KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Butch Jones plans to name a starting quarterback for the Aug. 31 season opener with Austin Peay early next week. While speaking at the university's annual Welcome Back Barbecue on Wednesday, Jones said he…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's 2014 schedule includes a three-game stretch featuring back-to-back trips to Oklahoma and Georgia plus a visit from Florida. After traveling to Oklahoma on Sept. 13, the Volunteers have a week off before visiting Georgia on…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference announced that South Carolina will host Texas A&M on Aug. 28, 2014 in the first conference football game to be televised on the SEC Network. The conference released its full 2014 league schedule…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Four former Vanderbilt football players have pleaded not guilty to raping an unconscious woman at a campus dormitory. Cory Batey, 19 of Nashville, Tenn.; Brandon Banks, 19, of Brandywine, Md.; Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie, 19, of Woodville,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's Justin Coleman just might be the Volunteers most important player. No, he isn't the most talented, but Injuries and defections have left Coleman as one of the Volunteers' only experienced cornerbacks. Coleman realizes the Volunteers…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt will play eight home games in 2014 with Tennessee capping the season in a return to tradition for the rivals. Athletic director David Williams said the schedule released Wednesday by the Southeastern Conference was the…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt coach James Franklin says he has tried to keep his football team busy and limit the distraction of the ongoing rape case. Four former Commodores are charged with raping an unconscious woman in a campus…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's 2013-14 schedule features at least seven games against NCAA tournament teams from last year but doesn't include its traditional home game with Kentucky. Now that the Southeastern Conference has ended divisional play, Tennessee doesn't face…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - With less than two weeks remaining until the season opener, the status of Tennessee's passing attack remains up in the air. Tennessee coach Butch Jones says he hasn't narrowed down the four-way quarterback competition. He also…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee running back Marlin Lane says his suspension during spring practice has given him a new appreciation for the game and his team. Lane was suspended for disciplinary reasons that haven't been specified. He was reinstated…

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The NCAA has ruled that a Middle Tennessee football player who spent five years in the Marines will be allowed to compete this fall and that he will have four years of eligibility remaining. It's a…

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders have all sorts of motivation for their first season as new members of Conference USA, and competing for the league title is right there at the top. Coach Rick Stockstill says…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One year after leading the Southeastern Conference in tackles, Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson is focusing on becoming a better leader of his own defense. Johnson made 138 tackles last season and averaged 11.5 per game to…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A fifth Vanderbilt football player has been indicted for his alleged role in the rape of an unconscious student on campus. Metro Nashville Police say 21-year-old Chris Boyd gave another defendant advice on how to cover…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jenny Moshak has retired as Tennessee's associate director of sports medicine, less than a year after she filed a lawsuit against the university for discrimination and retaliation. Moshak said in a statement Friday issued by her…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga is counting on a veteran defense to help the Mocs fare better in close games this year. The Mocs return 10 starters from a defense that allowed 307.9 total yards per game last season to…

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Tech's chances of competing in the Ohio Valley Conference depend in part on whether the Golden Eagles can stay healthy. That didn't happen last season. One year after winning its first Ohio Valley title since…

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) - Coach Jason Simpson has the Tennessee Martin Skyhawks rolling, coming off the best season since 2008. He also has a few key people to replace. The Skyhawks went 8-3 in 2012 and got their first win…

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kirby Cannon faces a tough schedule in his first season as Austin Peay's coach with the Governors kicking off the season on the road against two Southeastern Conference opponents. The Governors open at Tennessee on Aug.…