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Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images IIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT’SSSSS MONDAY!!!!!!!!!! And it’s a victory Monday, something this fan base will never take for granted after the last almost two decades. As such, let’s grab those orange hardhats and pickaxes and go looking for Tennessee Vols-related nuggets of thoughts scattered about through … [Read more...] about Monday Musings: more of the same, but still good enough for the Vols

Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The first game of the season. No. 12 Tennessee is set to tip-off the official season tonight against Gardner Webb. The Volunteers will be without wing Darlinstone Dubar and guard Bishop Boswell, according to a team release. Expect to see plenty of Chaz Lanier, Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack as a result. How … [Read more...] about How to watch: Tennessee vs. Gardner Webb

Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images Can they cover? Jeff Lebby and Mississippi State found just their second win of the 2024 season last weekend against UMass, and now they have a date with No. 7 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium. The Volunteers, currently in the thick of the College Football Playoff battle, have no room for error. Tennessee did what they’ve done for the … [Read more...] about Tennessee opens as a massive favorite over Mississippi State

Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images The Tennessee Volunteers remained just outside the top five of the both the AP and coaches polls after both were revealed on Sunday afternoon. After dispatching with Kentucky 28-18 on Saturday night inside Neyland Stadium, the Vols moved up one spot in the coaches poll, rising from 7th to 6th. However, the Vols stayed at 7 in … [Read more...] about Tennessee moves up in one poll, holds in another on Sunday after win over Kentucky

Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images The Tennessee Volunteers didn’t play their best football on Saturday, night, but it was still good enough to get past the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday night 28-18 in Neyland Stadium. The Vols were led by Nico Iamaleava, who was 28/38 passing for 292 yards and a touchdown. Dylan Sampson shook off a first-half fumble to total … [Read more...] about Tennessee gets past Kentucky 28-18