Vols broke a slew of records on their way to an 11-win season
Tennessee's 11-2 football season that wrapped up last Friday night with a 31-14 downing of Clemson in the Orange Bowl was accompanied by multiple program recor…
Stories by David Paschall
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Georgia now has two of the most thrilling wins in CFP history
When teams begin to win at the elite level of Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs, comparisons become inevitable.
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Georgia escapes Buckeyes: 'When I saw it go wide left, it almost brought me to tears'
Georgia continued its quest for a repeat national championship, and the Bulldogs did so Saturday night in very dramatic fashion.
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Vols DC Banks: ‘We won 11 games, and that’s the defense I want’
Since their lopsided loss at South Carolina in November, the Tennessee Volunteers have been creating pleasant memories.
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Heupel after Vols' Orange Bowl win: ‘We’re just getting started’
Tennessee's defense spent much of Friday night's Orange Bowl bending and bending, but the Volunteers never broke.
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Vols’ Heupel still has an offensive staff vacancy to fill
The Tennessee Volunteers had a different dynamic in Friday night's Orange Bowl against Clemson.
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Plenty of unique angles accompany Vols, Tigers in Orange Bowl
Technically, Friday night's showdown between No. 6 Tennessee and No. 7 Clemson will take place at the 89th Capital One Orange Bowl.
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Vols finally join Bulldogs, Crimson Tide on big postseason stage
The final few hours of 2022 are sure to pack a lot of college football fun for fans in Chattanooga and the tri-state area.
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Santiago Vescovi’s 22 points lead Vols past Rebels in SEC opener
Santiago Vescovi provided the points, Jonas Aidoo grabbed the rebounds and Zakai Zeigler made the free throws.
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Vols’ Joe Milton aims to add Orange Bowl win to legendary arm strength
It's a simple question without a precise response.
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Clemson on prepping for Vols’ tempo: ‘We did the best that we could’
Tennessee's 12 regular-season opponents had lots of opportunities to dedicate preparation time to Josh Heupel's up-tempo offense.
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Vols dealing with one final dose of defensive adversity heading into the Orange Bowl
The Tennessee Volunteers played one game in the regular season without fifth-year senior linebacker Jeremy Banks, and that was the 63-38 loss at South Carolina.
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Vols looking for hot-shooting SEC start at Ole Miss
The No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers believe their field-goal accuracy is on the upswing as the Southeastern Conference portion of their schedule starts Wednesday af…
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From stocking shelves to All-SEC, it’s been an amazing ride for Tennessee defensive lineman Byron Young
Before there was Tennessee edge rusher Byron Young, there was Georgia Military College edge rusher Byron Young.
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The year Vols put the ‘Ten’ back in ‘Tennessee’
While not "totally illogical," Tennessee's run to a 10-2 regular season and a No. 6 ranking that has warranted an appearance in Friday night's Orange Bowl agai…
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Tennessee’s 10-2 regular season in review
Here's a timeline of Tennessee's season that defied expectations for Vols fans.
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Vols set quite the fashion tone in Heupel’s second season
The Tennessee Volunteers lead the nation in total offense and scoring offense after a 10-2 regular season that has yielded a trip to the Orange Bowl.
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Tennessee football by the numbers
Numbers-wise, here is how Tennessee fared this year.
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Tennessee football's season in quotes from coaches, players across the nation
These are some of the most memorable quotes of 2022
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Vols’ Walker savoring first bowl in his four college seasons
When Alabama junior running back and former Dalton High standout Jahmyr Gibbs was asked in a recent news conference about why he decided to compete in this Fri…
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Banks closes early on his adventurous career with the Vols
There have been productive times and tumultuous times for Jeremy Banks at Tennessee, but those times are over.
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Milton-McCoy aerial combo eager to prove itself for Vols
There have been two prominent passing connections for Tennessee in the Josh Heupel era, Hendon Hooker to Cedric Tillman last year and Hooker to Jalin Hyatt thi…
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Heupel says new Vols ‘understand the trajectory’ of program
The NCAA implemented an early signing period for college football prospects in 2017.
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No. 8 Vols smoke Governors behind ‘most complete effort’
A rash of upsets that engulfed Southeastern Conference basketball this week did not include Tennessee.
