Here are some hot links about the University of Tennessee - " Home of The Vols ". The legendary ABC announcer Keith Jackson noted in his opening monologue prior to the Fiesta Bowl that no school in the country can match Tennessee with football tradition. The pageantry of a cool, crisp Saturday afternoon in Knoxville is truly second to none.
They are the "1998 National Champions", who went undefeated (13-0) for the season. The '98 team was the only team to go 13-0 in school history and is considered the best overall team since 1938. Tee Martin led the Vols to their second consecutive SEC title that year. In 1997, Peyton Manning had helped lead the Vols to their first SEC title since 1990. During the four years (1994-1997) that Peyton Manning played at Tennessee, he broke 42 records - 2 NCAA, 7 SEC and 33 at Tennessee.
Through nine seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, he hasn't missed a game, has won two NFL MVP awards, has carved a still-expanding niche in the NFL record book and earned a long-sought Super Bowl championship. Here's a great site on Peyton Manning: PeytonManning18.com
New Flash Jukebox MP3 Player
The Flash Jukebox MP3 Player is the best anywhere, & you have it right here to enjoy. This player has 1000 Plus Top Hits. All artist are in alphabetical order except the first 7 songs that are UT Vol songs. Starting with number 8 thru 351 are the 2000, 90's, & 80's Hits, & 70's, 60's & 50's starting at 352 thru 800, & continues with the Top Mix 801 thru 1000 plus.
Sites & Sounds
This Is Tennessee
For info on how to support The University of Tennessee thru the VASF and to secure your seats at Neyland Stadium, go to this site for all the answers. Deadline March 1st-2009 Season Tickets >>
Florida’s arrests under Meyer garnering attention -- (July 3, 2009) -- GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Former Florida offensive lineman Drew Miller remembers all the team meetings, the lengthy lectures about hanging out with the right people, making smart decisions and avoiding situations that would draw negative attention.
UT's Garza has experience vs. SEC teams
TimesFreePress.com -- (July 3, 2009) -- KNOXVILLE -- Willie Mack Garza has never played or coached in the Southeastern Conference. But Tennessee's first-year secondary coach has made Steve Spurrier throw his visor.
Red-hot rivalries to provide '09 fireworks -- (July 2, 2009) -- And nowhere in sports do rivalries run as deep and spirited as in college sports. Blame it on the student sections, the battling bands, the misbehaving mascots.
Swamp's new video boards
GatorSports.com -- (July 2, 2009) -- Florida Associate Athletics Director of External Affairs Mike Hill said the two new Daktronics HD-16 scoreboards will technically not be HD because the screens will be too small to support the correct resolution, but assures the picture will be similar.
Since 1990, UF has dominated SEC
GatorCountry.com -- (July 2, 2009) -- While Alabama sets the all-time standard for wins (799), national championships (11) and SEC championships (21) for the Southeastern Conference.
Vanderbilt signee faces felony burglary charge -- (July 2, 2009) -- Offensive lineman Justin Cabbagestalk, who signed with the Commodores in February, was arrested Tuesday night in his hometown of Tampa, Fla.
Florida's Jenkins accepts deal, receives probation
OrlandoSentinel.com -- (July 1, 2009) -- Tasered Jenkins, 20, for misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and affray after fighting with five other people despite an officer's urging to stop.
Ausmus was on fast track to UT -- (July 1, 2009) -- As Tennessee's new director of strength and conditioning, Aaron Ausmus is all about speed and movement.
Committment Jose changes high schools -- (June 30, 2009) -- Offensive lineman Jose Jose has transferred from Booker T. Washington High School to Miami Central.
Finding next great UT quarterback proves difficult for Lane Kiffin
Tennessean.com -- (June 29, 2009) -- KNOXVILLE -- Among other things, he wanted to energize the Vols fan base, get under the collective skin of rival coaches and recruit UT's next great quarterback — not necessarily in that order.
