UT VOLS FOOTBALL NEWS

Personally speaking, my favorite part is the missed irony.

The Tennessee Vols’ football team will be entering a new era Saturday night when it opens the season against UT-Martin under first-year coach Derek Dooley.

NASHVILLE — Former Tennessee Vols and Dallas Cowboys great Bill Bates is spending part of his busy post-football career selling air conditioning units.

The Vols hope that UT Martin don’t add to their special-teams problems on Saturday.

University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley announced today that the Vol Walk pregame tradition will be modified to include more fans and to pay homage to the Volunteer Statue, the statue that represents Tennessee’s oldest tradition, the Volunteer.

KNOXVILLE — University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley announced Thursday that the Volunteer football team’s Vol Walk pregame tradition will be modified to include more fans and to pay homage to the Volunteer Statue, the statue that represents Tennessee’s oldest tradition, the Volunteer.

Associated Press – September 2, 2010 8:05 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee’s new special teams coach, Eric Russell, really doesn’t know what to expect from Tennessee-Martin this weekend.

DISH Network, DirecTV and AT&T U-Verse announced their state of Tennessee channel numbers for Tennessee’s game Saturday against UT Martin

Tennessee coach Derek Dooley has struggled to find talented defensive tackles. Now he’s just looking for capable players to fill out the line.  

Tennessee Vols Coach Derek Dooley wants starting quarterback Matt Simms to gain experience early, which may keep freshman Tyler Bray on the bench against UT Martin.