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What a season it was for the Tennessee Volunteers football program. The Vols beat Florida, LSU and Alabama, won a New Year's 6 bowl game for the 1st time since January 2005 and finished the season with 11 wins for the 1st time in 21 years. The 2022 season will be remembered by Vols fans for decades to come. But it won't be long before all attention…

The official end to Tennessee football's 2022 season was a sweet one. The Volunteers notched 11 wins with an Orange Bowl victory over the Clemson Tigers, in what clearly qualifies as an upset. Despite missing a Heisman candidate quarterback and their Biletnikoff winning wide receiver, Tennessee went ahead and wrangled the Tigers for a 31-14…

MIAMI - The Orange Bowl kicks off at 8 p.m. ET with the Clemson Tigers listed as a 4.5-point favorite over the Tennessee Volunteers at Bovada. Both teams will feature different starting quarterbacks than they began their season with as Cade Klubnik effectively took the job from DJ Uiagalelei in the ACC Championship Game while Joe Milton took over…

This article is part of our College Football Picks series. Both of these teams will be playing with some less-than-familiar faces under center in the Orange Bowl. Due to a season-ending ACL injury to starting quarterback Hendon Hooker in the second to last game of the regular season, Tennessee will be starting fifth-year senior Joe Milton III who…

Tennessee football wants revenge for the 2003 Peach Bowl loss to Clemson. The Vols will get their shot at head coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN. This year's Orange Bowl can be taken quite literally. The No. 6 Tennessee Vols take on No. 7 Clemson in a game both sides have wanted to see…

Miami is set for one of the juicier matchups of the college bowl season on Friday. Tennessee faces Clemson in what may be the orangest Orange Bowl in the game's 87-year history. Our Orange Bowl preview shows how it will be the culmination of an interesting season for each team. For Josh Heupel's orange and white squad, this season was the…

For the first time in over 20 years, Tennessee will play in a New Year's Six bowl game. The 10-2 Volunteers were one of the surprises of the season, storming out to an 8-0 start. Josh Heupel's year two team reached the No. 1 ranking in the first version of the College Football Playoff rankings before ultimately falling to Georgia and South Carolina…

The Opponent: Clemson University was founded in 1889 by Thomas Green Clemson, a wise man who married into considerable money. According to research, Mr. Clemson's Will explicitly directed that the school be modeled after Mississippi State University. Talk about aiming high. In 100+ years since, Clemson has grown into South Carolina's second-largest…

No. 6 Tennessee takes on No. 7 Clemson in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Thursday. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and it will be televised on ESPN. Clemson (11-2) won the ACC championship under Dabo Swinney, and the Tigers are back in a New Year's Day Six bowl. The Tigers will have a new…

Tennessee's magical 2022 season ran out of steam at the very end, but what a ride it was. Today, Clint Eiland and I will look back on some of the highs and lows, along with a look back at our preseason predictions to see how they shook out. Let's dive right in. Clint: QB Hendon Hooker There was actually a bit of a debate here on who should receive…

Bryce Young has the higher passing yards total of the two quarterbacks at 301.5, even though he isn't confirmed to be playing. Alabama's Jahmyr Gibbs has the highest rushing yards total at 81.5, while Tennessee's Bru McCoy has the highest receiving yards total at 66.5. Alabama is an 8.5-point favorite over Tennessee in the Week 7 college football…

The No. 9 Tennessee Volunteers (9-2) have a SEC matchup with the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-6). The Volunteers (-14) start the action on November 26, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET on SECN against the Commodores (+409 on the moneyline to win). A total of 64.5 points has been set for the contest by sportsbooks. This article makes reference to lines updated as of…

The No. 5-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will travel to Columbia to face the South Carolina Gamecocks for a Saturday night showdown between SEC East foes. Tennessee bounced back in a big way from its deflating loss to Georgia with a decisive 66-24 victory over Missouri last Saturday in Knoxville. It was an impressive performance, to say the least,…

Let's take a look at the College Football Week 7 odds, picks, and predictions for Saturday's slate. And here are our other articles with picks of the weekend: Tennessee (+7.5) vs. Alabama This spread is more or less fair if Alabama QB Bryce Young is fully healthy. It's slightly off if Young plays but is compromised. And it's way, way off if Young…

No. 6 Oregon had a four-point lead, was on the 19th play of a drive that gobbled most of the fourth quarter and looked on the way to another clutch Pac-12 victory against rival Washington before Bo Nix went down on third down. Everything afterward was a blur that changed the entire College Football Playoff picture heading into Week 12. The Ducks…

The No. 5-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will host the Missouri Tigers in Knoxville on Saturday for a matchup between a pair of SEC East foes looking to bounce back after tough losses. Undefeated Tennessee made its way to Athens last Saturday riding high as the No. 1-ranked team in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. The Vols exited Athens…

SEC foes will meet when the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (8-1) meet the Missouri Tigers (4-5). The Tigers, +924 on the moneyline to win, and the Volunteers, listed at -21 on the spread, kick things off on November 12, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET on CBS. Oddsmakers have installed an over/under of 56.5 points for the contest. This article refers to odds…

The Tennessee Volunteers will travel to take on the Georgia Bulldogs in a Saturday afternoon SEC college football matchup at Sanford Stadium. With that said, it's a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Tennessee-Georgia prediction and pick, laid out below. Tennessee is now the top team in the College Football…

