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WATCH: WWE Superstar Bianca Belair on 99.1 The Sports Animal “This is what I was born to do”
We visited with Knoxville product, a former WWE Champion about her journey, UT, Knoxville, more
Vince’s View: Week 2 NFL predictions, game info, notes, schedule & more
Kamara vs. McCaffrey, Prescott vs. Herbert, Jackson vs. Mahomes & picks on all the matchups
15+ hours of UT vs. TN Tech coverage on Image Matters Game Day All Day; See show schedule
UT Game Day Show Schedule – Tennessee vs. TN Tech – September 18, 2021 – Noon ET Kickoff – *All times Eastern Standard Time
WATCH: Heupel “If you’ve got varying levels of engagement in how you prepare then you’re setting yourself up for failure”
Tennessee head football coach Josh Heupel spoke with the media for the final time before Saturday’s Game 3 matchup at home vs. Tennessee Tech.
WATCH: Princeton Fant “We’ve (tight ends) been involved a whole lot more, definitely, and I love it”
Tennessee tight end Princeton Fant talked to the local media in Knoxville ahead of this weekend’s home game vs. Tennessee Tech.
WATCH: Matthew Butler “You have to hate losing so much that you do what it takes to not lose again”
Tennessee defensive lineman Matthew Butler talked to the local media in Knoxville ahead of this weekend’s home game vs. Tennessee Tech.
WATCH: Trevon Flowers “I feel great about our relationship between the players and the staff”
Tennessee safety Trevon Flowers talked to the local media in Knoxville ahead of this weekend’s home game vs. Tennessee Tech.
WATCH: Willie Martinez “Anytime you put yourself in a one-on-one situation where you can dominate a receiver, or receivers, it allows you to do so much more”
Tennessee defensive backs coach Willie Martinez talked to the local media in Knoxville ahead of this weekend’s home game vs. Tennessee Tech.
WATCH: Kodi Burns on Jimmy Calloway “I was really impressed with him. The sky’s the limit.”
Tennessee wide receivers coach Kodi Burns talked to the local media in Knoxville ahead of this weekend’s home game vs. Tennessee Tech.
Quotes: Coaches, Vols Look To Create Game-Changing Plays For Tennessee Tech Matchup
With preparations underway for Tennessee football’s Week 3 non-conference bout with Tennessee Tech, assistant coaches Kodi Burns (wide receivers) and Willie Martinez (secondary) and select players met with media Tuesday afternoon.
Quotes: Heupel, Vols Look Forward to Matchup with Tennessee Tech
The Tennessee football team was back at work on Monday in preparation for in-state foe Tennessee Tech, who will make the short trip east from Cookeville to take on the Vols at noon ET this Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
WATCH: Chase McGrath on his FG range “It depends on the conditions. I’m comfortable up to like 55 (yards) on some days.”
Tennessee place kicker Chase McGrath spoke with the media Monday looking back on Week 2 and ahead to Tennessee Tech.
WATCH: J. Carvin “Hendon, he did an outstanding job coming in where it was not a dropoff. Communication was on-point. He made plays.”
Tennessee interior offensive lineman Jerome Carvin spoke with the media Monday looking back on Week 2 and ahead to Tennessee Tech.
WATCH: Tyler Baron “I think we’re going to respond better than we have since I’ve been here. I’ll stand by that.”
Tennessee defensive end/outside linebacker Tyler Baron spoke with the media Monday looking back on Week 2 and ahead to Tennessee Tech.
WATCH: Josh Heupel on Milton’s deep throws “He’s shown that he has the ability to do that (complete them) in the way he’s practiced”
Tennessee head football coach Josh Heupel held his game week press conference Monday looking back on Week 2 and ahead to Tennessee Tech.
PHOTO GALLERY: Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh Johnny Majors Classic
Here are some images from UT Athletics and from The Sports Animal staff from Pittsburgh’s 41-34 win over Tennessee in Knoxville Saturday.
Vols Fall In Fierce Fight With Panthers, 41-34
A resilient Tennessee team carried the fight to Pitt for 60 minutes on Saturday afternoon, coming up just short in a 41-34 setback in the Johnny Majors Classic at Neyland Stadium.
Jimmy’s blog: Vols had chance to win despite plethora of penalties
QB Hooker comes off bench to spark offense
WATCH: 99.1 THE Sports Animal postgame review of Pitt’s 41-34 win over UT
Hosts Josh Ward and Vince Ferrara reviewed and analyzed Pittsburgh’s 41-34 win in Knoxville in Week 2 in the Johnny Majors Classic at Neyland Stadium.
WATCH: Jimmy Calloway & Christian Charles postgame after UT loss to Pitt
Tennessee wide receiver Jimmy Calloway and defensive back Christian Charles took questions in the postgame Saturday after Tennessee’s 41-34 home loss to Pittsburgh.
