David Paschall

The Tennessee Lady Vols were an 11 seed during the 2019 NCAA tournament and had been projected as an 11 seed last year before the 64-team event was wiped out by the outbreak of the coronavirus.

When Tennessee senior forward John Fulkerson suffered a concussion and a facial fracture three minutes into the second half of Friday afternoon's Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinal victory over Florida, sixth-year Volunteers coach Rick Barnes had less than 24 hours to prepare for his absence in Saturday's semifinal against top-seeded Alabama.

The 23rd NCAA tournament appearance in Tennessee men's basketball history will also be the 25th for Rick Barnes as a head coach. Neither Barnes nor the Volunteers, however, have been through a 68-team extravaganza like this one.

The finish line to college football's 2022 recruiting cycle is a long way off, but Alabama already has commitments from a five-star quarterback and a five-star running back.

The SEC's preseason favorite and regular-season champion for men's basketball collided Saturday afternoon, and the showdown did not disappoint.

Three Tennessee football players, including four-star linebacker signee Aaron Willis, were arrested this week on preliminary misdemeanor drug possession charges after an incident that occurred Tuesday night at Stokely Hall.

Tennessee won a basketball game that at times looked more like a boxing match.

When Tennessee tipped off its 2020-21 men's basketball season, the prevailing thought was that five-star freshman guards Keon Johnson and Jaden Springer would be two of the top players for the Volunteers entering tournament time.

Does the Tennessee men's basketball program really need a lot of 1979 reminders this week?

With Tennessee having earned a double bye into Friday's quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament in Nashville, sixth-year Volunteers coach Rick Barnes has extra time to build on Sunday afternoon's 65-54 victory over Florida that completed a 17-7 regular season.

Tennessee has its defensive staff under new head football coach Josh Heupel, so what's on the agenda now?

If Tennessee's new defensive staff under first-year head football coach Josh Heupel looks like a Mark Richt staff of yesteryear at Georgia, that is not by accident.

It doesn't take long in sports, whether in team competitions or individual tournaments such as tennis and wrestling, to learn that getting a bye is a very good thing.

Tennessee senior forward John Fulkerson said he still isn't sure whether he will use the extra year of eligibility allowed by the NCAA due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Sunday's regular-season finale against Florida certainly looked like his Knoxville finale.

Despite Tennessee sliding down and then out of The Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll in recent weeks, this hasn't been a season without notable performances.

There have been multiple instances recently in which SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has rightfully boasted about his conference staging 69 out of a possible 71 football games this past season.

The addition of Mike Ekeler as an assistant at Tennessee completes Josh Heupel's inaugural 10-member staff with the Volunteers.

For John Fulkerson, playing basketball at the University of Tennessee while growing up 90 minutes away in Kingsport was a constant dream. The same couldn't be said for Yves Pons, who hails from Fuveau, France, and will never forget his college arrival.

Georgia sixth-year football coach Kirby Smart described a recent scene with his players that is likely transpiring all over the country.

Tennessee announced Wednesday afternoon that the first Orange & White spring game under new football coach Josh Heupel will take place Saturday, April 24, inside Neyland Stadium.