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National championship winning head coach Tony Vitello and The Sheriff
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Dixieland Delight rains down from the Tennessee student section after defeating Alabama
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BREAKING: Jeremy Pruitt says Cade Mays has been cleared to play this season.
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And... they did it. Tennessee played the spooky slowed-down version of Rocky Top during the pregame intros. The crowd went wild.
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Blanket Smokey has found another level
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Rick Barnes: What happened last night with Kyle Alexander and Jordan Bowden (being baptized) is far more important than any win we've ever had.
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Calipari says "I don't know why I recommend Rick take this (Tennessee) job. If I had known he was going to do this to us, I would've told him to stay at Texas."
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Tennessee’s baseball team, dressed out in full Dark Mode attire, is going absolutely wild on the field during the last TV timeout. Tony Vitello was blowing kisses to the crowd 😂
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Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has been named the National Coach of the Year by the US Basketball Writers Association.
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Jim Chaney gets welcomed as the Vols' new OC. Then, Tee Martin is welcomed home.
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ESPN #1 overall recruit Trey Smith just committed to Tennessee. Here's some of his work.
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A checklist for an enjoyable Saturday for Vol fans: - A Tennessee win ✔ - A Georgia loss ✔ - A Florida loss ✔
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The biggest cheer of the night comes right here when walk-on Brad Woodson drains a three:
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Unreal
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Vols HC Josh Heupel directly addresses the locker room culture conversation that’s been happening around #Tennessee the past week. A must watch ⬇️
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Tennessee’s Josh Heupel is the SEC Coach of the Year.
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With the win, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes becomes the first Vol head coach EVER to win twice in Rupp Arena.
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Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker shares an emotional moment with his family after the game.
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Kennedy Chandler asked about his future with Tennessee - Josiah-Jordan James steps in and takes the answer: "With all due respect he won't be answering any questions about his future today."
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#Vols WR Bru McCoy announces his decision for the 2023 season. “Without a doubt - I’ll be coming back [to Tennessee] next year.”
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Michigan just lost to Florida 41-15 in the Peach Bowl. That's Michigan's worst loss since they lost to Tennessee during the early signing period last week.
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Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker describes how he told Josh Heupel about his decision to return to Knoxville and how Heupel reacted to it. “Let’s go to Atlanta!”
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Tennessee HC Josh Heupel's message to the fans "First, I just want to say thank you to our fanbase. First undefeated season at home in quite some time... When Neyland is rocking it is unsurpassed by anyone."
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On this day 10 years ago, No. 2 Tennessee took down No. 1 Memphis in the biggest basketball game in the state of Tennessee.
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Tennessee’s entire team is going to church this morning
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Yup. That’s Hendon Hooker sprinting out to be the first player on the field. Leadership from QB1
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Tony Vitello & Tennessee sent @NKUNorseBSB Head Team Manager Mav a pair of NCAA Regional banners 🙌👏
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Happy birthday to Lady Vol legend Candace Parker!
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All smiles for Tennessee QB Joe Milton III as he celebrates the season opening win with his little sister on the field.
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Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker is rocking a vintage Condredge Holloway t shirt.
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The NCAA has officially recognized Grant Williams as a consensus First-Team All-American after being selected as such by the AP, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News. He's only the 3rd Vol ever (Bernard King, Dale Ellis) to be a consensus First-Team All-American.
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Jeremy Pruitt says that when he found out, he walked all around the facility looking for Cade Mays. He couldn't find him because he was in the film room.
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FINAL: Unranked Tennessee beats No. 20 Washington 75-62. The Vols never trailed in the 2nd half and led by double-digits most of the game. Pretty good win, eh?
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According to Rick Barnes, Tennessee's players want to wear purple laces tomorrow night in honor of Kobe Bryant.
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Pittsburgh HC Pat Narduzzi takes a good long second to give his congratulations to Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker
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When the Vols win and both Kentucky and Memphis lose in men's basketball all in the same night
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Five-star Tennessee signee Josiah James wants Jordan Bone and Grant Williams to return next season to "make a run at a national title" together.
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The Tennessee Volunteers are the 2024 Men’s College World Series Champions The first in program history
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The Tennessee Volunteers head back to the locker room crowned as the 2023-2024 SEC regular-season champions
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Big win for ESPN tonight over Tennessee
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The 3 things in the world that do not lie: the film, the mirror, and the Bible. Rodney Garner explains ⬇️
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Jeremy Pruitt: When you feel it coming down the Vol Walk, running through the T, on 3rd-and-6, after a touchdown, I don't know why you wouldn't want to come here. "They're (fans) the best."
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FINAL: Tennessee blows past South Carolina in the 2nd half, winning 41-21 over the Gamecocks. The Vols end their losing streak to the Gamecocks and Will Muschamp. Vol fans: "It's great to see Will Muschamp out here getting disappointed."
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Jeremy Pruitt says Harrison Bailey took all 49 of the quarterback snaps in Sunday's scrimmage.
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Indiana had a 97.6% win probability up 22-9 in the 4th quarter according to ESPN. But the Vols had other ideas.
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Rick Barnes on Keon Johnson's dunk: I've spent a lot of time working on him with that. How to take off. Reason it took him so long to do it is because I had to get back in shape in order to show him how to do it.
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And it's final. Georgia State 38, Tennessee 30 The game in a nutshell:
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After the game, multiple Tennessee players ran up and took a big group photo on Kentucky’s UK logo at midfield.
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Tennessee Football HC Josh Heupel gives a shoutout to Rick Barnes and the Sweet 16 men's basketball team, Kellie Harper and the Lady Vols, and Tennessee's Top 5 softball program. “Lot of positive things going on here on Rocky Top.”