Ausmus back to uplift Vols
TimesFreePress.com -- (June 28, 2009) -- KNOXVILLE -- Defining moments near his high school and college graduations eventually led Aaron Ausmus to his dream job.
David Reaves' personality asset in many ways -- (June 27, 2009) -- His dad is a former NFL quarterback and college assistant coach. His brother-in-law occupies the biggest office inside the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center.
Kiffin says UT needs to get a quarterback -- (June 27, 2009) -- "It's very important," head coach Lane Kiffin said on the News Sentinel's radio show, The Sports Page, about getting a quarterback for the Class of 2010, "especially when we haven't had one for a couple of years sign."
Ooltewah's Smith helping recruit more Vols
TimesFreePress.com -- (June 26, 2009) -- Jacques Smith already has a summer job, one that allows him to put a little money in his pocket before turning his attention to his senior season with the Ooltewah High School football program.
Extension makes sense for Alabama, Saban -- (June 26, 2009) -- The reports out of Alabama on Thursday that preliminary discussions are under way to extend Nick Saban's contract shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.
Cregg was a top Kiffin choice
TimesFreePress.com -- (June 26, 2009) -- KNOXVILLE -- Lane Kiffin, like most college coaches, wanted to surround himself with familiar, friendly faces as soon as he took the Tennessee job in December.
Gators' spread offense catching on in the NFL
OrlandoSentinel -- (June 25, 2009) -- GAINESVILLE — Urban Meyer took a steno pad from the reporter sitting on his office couch and began scribbling away. With two diagrams, the University of Florida coach explained the concepts behind his base offensive formations: the spread and the single wing.
Kiffin likes what he's hearing about summer workouts -- (June 24, 2009) -- Subsequently, those upperclassmen report back to Tennessee’s first-year head coach about off-season workouts. And so far, the reports have been good.
Tebow named SEC male athlete of the year
GatorSports.com -- (June 23, 2009) -- Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was named the recipient of the 2008-09 Roy F. Kramer Southeastern Conference Male Athlete of the Year as voted on by the league's athletics directors, Commissioner Mike Slive announced Tuesday.
Manning waiting on Kiffin -- (June 22, 2009) -- The former Vol and current Indianapolis Colts quarterback said it will be at least two years before he can properly evaluate Kiffin, who was announced Dec. 1, 2008, as the 21st head football coach at Tennessee.
Georgia-Tennessee weekend takes on added importance -- (June 21, 2009) -- Scroggins has said he will make a decision soon and seems to be leaning heavily toward UT, even though he has declined to name a leader.
Florida self-reports 2 secondary NCAA violations in football
OrlandoSentinel.com -- (June 20, 2009) -- GAINESVILLE - The University of Florida football team committed two secondary NCAA violations in the last 12 months for improper contact with recruits.
Vols to end up paying two strength coaches -- (June 19, 2009) -- In the meantime, the Vols have hired away North Texas' Aaron Ausmus (who by the way has an excellent reputation in strength and conditioning circles) and will also be paying him.
Date set for 2012 UT-NC State game
GoVolsXtra.com -- (June 18, 2009) -- ATLANTA — The date of the 2012 football season opener between Tennessee and North Carolina State at the Georgia Dome will be Sept. 1.
North Texas coach: Ausmus heading to Tennessee
GoVolsXtra.com -- (June 18, 2009) -- On Thursday morning, North Texas football coach Todd Dodge confirmed that strength coach Aaron Ausmus was leaving to become strength coach at Tennessee.
Alabama will appeal NCAA sanctions -- (June 17, 2009) -- University President Robert Witt, who announced the decision on Wednesday, said the penalties were excessive.
Which new SEC coach will last?
TimesFreePress.com -- (June 17, 2009) -- Less than three months from the start of the college football season, the three first-year SEC head coaches have paced, prowled and propelled themselves and their programs into perplexing positions of uncertainty.
