros Plavsic continues to boost Tennessee with ‘emotion and energy’

Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports The Vols stay undefeated at home this season Leading up to Saturday’s game, the Vols were pretty clear about their intentions against LSU. “LSU, it’s payback,” Chandler said. “We lost to them on the road and we want to beat them. It’s a revenge game, and we gotta come in and we know they’ll be ready to play against us. Our goal is to get … [Read more...] about Tennessee shows some much-needed attitude and beats LSU 64-50

via Alumni Hall website “Woke up for some monnneeyyy” Freshmen hoopers Kennedy Chandler and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield dropped some gear recently as a part of their name, image and likeness (NIL) deals with Knoxville retailer Alumni Hall. LAUNCH ALERT: Tennessee Basketball Player Tees - Alumni Hall Exclusive!Available at all Tennessee stores & online! … [Read more...] about Chandler, Huntley-Hatfield release some merch through Alumni Hall NIL deals

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports There are very very breathers on the SEC schedule this season — both Tennessee and LSU will march on today with yet another top 25 matchup. It’s the second meeting between the two sides, with LSU coming out on top just a couple of weeks ago in Baton Rouge. Since then, Will Wade has been dealing with some key injuries. Veteran point guard … [Read more...] about Tennessee-LSU: How to watch

Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Struggling with inconsistent offense as of late, the Tennessee Volunteers are falling in the NCAA Tournament projections. What was now a strong No. 3 or No. 4 seed a few weeks back is now fading as Rick Barnes aims to get the Vols back on track. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has Tennessee as a No. 5 seed. CBS’s Jerry Palm has … [Read more...] about Bracketology: Where Tennessee stands after a shaky start to SEC play