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Jarrett Guarantano crashes Jeremy Pruitt's post-game interview on The SEC Network by hugging his coach and screaming "We're going bowling!"
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Former #Tennessee and current #Saints DB Alontae Taylor was in the house for the Vols victory over LSU on Saturday.
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Tennessee's Neyland Stadium is already up to 112 decibels... ... And there's still 15 minutes until kickoff.
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Tyler Byrd says he never thought about transferring. Says he wanted to fight, not give up.
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Pruitt says he didn't see the Darrell Taylor penalty: I don't know what happened, but I know this, they hit our quarterback and he got a concussion and there was no penalty.
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Smokey has no mercy
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Tennessee freshman WR Squirrel White has some 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨... 👀💨
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Happy to report Tennessee had no injuries this Saturday.
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ROCKET MAN!!!
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Kellie Harper: ""It has been an honor to serve at my alma mater and to coach a Lady Vol program I love so dearly. I am grateful for the opportunity my staff and I have had to lead an amazing group of young women" Classy until the end.
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"While other people saw obstacles, I saw opportunity." -Tennessee HC Josh Heupel on SEC Nation
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The Vols are ranked in basketball while Kentucky is not. Welcome to 2018.
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4-star linebacker JJ Peterson sticks with Tennessee, and he signs with the Vols. Huge keep for Pruitt and staff.
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Heupel on filling the spot of Alex Golesh: Losing Alex is something that we’re excited about. I think it speaks to the growth inside of our program… For him to have his own opportunity to run his own program, that’s something I’m excited about for him.
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When the Holy Spirit hits ya
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Vol freshman RB Eric Gray wins the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl MVP award. Gray finished with 86 rushing yards and a TD on 14 carries. Also had 2 catches for 34 yards.
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That feeling when your first career passing TD is a 73-yard beauty
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“Hey, let’s go beat the state of Alabama today. Go Vols!” -Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin on College GameDay.
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GAME WINNER Lamonte Turner hits the 3 at the buzzer, and Tennessee wins 72-69!
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Tennessee players soaking in every second of the win over No. 1 Alabama in front of the Vols’ student section.
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Both Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield scored their 1st points of their NBA careers tonight. Here's how they fared: - Williams (BOS): 22 mins, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2/9 FG - Schofield (WAS): 10 mins, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2/2 FG, 1/1 3pt
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Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker takes a minute to celebrate with his family after his final game in Neyland Stadium
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Tennessee Baseball is decked out in Florida Football helmets after sweeping the Gators in Gainesville. Photo via Evan Russell on Instagram.
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There's no doubt about it. Tennessee will reap rewards from bringing in so many elite recruits to the game today.
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With the Vols' 30-24 win over No. 21 Auburn, the Vols ended the following losing streaks: 6-game losing streak to Auburn 6-game losing streak to ranked teams 11-game losing streak to SEC teams 15-game losing streak to SEC West teams
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Kennedy Chandler is your Most Valuable Player.
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Pruitt: We'll practice at 8:30 in the morning so local guys can get home. And if they're not going somewhere, the coaches will have their guys. Then, at night, I'll have everyone over.
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Ty Chandler to the fans: We need y'all behind us. This team is going to get better.
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Tennessee HC Josh Heupel: I know how much this means to Tennessee and Vol Nation.
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BREAKING: Tennessee Football lands 5-star wide receiver Mike Matthews 🚨
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What VFL Peyton Manning said to Tennessee HC Josh Heupel during Year 1 in Knoxville via Mike Ekeler "If the Colts lose, I'm alright. If the Broncos lose, I'm good. But if the Vols lose on Saturday, it hurts my soul."
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Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava wins the Citrus Bowl MVP belt What’s next? “We’re trying to win a National Championship” -Iamaleava
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UCLA’s baseball team has gathered around the dugout to watch Tennessee’s triple-digit arm Ben Joyce.
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Whats's your take on the Summitt Blue accessories so far?
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The Vols played so well against Kentucky on Saturday that Cardi B took some inspiration from Bert Bertelkamp
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Barnes on Tennessee's fans: I don't care what fanbase is out there - None are better than ours is.
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Tennessee HC Rick Barnes surrounded by Vol fans on his way back to the locker room after UT defeated South Carolina in Columbia.
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FINAL: No. 7 Tennessee upsets No. 1 Gonzaga 76-73 The Vols topple the top-ranked team in the country in basketball for the first time since 2010
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Vols’ HC Rick Barnes is a big fan of Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Football team.
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Jarrett Guarantano on what the last couple of weeks have been like -- with a smile on his face: They've been excellent. They've gone pretty smooth. "I've gotten some good advice on social media."
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Tennessee forward Grant Williams has been named a semifinalist for the Naismith Trophy' Player of the Year award
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In Rick Barnes' first 2 seasons as the Vols' head coach, Tennessee went 31-35. Since then, the Vols have gone 60-15, made it to the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons, were ranked No. 1 for 4-straight weeks, and have been ranked in 35 of a possible 41 weeks in the AP Poll.
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Happy birthday to the one and only Admiral Schofield! He finishes his Tennessee career 16th all-time in career scoring and 7th-all time in 3-point shooting percentage. Oh, and he did this a few times, too:
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Nico Iamaleava in full uniform
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National championship winning catcher Cal Stark taking time for autographs after the game.
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Tennessee kicker Brent Cimaglia will return to the Vols for 2020
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That feeling when you're the No. 1 team in the country:
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QB1
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VFL Hendon Hooker given the spotlight during the timeout.
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