NCAA letter on FSU appeal coming -- (June 16, 2009) -- The letter details the NCAA's response to Florida State's appeal of sanctions resulting from the cheating. The school would be stripped of wins in 10 sports, including football.
Gators' 14th pledge is a big receiver
GatorSports.com -- (June 16, 2009) -- Monday, Florida added No. 14 when Andover, N.H., Proctor Academy receiver Stephen Alli informed UF’s coaches that he wanted to be a Gator after camping in Gainesville last week.
Wiping out three years of Alabama football -- (June 12, 2009) -- The NCAA has asked Alabama officials to identify any games in which seven ineligible football players participated during the three-year period.
NCAA to ban media from school camps -- (June 11, 2009) -- SEC Associate Commissioner for Compliance Greg Sankey has notified member schools that the NCAA will be addressing the issue of media at institutional camps.
Neyland Stadium Renovations
UTSports.com -- (June 11, 2009) -- Check out how the renovations at Neyland Stadium are coming along.
Expectations: Kentucky Wildcats Football -- (June 10, 2009) -- Rich Brooks has done a great job turning this program around and altering expectations in the Bluegrass. And expectations has always been the downfall of the football team.
Richt says Georgia getting healthy for the fall -- (June 10, 2009) -- The list of players returning includes defensive tackle Jeff Owens, offensive lineman Trinton Sturdivant and offensive lineman Vince Vance, each of whom is coming off anterior cruciate ligament surgery.
Follow the $$$ for scheduling -- (June 10, 2009) -- Scheduling is not an art, and it certainly is not a science. It involves some skill, to be sure, but, c'mon, it's not exactly writing the algorithm for Google.
Big nonconference games vanishing -- (June 9, 2009) -- For two seasons now, Alabama has been the savior of Labor Day weekend college football. While the vast majority of FBS schools seek out season-opening chumps, the Crimson Tide have dared to play somebody.
My take on the Tennessee SportsNation results -- (June 6, 2009) -- Here's a look at the SportsNation results from the Tennessee stop in College Football Live's "50 States Tour" and whether or not I agree:
Kiffin to hold football clinic for women -- (June 5, 2009) -- Tennessee is hosting Lane Kiffin's Football Clinic for Women with special guests Beth Hamilton and Layla Kiffin on Friday, June 12, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center.
Vols single game tickets on sale Monday, June 8 -- (June 5, 2009) -- "Every year we receive tickets back from some of our visiting opponent allotments," said Mike Hamilton, men's athletics director.
Have a look inside the T Neyland Stadium
Click On Menu Or Arrows For The Top RSS Feeds On College Football
Michael Palardy, rated the No. 1 kicking prospect in the nation by Scout.com, has committed to kick for Tennessee. The kicker from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., made the announcement during a cookout at his home with family and friends on Thursday evening. Much of Palardy’s decision was based on his visit to Knoxville for UT’s kicking camp in early June.
“When I went up to Tennessee, it speaks for itself,” said Palardy. “Knoxville is unbelievable. It’s like a home away from home.” Palardy, a commitment for the 2010 class, said he was also impressed with UT head coach Lane Kiffin and running backs/special teams coordinator Eddie Gran, who recruits the South Florida area. FULL STORY >>
University of Tennessee Rolls Out Tennessee Fund
By University of Tennessee
July 2, 2009
The University of Tennessee announced today the creation of the Tennessee Fund, designed to consolidate and streamline the athletic benefit program, ensure equity in the program, and eliminate any confusion for donors regarding tax deductibility of their gifts. "Tennessee has historically had a unique partnership between academics and athletics - especially as it relates to our donors ability to have athletic benefits for academic donations," said University of Tennessee Interim President Dr. Jan Simek.
