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Faizon Brandon debut on center stage as No. 20 Tennessee hosts Furman
Anticipation is high in Knoxville as Faizon Brandon is slated to become the first true freshman quarterback to start a season opener for Tennessee since Brent Schaeffer in 2004.,Brandon's debut will come as the 20th-ranked Volunteers host 1-0 Furman on Saturday afternoon. The highly touted recruit f...
Reports: Titans waive former starting QB Will Levis
The Tennessee Titans are moving on from quarterback Will Levis, three years after trading up to select him near the top of the second round, according to multiple reports.,Tennessee is waiving Levis ahead of Sunday's deadline to reduce rosters to 53 players. The move leaves Mitchell Trubisky as the ...
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...
No. 1 Michigan steamrolls Tennessee in Midwest final to make Final Four
CHICAGO -- Yaxel Lendeborg collected 27 points, seven rebounds and four assists as top-seeded Michigan routed sixth-seeded Tennessee 95-62 on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region final.,Michigan (35-3) advanced to the program's first Final Four since 2018. The Wolverines will face West Regio...
Elite frontcourts clash as No. 1 Michigan faces No. 6 Tennessee in Elite Eight
CHICAGO -- Top-seeded Michigan and sixth-seeded Tennessee both feature playmaking guards who have shined along the path to Sunday's NCAA Tournament Midwest Region final.,Chicago remains the "City of the Big Shoulders," though, and the Elite Eight matchup between the Wolverines (34-3) and Volunteers ...
Tennessee downs short-handed Iowa State, earns Michigan matchup
CHICAGO -- Nate Ament scored 18 points and Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 16 as sixth-seeded Tennessee defeated second-seeded Iowa State 76-62 on Friday in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region semifinal.,Tennessee (25-11) will meet top-seeded Michigan in an Elite Eight game on Sunday. The Wolverines defeated ...
Sweet 16 mainstays Tennessee, Iowa State target next steps
CHICAGO -- Playing without second-team All-American forward Joshua Jefferson for most of the NCAA Tournament has forced Iowa State to regroup.,As the second-seeded Cyclones prepare for Friday's Midwest Region semifinal against No. 6 Tennessee, they know they'll have to rebound -- whether Jefferson i...
Iowa State F Joshua Jefferson (ankle) is game-time decision vs. Tennessee
The status of Iowa State All-American forward Joshua Jefferson likely won't be determined until shortly before Friday night's Sweet 16 game against Tennessee in Chicago, Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger said Wednesday.,Jefferson sprained his left ankle while driving to the hoop in the Cyclones' first...
Ja’Kobi Gillespie propels No. 6 Tennessee offense in win over No. 3 Virginia
PHILADELPHIA -- Tennessee may be known for its defense, but a balanced and efficient offense has led the Volunteers to their fourth straight Sweet 16.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie put up 21 points and six assists, Bishop Boswell had 13 points and nine assists and the sixth-seeded Volunteers took down third-see...