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ALCOA, Tenn. — A former East Tennessee coach is getting national attention. Gary Rankin is the winningest high school football coach in Tennessee history, and he's now been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Boston. Rankin has 486 victories in 42 years...

Things have been going very well in Knoxville, Tenn., since Josh Heupel was named the head coach. Heupel is entering his fourth year, and in the last two years, he has led the Volunteers back into contention. Tennessee has achieved a 20-6 record during this period and is feeling optimistic heading ...

Tennessee and head coach Tony Vitello received a commitment to the Vols’ program on Tuesday. Kennesaw State sophomore pitcher Tanner Franklin committed to Tennessee. “Extremely blessed for this new opportunity,” Franklin announced. “Thank you Lord. Go Vols! Psalms 24:17” The 6-foot-5, 240-pound Franklin (6-1) appeared in 34 games, including three starts, across the 2023-24 seasons at Kennesaw State. He recorded 61 strikeouts, a 6.34 ERA and five saves in 38.1 innings pitched. Franklin went to Kennesaw State from Jefferson County High School in Dandridge, Tennessee. Tennessee won the national championship and the Southeastern Conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2024. 2025 will be the eighth season for Tennessee under Vitello. PHOTOS: Tennessee baseball celebrates 2024 national championship Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports

OMAHA, Neb. — Tony Vitello checked his phone before bed five nights prior to Tennessee baseball making program history. His iPhone popped up a string of photos, including one from October 2017 that triggered a memory montage. It showed him standing on the field at Lindsey Nelson Stadium with a glove in his right hand and his father, Greg, with a glove on his left hand before he had coached a game at Tennessee. ...

MEMPHIS – Entering her second season at Memphis and it seems like Alex Simmons is perfectly fine with taking on all comers. Simmons putting together a schedule that will definitely test her Tigers including two games over a four day stretch against two of the best teams in the country. Tennessee and Louisville. December 18th […]

Tennessee athletics has been dominant over the past year. Tennessee has one of the best home-field advantages in the country between football, basketball, and baseball. Tennessee's big three sports put together one of the best combined years in college sports history. We've seen some great teams, even a couple of...

Tony Vitello has had some great soundbites over the years as the head coach of Tennessee baseball. He's been on Rocky Top for seven seasons and just brought the Vols their first national championship in program history while winning four SEC titles along the way. He's collected a career 295–112...

247Sports shared its college football bowl game preseason predictions and College Football Playoff picks on Monday. Brad Crawford predicts that Iowa will see a familiar shade of orange. Crawford projects that Iowa will meet the Tennessee Volunteers in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Eve from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The ReliaQuest Bowl will kick off at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 on ESPN. It’s an interesting matchup thanks to the contrast of styles. Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and the Volunteers are known for what they can do offensively. There’s so much excitement surrounding what former five-star...

It’s almost time to grab some popcorn and start the weekend early with Tennessee’s SEC Network Takeover right around the corner. Tennessee’s SEC Network Takeover will span 24 hours on Friday, July 5, starting at midnight. The takeover will feature the Vols’ National Championship victory over Texas...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After two straight losses, One Knox Soccer beat Forward Madison in Saturday's game, 2-0. The team's first kick went to special guest UT pitcher Kirby Connell. Connell was seen taking the first kick to a player who then caught the ball in a baseball glove. After...

The Vols' head coach already has said no thanks to one major program

Welcome to SEC Unfiltered, the USA TODAY NETWORK’S newsletter on SEC sports. Today, Knoxville News Sentinel columnist John Adams takes over. On a recent "SEC Football Unfiltered" podcast, colleague Blake Toppmeyer and I discussed what four schools we would pick if the SEC expanded from 16 to 20 schools by adding four ACC...

Tennessee volleyball head coach Eve Rackham Watt announced the Lady Vols’ 2024 schedule. The Lady Vols will open the season with an exhibition game against Lipscomb on Aug. 23 at Food City Center. Tennessee’s schedule includes matches against 15 NCAA Tournament teams and seven conference champions. The Lady Vols...

It doesn’t seem that long ago to Alex Mink that he was on the Neyland Stadium turf, welcoming the Tennessee football team before a game. “I always enjoyed the pregame,” said Mink, who played the saxophone for four years in The Pride of the Southland Band. “We were at the open ’T’ before the game. You could feel the vibration. You knew you were playing, but you couldn’t hear it. That’s a cool moment.”

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee baseball players Robin Villeneuve, Bradke Lohry and Derek Schaefer entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon sources told WBIR. The portal will close on July 2nd. All three Vols played more prominent roles earlier in the season but much less once SEC play began in...

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 60 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest. 2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the Vols to three bowl games. The Vols finished 9-4 (4-4 SEC) last season. With 60 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 60. All-time players to wear No. 60 at Tennessee: Melvin Herring (1937) Wallace Cantrell (1939) Ermal Howard (1941) Charles Snowden (1942) Albert Boehmer (1944) Tom Blake (1945) Harry Johnson (1946) Bill Pearlman (1947, 1949-51) Darris McCord (1952-53) Charles Coffey (1954-55) Jack Edgmon (1956) Wade Cormany (1957) Bob Brown (1958-59) Larry Richards (1960-62) Ed Phillips (1963) Robbie Franklin (1964-66) Sam Himelsbaugh (1967) John Keller (1968-70) Gene Killian (1971-73) Ed Sears (1974) Leo Milewicz (1974) Rhea Lewis (1974) Steve White (1975-76) Jim Noonan (1977-80) Alexander Mills (1982) Tony Williams (1983-85) Dwayne Williamson (1986) Robbin Perry (1987-88) Jim Fenwick (1990-91) Ralph Nelson (1993-95) Matt Goodin (1997-98) Robert Stolarick (2000) Chavis Smith (2001-03) Kirk Swearinger (2006) Carson Anderson (2008-12) Austin Sanders (2013-16) Michael Raymond (2018) Alton Stephens (2021-23) *Source:2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide

The Tennessee Volunteers already have the No. 11 recruiting class in 2025 but hope the month of July could bring several more.