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College Football News
Gary Patterson: SEC schools trying to poach with NIL
One of the new realities with name, image and likeness (NIL) rights in college sports is the potential for that source of income to influence players’ decisions of where to play. According to TCU head
AAC targeting Boise State, UAB, others for expansion
The American Athletic Conference has identified potential candidates, most from the Mountain West, to join the league after the announced exodus of three teams to the Big 12, CBS Sports reported Thurs
Top 2023 QB Arch Manning lines up college visits; Georgia next
The dance card is filling up for five-star quarterback prospect Arch Manning.The latest in the line of Manning quarterbacks, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2023 will be at Georgia on Saturday to
After stunning Ohio State, No. 4 Oregon faces Stony Brook
A win for the ages over then-No. 3 Ohio State has No. 4 Oregon flying high. Now the Ducks just need to avoid a major letdown in a game against FCS foe Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.
Brock Purdy, No. 14 Iowa St. try to bounce back vs. UNLV
Brock Purdy may own the most wins by a quarterback in Iowa State history, but a rivalry loss has brought him under heavy scrutiny.Purdy will look to bounce back from a subpar performance when the N
Braves news
Rockies-Braves series finale postponed
Thursday afternoon’s series finale between the Colorado Rockies and host Atlanta Braves was postponed due to inclement weather and unplayable field conditions.The game will be rescheduled on a date
Rockies edge slumping Braves in 10 innings
Raimel Tapia lined a single past the drawn-in infield to drive in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and lead the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.Colton
Rockies stay hot on road in 5-4 win over Braves
Colorado hit a pair of home runs in support of Jon Gray’s strong start to help the visiting Rockies defeat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Tuesday.The Rockies got home runs from Trevor Story, who now has
Freddie Freeman hits No. 30 as Braves down Marlins
Freddie Freeman celebrated his 32nd birthday by hitting his 30th home run to help lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday.Marlins reliever Antony Bass (3-8) surren
Bryan De La Cruz carries Marlins past first-place Braves
Bryan De La Cruz had three hits, including a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning, helping the visiting Miami Marlins to a 6-4 win against the Atlanta Braves in the middle game of their thre
Blogs
WATCH: WWE Superstar Bianca Belair on 99.1 The Sports Animal “This is what I was born to do”
We visited with Knoxville product, a former WWE Champion about her journey, UT, Knoxville, more
Vince’s View: Week 2 NFL predictions, game info, notes, schedule & more
Kamara vs. McCaffrey, Prescott vs. Herbert, Jackson vs. Mahomes & picks on all the matchups
Jimmy’s blog: Vols had chance to win despite plethora of penalties
QB Hooker comes off bench to spark offense
SEC Week 2 score predictions and picks ATS of 13 games including Tennessee/Pitt
Week 1 Records: 8-6 ATS, 11-3 straight-up; 1st SEC game this week; UT/Pitt
Vince’s View: Week 1 NFL predictions, game info, notes, schedule & more
This year I’m picking games vs. the spread as well as straight-up; see great notes on Week 1
What’s Happening
Clear the Shelters
NBC Universal Local is teaming up with hundreds of shelters across the country to host Clear the Shelters, a nationwide pet adoption drive in August 2021 that helps find loving homes for animals in need. More than 551,000 pets have found their forever homes since 2015.
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Titans News
Titans head into Seattle licking Week 1 wounds
Things couldn’t have gone much better for the Seattle Seahawks in their season opener. And things couldn’t have gone much worse for the Tennessee Titans.Which should make an intriguing matchup in W
Mike Vrabel on Julio Jones penalty: ‘Dumb s—‘
The honeymoon is over for Julio Jones in Tennessee.The seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver got called out by Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Monday for a “dumb s—” penalty Jones incurred Sunday during
Chandler Jones, Kyler Murray help Cardinals clobber Titans
Chandler Jones notched a career-high five sacks Sunday and Kyler Murray threw four touchdown passes as the Arizona Cardinals dominated the Tennessee Titans 38-13 in each team’s season opener in Nashvi
Titans see biggest line movement among division favorites
The Tennessee Titans have been responsible for the biggest line shift among division favorites ahead of the full first Sunday of the 2021 NFL season.The Titans opened at +110 at BetMGM to win the A
Titans sign K Michael Badgley, put Sam Ficken on IR
The Tennessee Titans signed kicker Michael Badgley to the active roster and put fellow kicker Sam Ficken on injured reserve Saturday.Ficken has a groin injury that first appeared on the team injury
NFL news
Colts will be focus of ‘Hard Knocks’ in-season episodes
The Indianapolis Colts will feature in the first in-season episodes of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” this year, the NFL announced Thursday.”Hard Knocks In Season: The Indianapolis Colts” will premiere Wednes
Last-second kick lifts Washington over Giants
Dustin Hopkins kicked a 43-yard field goal with no time remaining to give the Washington Football Team a 30-29 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night in Landover, Md.Hopkins first misse
Giants OL Nick Gates carted off with leg fracture
New York Giants left guard Nick Gates was carted off the field with a fractured lower left leg during the first quarter of Thursday night’s game against the host Washington Football Team.Gates had
Panthers OL John Miller discusses COVID battle: âItâs realâ
Carolina Panthers offensive lineman John Miller was a full participant at practice Thursday for the first time after he missed 10 days on the COVID-19 list.Miller told reporters that he had certain
Aaron Rodgers, Packers look to get well vs. Lions
Aaron Rodgers tends to shrug off adversity and an occasional poor performance. The reigning Most Valuable Player is staying true to form after an inept season-opening game against New Orleans.Rodge