NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rod Reed has coached his alma mater to a better record in each of his first three seasons. What the Tennessee State Tigers do this year will depend on when and if quarterback Mike German is…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee women's athletic director emeritus Joan Cronan and "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts have joined the Pat Summitt Foundation advisory board. The foundation announced Friday the additions of Cronan, Roberts and John Dougherty to the…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee hopes a different look leads to different results. Volunteers coach Butch Jones spent Thursday's media day unveiling subtle changes to Tennessee's usual uniforms and introducing an alternate uniform that will be used in one home…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is pulling for Butch Jones and the Volunteers, so he dropped by Knoxville to talk with the team. Spoelstra and Jones are friends and the Heat coach visited Tennessee's training camp…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jordan Matthews has too much confidence in what James Franklin is doing at Vanderbilt to leave just yet. Not even a change in quarterback could persuade the receiver that maybe he should test the NFL Draft…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One of the former Vanderbilt players charged with rape has entered a not guilty plea and waived the right to appear at his arraignment. Nineteen-year-old Jaborian McKenzie, of Woodville, Miss., along with three other ex-players, allegedly…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Justin Fuente has his hands full enough in his second season of rebuilding at Memphis that he's focused only on his Tigers, even in their first year as members of the American Athletic Conference. Fuente says…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Injuries and depth issues in the secondary are forcing Tennessee to rely on freshman cornerbacks. Riyahd Jones, who opened training camp as a first-team cornerback, missed a second straight day of practice Tuesday with a leg…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee won't have a home game against Kentucky for the first time in over six decades. Although the Southeastern Conference hasn't released its complete 2013-14 schedule, Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin confirmed Tuesday that the Volunteers would…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - James Franklin is trying to make sure his Vanderbilt Commodores stay as hungry to compete as they have been the past two seasons. Turns out, taking part in Vandy's best year since 1915 has only whet…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Butch Jones realizes that returning a storied Volunteers program to Southeastern Conference contention is going to be a gradual process. Jones is trying to rebuild a program that has posted three straight losing seasons,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Volunteers player and coach Johnny Majors has made a second donation to the Tennessee State Library and Archives that allows game plans and other memorabilia from his career to be available for public viewing. Majors…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has added games against a pair of non-BCS schools for the 2015 and 2017 seasons. The Illini announced Friday they'll host Middle Tennessee State on Sept. 26, 2015, and Western Kentucky on Sept. 16, 2017.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive end Corey Vereen is expected to miss at least five weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee. Coach Butch Jones said Friday it's difficult to put a specific timetable on…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer says he's interested in being part of the College Football Playoff selection committee. Fulmer said Friday he'd like to be considered for the committee that determines which four teams get picked…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Four former Vanderbilt football players have been indicted on five counts of aggravated rape each of an unconscious 21-year-old co-ed at a campus dormitory in June. Nashville police and the district attorney sent out a release announcing…
MARTIN, Tenn. - Before head coach Jason Simpson stepped on the University of Tennessee at Martin sidelines, the Skyhawk football program struggled. The school had only managed to win 20 Ohio Valley Conference games in its first 14 seasons in…
Tulsa and East Carolina get one more chance to win another Conference USA title before moving to a new league. Or maybe a newcomer like Louisiana Tech or Middle Tennessee can get started with a championship in the still-evolving league.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee already is encountering a couple of obstacles in its attempt to revitalize a pass rush that has been dormant for several years. Senior defensive end Jacques Smith has a fractured right thumb that is expected…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee defensive end Jacques Smith has a fractured right thumb that puts his status for the start of the season in jeopardy. Tennessee coach Butch Jones said Wednesday night that Smith had surgery earlier in the…