"The creation of the Tennessee Fund will further enhance that relationship while also allowing the university to streamline the management of athletic benefits." Under the Tennessee Fund, the athletic department will assume central responsibility for the management of all athletic benefit priority programs, including the benefit program for those who contributed to non-athletic programs. All donors interested in athletic benefits, including Volunteer Athletics & Scholarship Fund (VASF) donors and Lady Vol Boost-Her Club donors, will be combined into a new athletics administered program known as the Tennessee Fund. FULL STORY >>
Top 25 Players in the SEC: No. 19 Terrence Cody
By Kevin Brockway
July 2, 2009
Why he's No. 19: Physically imposing on the defensive line at 6-foot-5 and 365 pounds, Cody was a big reason why Alabama's defense was so tough to run against last season. Alabama led the Southeastern Conference in rush defense, giving up just 74.1 yards per game on the ground. Cody often occupied two blockers, freeing up other defenders to make tackles.
Key number: 31, the number of tackles Cody had from the nose guard spot last season. Cody was equally tough rushing the passer last season, recording 3.5 sacks. Fun fact: Nicknamed "Mount" Cody because of his combination of height, strength and size. Out of Riverside High in Fort Myers, Cody also was a high school teammate of former Gator running back Chevon Walker. FULL STORY >>
SEC 2009: Who, What, When, Where, and Why
By Franklin Crittenden
July 2, 2009
The SEC has gone through some major changes in the past five years. Some coaches were fired, other coaches were hired, there were even a couple of coaches who left the SEC only to return and start all over at a different school. In this period of time, the SEC has won three National Championships and four out of the last six BCS titles. All this was accomplished while every school in the SEC except three went through coaching changes, those schools are Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Georgia. Some schools changed coaches more than once.
There was a changing of the guard during that time. Powerhouse football programs like Tennessee and Auburn lost ground, while teams like Alabama and Ole Miss gained ground. Here are the standings for all the SEC teams and my opinions on their chances in 2009. FULL STORY >>
Ten Possible Upsets for the 2009 College Football Season
By David Regimbal
July 1, 2009
The possible upset: Tennessee Volunteers—September 19th. Can you imagine? There would be pure pandemonium in the streets of Gainesville. Tim Tebow would be giving another post-game speech about how hard his team will practice and that a lot of good would come of this. Heck, I could even see coach Lane Kiffin committing a few recruiting violations as celebration.
One thing is certain: the new Tennessee coach is trying to turn the tide for his Volunteers. What better way to do it than by beating Florida? He knows that the Gators struggle in September conference games. They fell to Ole Miss last year in September and to the Auburn Tigers the year before. If this trend continues, it will be like USC dropping one game every year that it shouldn't or Joe Paterno defying the laws of...being so freaking old but still coaching. FULL STORY >>
Lane Kiffin's Name Prompts Reporters To Jump Gun
By Tre Wells
July 1, 2009
Lane Kiffin must drive a station wagon bigger than the one my mom had back in the '80s. And that one was pretty big. There is no other way he has the room for everyone to hop on his media bandwagon the way reporters have in the past several months. Case in point: Secondary violations are reported every year by numerous schools in handfuls (South Carolina 11, Clemson 13, Georgia three, and Florida two, all in 2008). Those are minor examples too. Since 2000, Ohio State has reported more than 375 violations. These violations are commonplace among a lot of schools and have never made news until recently.
But type the words “secondary violations” into a Yahoo search engine and the first three articles you find will be about Lane Kiffin’s half a dozen secondary violations since joining the University of Tennessee. It makes you wonder—why now? Why are these violations so newsworthy now? The answer has to be Lane Kiffin’s name. Love him or hate him, evidently you are reading about him. FULL STORY >>
Starting with the 2010-11 sports seasons, the athletic department "will begin assigning all athletic benefits (season tickets, away game tickets, and parking)," UT stated.
UT makes major change in athletics tickets
By News Sentinel staff
July 1, 2009
KNOXVILLE - Donors to academic programs at the University of Tennessee will need to give money to a new fund overseen by the athletic department in order to qualify for tickets to sporting events and to get parking passes starting in the 2010-11 season. UT says it has created the Tennessee Fund "to consolidate and streamline the athletic benefit program, ensure equity in the program, and eliminate any confusion for donors regarding tax deductibility of … gifts."
