The Volunteer State
Summary: The Volunteer State is a Tennessee Vols sports podcast covering sports topics from the University of Tennessee featuring The Knoxville News Sentinel's John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer.
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UT has some streaks at stake in what could easily be the worst season in the modern history of the berth. The Lady Vols are the only program to play in all 37 NCAA tournaments. In this edition we discuss what is stake for the Lady Vols and the future of seventh-year coach Holly Warlick.
Tennessee guard Jordan Bone led the SEC in assists and scored 13.4 points per game as a junior. Did he get snubbed in SEC awards?
On Monday, coach Jeremy Pruitt proclaimed Tennessee's defense got its tail kicked by the offense in the team's first full-pads practice. Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams of the News Sentinel discuss this and more during this edition of "The Volunteer State."
The No. 5 Vols (27-3, 14-2 SEC) face Auburn on Saturday to conclude the regular season with a share of the SEC title on the line. They head to the SEC Tournament next week, where they will play for the first SEC Tournament title since 1979. Will Tennessee claim the first No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in program history?
Tennessee's loss to Vanderbilt on Thursday night may have crippled its chances of making the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
Tennessee's spring practice begins next week, so football is on the brain of many fans. In this week's episode of the Volunteer State, Blake and John discuss who will be starting this season.
No. 1 Tennessee (23-1, 11-0 SEC) won't be fazed when it takes on No. 5 Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Saturday. Here's why.
No one earns any victories during the offseason, but there's little denying Tennessee has had a productive few months.
The Vols signed 19 players during the December signing period and also added two transfers. That leaves four spots open during the signing period that begins with national signing day on Wednesday.
Tee Martin has agreed to join Pruitt's staff as an assistant coach. Was this a bigger hire for the Vols than Jim Chaney?
Tennessee made a splashy hire on Wednesday by plucking Jim Chaney from Georgia to be its offensive coordinator, which caps a six-week search that started with big names such as Hugh Freeze.Is Tennessee better off with Chaney than Freeze?
Did Nick Saban miss Jeremy Pruitt as his defensive coordinator in Monday's national championship game?
Tennessee's offensive coordinator search is winding down its sixth week. The position has been vacant since Tyson Helton left to become Western Kentucky's coach on Nov. 27.
Tennessee's recruiting class, as the early signing period comes to a close Friday, seems good but not great.
Tennessee basketball already has faced the nation's No. 2 team this season. Now the nonconference slate gets even tougher: The No. 7 Vols (6-1) face No. 1 Gonzaga (8-0) on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Phoenix.