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Tennessee LB Arion Carter's suspension reduced to 1 game
The NCAA reduced Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter's suspension for receiving an improper benefit from two games to one, athletic director Danny White announced on Tuesday.,Carter received a two-game suspension in July after his agent paid for a $427 flight to a training facility, a Level III violat...

Reports: True freshman Faizon Brandon wins Vols' QB job
True freshman Faizon Brandon won the battle for Tennessee's starting quarterback job, according to multiple media reports Monday.,The five-star recruit from Greensboro, N.C., had been competing with sophomore George MacIntyre.,The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Brandon will make his debut for the No. 20 Volunt...

Tennessee S Edrees Farooq (knee) ruled out for season
Tennessee starting safety Edrees Farooq will miss the 2026 season after sustaining a torn patellar tendon on Friday.,A school spokesman confirmed the extent of Farooq's right knee injury to ESPN on Saturday.,"We stand with Edrees and support him as he begins the recovery process," the Tennessee foot...

Five-star RB David Gabriel Georges commits to Tennessee
Five-star prospect David Gabriel Georges, ranked as the No. 2 running back in the Class of 2027, stayed in state by verbally committing on Wednesday to the University of Tennessee.,Georges, listed at 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, made the announcement during a live CBS College Sports YouTube stream from ...

Haslams earmark $130M to Tennessee, business school
Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam have made a record $130 million "investment" in the University of Tennessee, the school announced Thursday.,Despite the Haslams' investments in the Browns and other sports franchises, this funding is not directed toward the Volunteers' athletic programs.,...

Teagan Kavan, Texas shut out Tennessee, advance to WCWS finals
Teagan Kavan threw a two-hit complete-game shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series semifinals on Monday in Oklahoma City.,The Longhorns (51-12) will take on Alabama or Texas Tech in the best-of-three championship series beginning Wednesday.,Texas is in t...

Texas powers past Tennessee to force winner-take-all WCWS semifinal
Citlaly Gutierrez worked into the seventh inning and Texas had 13 hits, lifting the Longhorns to a 5-2 win over Tennessee in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.,Texas' win forces the "if necessary" game between the two teams later Monday afternoon for a berth in the WCWS Championship ...

Emma Clarke homer powers Tennessee past Texas Tech in WCWS
Emma Clarke's home run in the bottom of the ninth inning ended a deadlock and gave Tennessee a walk-off 2-1 win over Texas Tech Saturday in a winner's bracket game at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.,Clarke, who had been 0-for-3 when she stepped up to bat lead-off in the ninth, lif...

Tennessee rides Elsa Morrison HR, tames Texas bats
Freshman Elsa Morrison smashed the first pitch she saw over the center field fence for a three-run home run in the second inning and Tennessee beat defending national champion Texas 6-3 in the Women's College World Series at Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon.,Sage Mardjetko (15-2) got the win for ...

Tennessee lands Wake Forest transfer Juke Harris
Wake Forest transfer guard Juke Harris announced over social media on Monday that he has committed to Tennessee.,Harris, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, withdrew his name from the 2026 NBA Draft. He also visited both Michigan and North Carolina before deciding on the Volunteers.,The 6-...

Michigan adds former Tennessee F J.P. Estrella
Tennessee transfer forward J.P. Estrella told multiple media outlets on Thursday that he has committed to national champion Michigan.,Listed at 6-foot-11 and 240 pounds, Estrella averaged 10.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in 33 games (13 starts) with the Volunteers this past season. Tennessee's season ca...

Last returning player on Lady Vols' roster enters portal
And then there were none. Freshman guard Jaida Civil, the last returning player remaining on the Tennessee women's basketball roster, has entered the transfer portal.,In addition to the mass exodus following a 16-14 season, five-star guard Oliviyah Edwards has requested a release from her commitment...