The new fund also will include the Volunteer Athletics & Scholarship Fund and Lady Vol Boost-Her Club.
Gifts may be made to academics through the Tennessee Fund, but donors won't be able to designate those donations toward specific academic programs, UT said. Instead, campus leadership will allocate such donations. FULL STORY >>
Years ago, we beat Florida at home, and (coach) Steve Spurrier's phone number got painted on the rock.
University of Tennessee's iconic rock moving
By Chloe White
July 1, 2009
After more than 40 years at one corner of Volunteer Boulevard and Pat Head Summitt Street, the University of Tennessee's iconic Rock will be moved across the intersection this month to make way for a new student health center. It still will be highly visible to gameday traffic, where passersby can read the birthday wishes, rallying cries, protests and other messages slathered on with paint, sometimes several times a day.
The favorite Rock story for Jeff Wilcox, the 2008-09 Student Government Association president: "Years ago, we beat Florida at home, and (coach) Steve Spurrier's phone number got painted on the rock. After so many phone calls, it got painted over pretty quickly." Wilcox also cites the joke about men who solicit marriage via a painted proposal: "What girl would turn down a rock that big?" FULL STORY >>
At 6-foot-5, 350 pounds, John Jerry has started at both right guard and his current position of right tackle for the Rebels.
Top 25 Players in the SEC: No. 20 John Jerry
By John Patton
July 1, 2009
This is the sixth in a 25-part series that counts down the best football players in the SEC heading into the 2009 season.
Ole Miss senior offensive lineman: Why he's No. 20: A mammoth and versatile athlete, the 6-foot-5, 350-pound Jerry has started at both right guard and his current position of right tackle for the Rebels. Best known as perhaps the SEC's best run blocker, he has improved against pass rushers. Mississippi offensive line coach Mike Markuson said Jerry is a quick study when the Rebels put in new schemes.
Key numbers: 2. Projected as an NFL guard, early 2010 mock drafts list Jerry as a potential first- or second-round pick. If he goes in the first, it will be the second straight year a Rebel lineman achieved that feat. Left tackle Michael Oher was the 23rd overall selection (by Baltimore) in the 2009 draft. Fun facts: Jerry's cousins Eddie Strong and Dwayne Rudd are both NFL free-agent linebackers. FULL STORY >>
Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer wants to coach again but is waiting for the right opportunity.
Whispers: Fulmer waiting for right opportunity
By Tom Dienhart
June 30, 2009
Even though he has no team to coach, former Tennessee head man Phillip Fulmer still is trying to just "make a first down." "Football is what I know," he says. "It's in my blood. That's why I want to coach again." Fulmer enjoys his new lifestyle, which includes hunting and fishing. He also is a partner in an investment firm with one of his former players. And Fulmer is mulling some offers to do TV work this fall.
"I really have a couple of big decisions with what I am going to do with television," says Fulmer, who spent four years as a player, 13 as an assistant and 17 as coach at Tennessee. "I have to ask myself if I want that significant of an obligation for 16 or 17 weeks." Fulmer says he had some offers to coach after last season but preferred to take time off to evaluate everything. Would he have interest in coaching at a non-Big Six school? "All of that remains to be seen," says Fulmer, who says he would have no problem coaching outside the Southeast. FULL STORY >>
Former Vol captain Al Wilson back in Knoxville
By Wyatt Clemmer
June 30, 2009
The captain of Tennessee's 1998 National Championship team is back in Knoxville for a few days. Linebacker Al Wilson grew up in Jackson, led the Vols to their first title since 1951 and spent eight stellar years in the NFL with the Denver Broncos. Wilson will have a football camp next week, but he's in town early to visit with old friends, make appearances at the YMCA and the Boys and Girls Clubs, and to meet with Tennessee's new head football coach.
