The Tennessee Volunteers have named Faizon Brandon as their starting quarterback. He’ll become the first true freshman QB to start in Week 1 for the Vols since 2004. ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported this development Monday morning. According to 247Sports, Brandon is a five-star prospect who was the #3 QB and #3 overall player in … Vols name Faizon Brandon as their starting QB
Tennessee will be without one of its best players on defense for the entire 2026 season. Junior safety Edrees Farooq went down with a torn patellar tendon in his right knee during Friday’s practice. “We stand with Edrees and support him as he begins the recovery process,” Tennessee football said in a press release Saturday … Vols’ Farooq sustains season-ending injury
The NCAA has suspended Tennessee senior linebacker Arion Carter for the first two games of the 2026 season. The Volunteers host Furman in their opener before a Week 2 road assignment at Georgia Tech. Carter originally declared for the 2026 NFL Draft and had a $427 flight bought for him by an agent. However, shortly … NCAA suspends Vols LB Carter for 2 games
Tennessee added to its stacked roster Monday by signing Wake Forest transfer Juke Harris, who was ranked by 247Sports as the #8 overall player and the #2 small forward in the transfer portal. “We are thrilled Juke made the decision to join our program at Tennessee,” Rick Barnes said in a UT press release. “Juke … Vols add Wake Forest transfer Juke Harris
FanDuel released its season win totals for all 16 SEC schools in late March. As of Saturday morning, those numbers looked like this: Alabama 8.5 (‘over’ -118, ‘under’ -104) Arkansas 4.5 (‘under’ -170, ‘over’ +138) Auburn 6.5 (‘under’ -115, ‘over’ -105) Florida 7.5 (‘under’ -138, ‘over’ +112) Georgia 9.5 (‘over’ -176, ‘under’ +142) Kentucky 4.5 … Edwards previews UF, Auburn, Hogs and Vols
We’re only a week removed from Michigan cutting the nets down in Indianapolis, where it knocked off UConn to win the 2026 NCAA Tournament, but rosters are already beginning to take shape for the 2026-27 season. Let’s hit on some of the key transactions that have taken place since the transfer portal opened a week … Edwards: Portal Notes
Originally published on Saturday, 3/28/26, at 4:08 p.m. Eastern. Updated on Sunday, 3/29/26, at 12:38 p.m. Eastern. As of Saturday afternoon, most books had Duke (35-2 straight up, 20-17 against the spread) installed as a five-point favorite vs. UConn in Sunday’s East Region finals at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The total was in … Duke, Michigan favored in Elite Eight matchups
As of Friday morning, most books had the second-seeded Tennesse Volunteers (26-8 straight up, 17-16-1 against the spread) installed as three-point favorites vs. third-seeded Creighton in Friday’s Midwest Region semifinals. The total was 144 points and the Bluejays were +125 on the money line at a lot of spots, but they were +135 at the … Vols are small favorites vs Creighton in Sweet 16