TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Tennessee might not be Auburn or Alabama but when it comes to spending money they take the cake. According to a report listing the top schools based on recruiting expenses Tennessee is ranked number one. Six of the top 10 include teams from the SEC, which is no surprise considering the talent the conference puts on the field each season.

Watch as Derek Dooley addresses the media following Tennessee's National Signing Day. Be sure to come to InsideTennessee for all your Tennessee athletics information.

Call me a Dool-Aid drinker, but in my opinion it's hard not to feel pretty good about the direction of the football program based on Derek Dooley's off-season hires. Sure, there have been 6 coaches leave for other positions, but considering the Vols were 5 and 7 last year including a loss to Kentucky is that really such a bad thing? Is the staff that lost to Kentucky and...

Tennessee coach Derek Dooley says he's willing to allow freshman wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett to transfer to either Michigan State or Michigan to be close to his ailing father. Dooley had come under fire from fans for initially holding the Saginaw, Mich., native to the same policy he applies to any player seeking a transfer. That policy is to limit players from transferring...

The Tennessee Vols football team is bringing back one of their own as the university signed Jay Graham as its new running backs coach. The void created by departed wide receivers coach Charlie Baggett is now filled by a former Vols running back. Graham had been working as the running backs/tight ends coach at South Carolina for three years before the Vols snatched him up. Graham not only has

WATE is reporting that Tennessee Vols star receiver Da'Rick Rogers is no longer a member of the team. Rogers started all 12 games for the Vols this season and led the SEC with 67 receptions and 1,040 receiving yards. There has been plenty of talk about Rogers attitude this season and this may be related. Stay tuned for more details as they unfold. Additional Reports: ...

In one of the best punt that any of us have ever been witness to, Arkansas WR, Joe Adams returns a punt for a touchdown run in the Tennessee vs. Arkansas matchup to put Arkansas up by a score of 14-0 in the first quarter. Click here to view the embedded video. via The Big Lead Link to original article: Joe Adams Incredible Punt Return Kick For Touchdown Article found on: Cosby Sweaters

We don’t throw around the term “Catch of the Year” often. A play has to be good, REALLY good to even warrant consideration for this exclusive label. Make no mistake about it, however, Arkansas wide receiver Jarius Wright is in the running when it comes to this claim in 2011. Just look at what he [...]

Most frat guys sitting around watching football on a late Saturday afternoon are a few adult beverages into the day. Luckily, for University of Tennessee student Derrick Brodus, he hadn’t gotten started yet. After injuries to both of the roster’s kickers during Saturday’s pre-game warm-ups, Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley had quite a predicament. Enter...

It’s been a few days since the last DUI or PI that we had reported on, so it was about time for another, especially since we are so close to actually starting the college football season. This time around the culprit is Tennessee Volunteers senior linebacker Austin Johnson, 22, who was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication outside of a...

Former Tennessee QB turned congressman Heath Shuler has reportedly been contacted by his alma mater to gauge his interest in possibly taking over as the school's athletic director.

Twin brothers Evan and Elliott Berry have expressed interest in following in their brother Eric's footsteps and play for the Tennessee Volunteers, something they have considered since they were 13.

The Tennessee athletic department has had a rough go of it over the last few years and the man who Mike Hamilton fired in 2008 may now come back and serve as his replacement.

Aaron Douglas, an offensive lineman who transferred to Alabama, was found dead in Jacksonville today. He was 21.

Despite being in Knoxville for only one season, Lane Kiffin's impact on the Tennessee football program is still being felt, and not in a positive manner.