JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - The relaunching of East Tennessee State's football program continues to adopt a Tobacco Road flavor with the addition of former North Carolina State coach Mike O'Cain as offensive coordinator. O'Cain coached North Carolina State from…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Willie Carmichael is the latest former Southern Mississippi signee to follow Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall to the Volunteers. Carmichael, a 6-foot-8 forward from Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida, initially signed with Southern Mississippi when Tyndall…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's football program has improved its academic progress to the point that it won't face punishment from the NCAA. Figures released by the NCAA on Wednesday showed Tennessee's football program with a four-year total of 932…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Just two days away from her WNBA debut with the San Antonio Stars, Heather Butler has another title to add to her resume: Ohio Valley Conference Female Athlete of the Year. The Medina native finished her career…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has added junior college guard Devon Baulkman to its recruiting class. Baulkman initially signed with Southern Mississippi under coach Donnie Tyndall. After Tyndall left for Tennessee, Baulkman was granted a release. Tennessee announced Tuesday that…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall says swingman A.J. Davis won't be back with the Volunteers next season. Tyndall confirmed via text message Friday that Davis would be transferring. The news was first reported by Tennessee's 247Sports site.…
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - The Miami Dolphins acquired much-needed help for their offensive line by picking Tennessee tackle Ja'Wuan James with the 19th pick in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday. The Dolphins badly need blockers, and opted…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Robert Hubbs III will remain at Tennessee and won't join teammates Darius Thompson and A.J. Davis in asking for a release from his scholarship. Hubbs' father, also named Robert Hubbs, said in a text message Thursday…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall has continued rebuilding the Volunteers' recruiting class by adding guard Detrick Mostella. The 247Sports Composite, which measures rankings of all the major recruiting services, ranks the 6-foot-3 guard from Decatur, Alabama, as…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lineman Jason Carr is transferring. Volunteers coach Butch Jones confirmed via text message Tuesday that Carr is leaving the team. Carr joins running back Alden Hill and defensive back JaRon Toney as players who have…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's offseason is proving every bit as eventful as its surprising run through the postseason. Since advancing to an NCAA tournament regional semifinal, the Volunteers have endured a coaching change, the implosion of their November signing…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee guard Darius Thompson has asked to be released from his scholarship. Thompson's father, Lonnie Thompson, said Monday that Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall has given the 6-foot-5 guard the opportunity to return to Tennessee if he…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee has added 6-foot-4 shooting guard Kevin Punter to its recruiting class. Punter is from Bronx, New York, and spent the last two years at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri. He plans to enroll…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jabari McGhee has become the first player to sign with Tennessee since the arrival of new coach Donnie Tyndall. Tyndall announced Friday through a university release that McGhee had signed. Tyndall said that the 6-foot-8 one…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights says it is investigating complaints of sexual violence at Vanderbilt University. The investigation follows complaints filed in November by students and former students at Vanderbilt who alleged…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall's staff will include many of the same people he worked with at Southern Mississippi. Tyndall formally announced a staff Wednesday that includes Al Pinkins, Adam Howard and Chris Shumate as assistants, Jareem…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The more Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart sees of Donnie Tyndall, the more the Volunteers' new men's basketball coach reminds him of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones. Tennessee's football team posted the same 5-7 record in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive back JaRon Toney is leaving the team. Volunteers coach Butch Jones confirmed via text message Wednesday that Toney is graduating this summer and wouldn't be playing for the team this fall. The news was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Davidson County's district attorney general says defense attorneys representing a former Vanderbilt football player accused of rape have filed court documents with baseless allegations designed to intimidate the victim and malign veteran prosecutors. District Attorney Torry…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Defense attorneys for a former Vanderbilt player alleged to be involved in the gang rape of a woman in a campus dorm last June are accusing prosecutors of destroying or not preserving evidence. The allegations were…
