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Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images A big game gets bigger. The decision is in — College Gameday is headed to Norman, Oklahoma next weekend for Tennessee-Oklahoma. The Volunteers will welcome the Sooners to the SEC in a primetime showdown on ABC. NORMAN, OK We're headed to @OU_Football's first-ever SEC game, a primetime showdown with @Vol_Football! … [Read more...] about College Gameday headed to Norman for Tennessee-Oklahoma

Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK A new wrinkle. Through two weeks of the 2024 season, Tennessee looks just a little bit different. Nico Iamaleava has taken the offense to a new level, and the Volunteers won last weekend thanks to suffocating defense. But back to the offense. All the talk coming into the season was about Tennessee’s depth in the wide … [Read more...] about Joey Halzle breaks down Tennessee’s new-look multiple tight end sets

Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Game No. 3. Tennessee is back in action tonight at Neyland Stadium, set to take on Kent State. The Volunteers blew the doors off of Chattanooga to open the season, with Nico Iamaleava playing just a half of football. We could see a similar outcome here today with Kent State coming off of an ugly loss to St. Francis last … [Read more...] about How to watch: Tennessee vs. Kent State

Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports On Thursday afternoon, the SEC announced its first-ever 16-team conference schedule for the 2025 season with Texas and Oklahoma officially in the fray. The SEC grind will be brutal as usual, as Baseball America’s way-too-early rankings has Tennessee opening league play with No. 2-ranked Florida coming to Knoxville to kick off the … [Read more...] about Vol baseball’s 2025 SEC schedule released; some notes on the roster

This kind of hustle can’t be denied. Positives can be found even in negative circumstances. One demonstration of this was shown through a hustle play during the Vols matchup against NC State last week in Charlotte. At one point in the third quarter, the score was 37-3 in favor of the Vols. The game was all but over. However, on this particular drive, Nico’s arm was hit by … [Read more...] about  WATCH: Hustle Play in NC State Game Shows Strong Team Culture