UT VOLS FOOTBALL NEWS

The high points came early on the University of Tennessee football 2011 calendar.

Quite a year it’s been for University of Tennessee sports and primarily not in a good way.

Tennessee wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett is looking to transfer in order to be closer to his ailing father in Saginaw, Mich. In an email to members of the media, Arnett discussed his father’s health issues and the financial issues his family is having. “I want to play football but I NEED to be here for my Dad and with my family,” Arnett said in the email. Arnett also said in the email that he is …

Tennessee is lucky enough to keep most of its starters going into 2012. No young players have declared for the draft yet, and the only full-time starters that are graduating are Tauren Poole, Austin Johnson and Malik Jackson. Of course, there are quite a few players that are graduating (13 to be exact). Which ones have a chance at being drafted and how early? Read on to see where I think they …

Tennessee wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett has the Vols’ blessing to transfer to another Division I program, but it will come with a few limitations.

Tennessee won’t win a bowl game this week. And there’s no hint of a five-star running back suddenly becoming infatuated with the Vols.

Tennessee swaps home date with Arkansas for visit from Missouri in new 2012 SEC schedule released Wednesday

2012 Tennessee Football Schedule Sept. 1              North Carolina State (at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA) Sept. 8              Georgia State Sept. 15            Florida Sept. 22            Akron Sept. 29            at Georgia Oct. 13             at Mississippi State Oct. 20             Alabama Oct. 27             at South Carolina Nov. 3              Troy Nov. 10            Missouri Nov. 17 …

Vols to host Florida, Alabama, Missouri among slate of seven home games

After weeks of speculation, Southeastern Conference schools have officially released their respective 2012 schedules. Before the conference grew by two teams—Texas A&M and Missouri—Tennessee had Arkansas and Alabama on its 2012 schedule.  With Missouri’s addition to the SEC East, the Tigers will replace Arkansas on the Vols’ schedule. Tennessee will play Alabama and Mississippi State from the …