It's not often we get a "Game of the Century" in the regular season, but the Week 10 college football slate could give us just that as Georgia and Tennessee square off in a battle of 1 vs. 2 teams on Saturday. Everything appears to be on the line for both teams. The winner remains undefeated and with a critical head-to-head tie-breaker in the SEC…

No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers Line: Alabama -7 Total: 65.5 Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee When: Saturday, 10/15 at 3:30 p.m. ET TV: CBS There has not been a more lopsided rivalry in college football over the past decade-plus than Alabama's dominant stretch against Tennessee. The Crimson Tide have won 15 in a…

A pair of old SEC rivals square off in a matchup of top-10 ranked teams as Alabama meets Tennessee in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday. And for the first time in a long time, you get the feeling Big Orange has a fighting chance. More than that, even, as undefeated Tennessee comes in the No. 6 team in the country behind college…

No. 3 Alabama takes on No. 6 Tennessee in a top-10 SEC showdown at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET, and it will be televised on CBS. Alabama (6-0) has not lost the Third Saturday in October to its traditional SEC rival under Nick Saban. That's a 15-game winning streak in the series, and the…

SEC foes will clash when the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0) meet the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (5-0). The Volunteers (+223 on the moneyline to win) and the Crimson Tide (-7) kick off the action on October 15, 2022 at 3:30 PM ET on CBS. A total of 65 points has been set for the matchup by oddsmakers. The betting insights in the article below use…

At 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, the Tennessee Volunteers (5-0) are at home against the Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0). In their most recent outing, the Crimson Tide won 24-20 over the Texas A&M Aggies. The Volunteers are coming off of a victory over the LSU Tigers by the score of 40-13. Jalen Milroe had 111 yards on 12-of-19 passing (63.2%) for the Tide in…

Two Big Ten unbeatens clash in Ann Arbor on Saturday when Michigan (6-0) hosts Penn State (5-0). The Wolverines have opened as 7.5-point favorites. Michigan overcame a sluggish start Saturday to beat Indiana 31-10 on the road. The Wolverines did not go ahead for good until Cornelius Johnson caught a 29-yar touchdown pass from J.J. McCarthy midway…

We're nearly halfway through the college football season, and there are storylines galore to discuss. While the expected powerhouses continued to take care of business, upstarts staked claims to headlines as we navigated Week 6. Kansas lost star quarterback Jalon Daniels but still took fellow unbeaten TCU to the brink before the Horned Frogs…

This season I'll be breaking down a few of college football's biggest games each week and giving out at least one bet I like from each matchup. Let's take a look at this week's College Game Day matchup between Florida and Tennessee. Tennessee vs LSU Spread, current line: If this were a night game in Death Valley there would be reason to pause, but…

The Tennessee Volunteers will travel to Death Valley to take on the LSU Tigers in an SEC college football matchup on Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge. With that said, it's a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Tennessee-LSU prediction and pick, laid out below. Tennessee is a pleasant surprise in the early part…

The Tennessee Volunteers (4-0) will visit the LSU Tigers (4-1) on Saturday at 12:00 PM ET. The Volunteers head into the matchup after winning 38-33 over the Florida Gators in their last outing on September 24. The Tigers are coming off of a 21-17 win over the Auburn Tigers. Hendon Hooker had 349 yards on 22-of-28 passing (78.6%) for the Vols in…

What a fun week we had for the last Saturday of September in college football. In the noon slate, No. 4 Clemson barely got past No. 21 Wake Forest, needing double overtime to win 51-45. Meanwhile, Kansas moved to 4-0 by beating Duke at home. In the 3:30 slot, No. 25 Miami fell 45-31 to C-USA's Middle Tennessee State at home, giving the'Canes their…

Oregon is out-gaining Washington State 236-157 but is down by 11 because of this. What a disaster and potential 14-point swing as the roller-coaster ride that is Bo Nix continues in Pac-12 play. Ducks have been running the football well but have been to the red zone three times now without a TD. The Volunteers and Gators traded off two touchdowns…

Saturday, Sept. 10 No. 1 Alabama (-20) at Texas (Over/Under: 65.5) (noon ET, Fox) Arkansas State at No. 3 Ohio State (-44.5) (O/U: 68.5) (noon ET, BTN) Southern Miss at No. 15 Miami (-25) (O/U: 51.5) (noon ET, ACC Network) South Carolina at No. 16 Arkansas (-8) (O/U: 53) (noon ET, ESPN) No. 23 Wake Forest (-12.5) at Vanderbilt (O/U: 65.5) (noon ET,…

The Volunteers head to the Keystone State in a quest for national relevancy The Opponent: The Pitt Panthers are your defending ACC champions, and are coming off an emotional win in the Backyard Brawl against West Virginia. Pitt went 10-2 in their regular season last year, and won the ACC Championship game over Wake Forest. It was the Panthers'…

Tennessee football opens its 2022 season under the lights at Neyland Stadium Thursday against Ball State at 7 pm EST on SEC Network. The Vols released their depth chart for Week 1 on Monday, one that is almost entirely made up of veteran players. Tennessee fans will see the debut of Bru McCoy, who was recently declared eligible for the 2022 season…