The former Vol thinks Lane Kiffin will be successful as the head coach of the Vols, and he has respected Monte Kiffin as a defensive coach for many years in the NFL. Wilson also believes Tennessee safety Eric Berry is the best player in the country and is looking forward to watching his leadership on this season's team. FULL STORY >>
The raw, athletic Pair was impressive in Knoxville in early June.
Pair makes it a pair of Monday commitments
By John Brice
June 30, 2009
Zach Fulton & Marques Pair committed to UT Vols football Monday afternoon, making the total pledges a 11 for 2010
When he arrived at the University of Tennessee's one-day camp for lineman earlier this month, Marques Pair was a relative unknown in the ultra-competitive world of football recruiting. A good performance in front of myriad media outlets, not to mention the Volunteers' coaching staff, changed things for the athletic but raw 6-foot-6-inch, 255-pounder from Sumter, S.C. On Monday, just as Pair's recruitment was reaching a bit of a frenzied state with increased interest from UT, South Carolina, North Carolina, Clemson, N.C. State and Auburn, Pair ended the suspense when he pledged to UT.
"Pretty much just when I went to their camp, I did my thing that I was told to do by the coaches and it just went from there. They liked me, like what they see and I liked their camp," said the well-spoken Pair, who also is solid in the classroom with nearly a 3.0 GPA. "I started talking to some coaches and players and the next thing you know, I got the offer and I committed." Pair's commitment was the Vols' second in the trenches on Monday; fellow three-star offensive lineman Zach Fulton of Illinois, the No. 21 guard according to Rivals.com, also declared for Tennnessee. FULL STORY >>
The
Jr. Vols Club is an exclusive club designed to give kids a
special way
to be a part of the fun and excitement surrounding Tennessee athletics.
It is easy to join and is open to boys and girls in the eighth
grade
and under.
For more than 54 years, FCA has been focused on one purpose . . . . . .
"Present to athletes and coaches, and all whom they influence, the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, serving Him in their relationships and in the fellowship of the church."
[Fellowship of Christian Athletes Statement of Faith]
This site is unofficial and is not affiliated with the University of Tennessee or the University of Tennessee Athletic Department. All University of Tennessee Vols' logos and representations are copyrighted and trademarked property of the University of Tennessee and The University of Tennessee Athletic Department and may not be re-used in any form without express written consent from the UTA. This site is a service for Vol fans by Vol fans and the views expressed within are solely those of Vol Fans and not the University of Tennessee or the University of Tennessee Athletic Department.
-- (July 3, 2009) -- GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Former Florida offensive lineman Drew Miller remembers all the team meetings, the lengthy lectures about hanging out with the right people, making smart decisions and avoiding situations that would draw negative attention.
-- (July 2, 2009) -- And nowhere in sports do rivalries run as deep and spirited as in college sports. Blame it on the student sections, the battling bands, the misbehaving mascots.
-- (July 1, 2009) -- As Tennessee's new director of strength and conditioning, Aaron Ausmus is all about speed and movement.
Alabama will appeal NCAA sanctions
-- (June 17, 2009) -- University President Robert Witt, who announced the decision on Wednesday, said the penalties were excessive.
-- (June 10, 2009) -- Rich Brooks has done a great job turning this program around and altering expectations in the Bluegrass. And expectations has always been the downfall of the football team.
When he arrived at the University of Tennessee's one-day camp for lineman earlier this month, Marques Pair was a relative unknown in the ultra-competitive world of football recruiting. A good performance in front of myriad media outlets, not to mention the Volunteers' coaching staff, changed things for the athletic but raw 6-foot-6-inch, 255-pounder from Sumter, S.C. On Monday, just as Pair's recruitment was reaching a bit of a frenzied state with increased interest from UT, South Carolina, North Carolina, Clemson, N.C. State and Auburn, Pair ended the suspense when he pledged to UT.