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Meet the newest Tennessee football signees
A look at Wednesday's University of Tennessee football signees:
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Vols seek to end up-and-down defensive season on a high note in the Orange Bowl
The Tennessee Volunteers are the only top-25 team entering their bowl game coming off a shutout.
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Alabama, Georgia cultures provide separation on recruiting landscape
Alabama and Georgia have the top two recruiting classes in the Southeastern Conference -- and nationally -- heading into Wednesday's start to college football'…
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Luginbill believes on-field performance secured potential top-10 class for Vols
Nestled between Tennessee's 10-2 regular season and the program's first Orange Bowl berth in a quarter century will be Wednesday's start to college football's …
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Vols’ Barnes upset with ‘wide difference in free throws’ at Arizona
Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes had to go into diplomat mode early Sunday morning.
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Josh Heupel, Nick Saban voice different takes on players opting out of bowls
To opt, or not to opt?
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Nation’s No. 1 offense awaits the Vols out in Arizona
Tennessee's top-10 basketball showdown Saturday night at Arizona is the definition of a tall order for the Volunteers.
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Smart on his 13-0 Bulldogs: ‘I knew we had a good football team’
The Georgia Bulldogs have qualified for the College Football Playoff for a third time in six seasons and for a first occasion as the No. 1 seed.
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Jalin Hyatt bypassing Orange Bowl, senior season; Vols land four-star linebacker
The first Biletnikoff Award winner in Tennessee history is off to the National Football League.
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Paschall: Mike Leach’s death leaves you balancing sadness with laughter
When Mississippi State announced Tuesday morning that Bulldogs head football coach Mike Leach had died Monday night of a heart condition, I sat quietly for a f…
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Vols could be returning to Fulmer-era success on NFL draft front
Tennessee's success on the football field during Josh Heupel's first two seasons appears to be translating into more NFL draft attention as well.
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Barnes after Vols escape Maryland: ‘Might as well get used to it’
Tennessee notched its second top-15 win of the young basketball season Sunday, with the No. 7 Volunteers holding off No. 13 Maryland.
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Vols putting nation’s most efficient defense to the test
The Tennessee Volunteers are the 294th-most accurate team in college basketball.
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Jalin Hyatt becomes first Biletnikoff winner for Vols, discusses future
The emotional pendulum swung back in a joyous direction for the Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday night.
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Vols hold seventh foe to 50 points or less in rout of Eastern Kentucky
Forget beating Tennessee in men's basketball right now.
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Clemson's Swinney not projecting ‘a 6-3 game’ vs. Vols in Orange Bowl
The Clemson Tigers have one of college football's top 25 scoring offenses, averaging 34.7 points per game.
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NCAA transfer portal having minimal impact so far for Tennessee Vols
And they're off...
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Jalin Hyatt’s deal with Hyatt will pay for families of Vols teammates Orange Bowl hotel stay
Tennessee junior Jalin Hyatt used his determination and talents to become one of this season's three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award as college football's …
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Dawgs’ Bennett invited to Heisman ceremony; Vols’ Hooker staying home
Nearing the end of Georgia's news conference Saturday night following its 50-30 victory over LSU at the Southeastern Conference championship game, Bulldogs coa…
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Heupel to relive the past, focus on the present at the Orange Bowl
The impending Orange Bowl trip represents the present-day success of the Tennessee Volunteers and the potential of additional opportunities down the road.
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Paschall: The old BCS would have worked out fine this season
This wound up being the perfect college football season to turn back the clock and implement the Bowl Championship Series.
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‘Really unique’ season for Vols to continue against Clemson in the Orange Bowl
Welcome to the most orange of Orange Bowls.
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No. 13 Vols obliterate Alcorn State to improve to 7-1 on court
This was a mismatch even by mismatch standards.
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Dawgs first, Vols sixth in final College Football Playoff rankings
Georgia will defend last season's national championship as the top-seeded team in this year's College Football Playoff.
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Bulldogs cement SEC title, first 13-0 start and CFP top seed
There has been college football chaos this season, and there has been Georgia.
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Orange Bowl rep: Vols would ‘generate a lot of excitement’
Tennessee will receive its first invitation to a New Year's Six bowl game in nearly two decades Sunday afternoon, and the destination could be balmy.