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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Head coach Kim Caldwell of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers looks on in the first half against the South Carolina Gamecocks during their game at Colonial Life Arena on February 08, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina.

College Basketball

Kim Caldwell Is Running Out Of Hard Truths To Deliver

Israel Daramola

College Football

Nico Iamaleava Leaves Tennessee To Seek More Money In The Transfer Portal

Tennessee Lady Vols forward Zee Spearman (11) celebrates during the women's college basketball game between the Tennessee Lady Vols and the UConn Huskies on February 6, 2025, at Food City Center in Knoxville, TN.

Tennessee Tried Something New And Beat An Old Rival

Fans gather for the Vol Walk prior to kickoff between the Tennessee Volunteers and Kent State Golden Flashes

Death To The NCAA

Tennessee’s “Talent Fee” For Tickets Is The First Domino

Lauren Theisen

Ashlyn Watkins and Kamilla Cardoso celebrate the South Carolina buzzer beater

Tennessee Never Saw Kamilla Cardoso’s Shot Coming

David Roth

Tennessee offensive tackle Jeremiah Crawford vomits in the direction of the Alabama defensive line late in the Vols' 52-49 win.

Barf To Win

Dave McKenna

26 Nov 1995: Quarterback Heath Shuler #5 of the Washington Redskins sets to throw during the NFC match up against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles defeated the Redskins 14-7 at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger/Allspor

A New Shuler In Knoxville Brings Up Some Bad Old Memories In Washington

Patrick Redford

Kiffin shows off the golf ball that grazed him.

Lane Kiffin Was Pretty Chill About The Tennessee Projectile Fiasco

Paige Bueckers Injected Some Old-School Fun Into UConn-Tennessee

Tom Ley

Wait … That’s … How Much Money?

Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers looks on in the first half of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Indiana Hoosiers at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida.

New Coaching Drama, Same Old Vols

tennessee volunteers