KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After guiding a Tennessee defense that ranked in the FBS top 10 in eight different categories, defensive coordinator Tim Banks was honored as a semifinalist for the Frank Broyles Award, which is presented annually to college football’s top assistant coach. The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation announced 15 semifinalists Tuesday out of 65 FBS nominees.…… MORE
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, the College Sports Communicators (CSC), in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization, announced redshirt senior wide receiver Bru McCoy as a semifinalist for the 2024 College Football Comeback Player of the Year Award. He is one of 12 semifinalists named by CSC, which includes one other player from…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Following its 36-23 rivalry win at Vanderbilt over the weekend, Tennessee had a pair of offensive players earn SEC weekly awards on Monday afternoon in redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava and senior offensive lineman Andrej Karic. Iamaleava and Karic played major roles in the Volunteers’ impressive offensive output against the Commodores, which resulted in a 538…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The reigning SEC champion Tennessee Volunteers continue to prepare for the upcoming 2024-25 men’s basketball campaign, traveling south to Birmingham’s Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook for the annual SEC Men’s Basketball Media Day Tuesday morning. Tennessee will be represented by tenth-year head coach Rick Barnes, along with senior guards Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack. The pair of…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off its first bye week of the season, the fourth-ranked Vols are preparing for yet another primetime road matchup in Fayetteville, Arkansas, against the Razorbacks. For the third time this season, Tennessee will play on ABC with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT). “Guys got back in the building…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee men’s golf head coach Brennan Webb announced Thursday the promotion of Bo Andrews to associate head coach. “I am very excited to announce Bo Andrews has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of our program,” said Webb. “Bo has played an integral part in the program’s rise to one of the best in the country. “His passion and…… MORE
Tennessee soccer’s Mac Midgley and Ally Zazzara were both slated to SEC Weekly awards, the conference announced Monday. Midgley was named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week as Zazzara was tabbed SEC Defensive Player of the Week. Midgley, who has been firing on all cylinders for the Lady Vols, scored the lone goal during a 1-0 win over No.…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee men’s basketball standout Zakai Zeigler is a Blue Ribbon Yearbook Preseason Second Team All-American, as announced Tuesday afternoon. This is the first formal preseason All-America team released in advance of the upcoming 2024-25 season. Zeigler, a senior guard, was a First Team All-SEC designee and the SEC Defensive Player…… MORE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UT Sports) — After a record-breaking display on Saturday against Chattanooga, the Southeastern Conference office announced Monday that Tennessee redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava was selected as SEC Co-Freshman of the Week. Iamaleava, making his second career start and first in Neyland Stadium, set a Tennessee school record for passing yards in a…… MORE
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