Tag: Tennessee

  • Tennessee Football: Josh Heupel Dismisses Defensive Coordinator

    Updated Dec. 8, 2025, 1:08 p.m. ET Josh Heupel has fired Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks after a disappointing 2025 season on that side of the ball, the school announced on Dec. 8. It comes only a year after Banks was a Broyles Award finalist and signed a contract extension that paid him $2.15 million annually through…

  • Tennessee Terminates Defensive Coordinator Tim Banks

    Tennessee Terminates Defensive Coordinator Tim Banks

    A year after he was a Broyles Award finalist as one of the best assistant coaches in college football for his role in fielding a defense that led Tennessee to the College Football Playoff, Tim Banks is out as the defensive coordinator for the Vols. Multiple sources told GoVols247 on Monday that Tennessee is expected…

  • March Showdown: #14 Illinois vs. #13 Tennessee in Nashville

    March Showdown: #14 Illinois vs. #13 Tennessee in Nashville

    Story Links PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Note G 4 Kylan Boswell 6-2 215 Sr. 17.3 4.8 3.9 Only B1G player averaging at least 17.0/4.0/3.5 G 23 Keaton Wagler 6-6 185 Fr. 13.5 5.3 2.0 4.8 FT/game, #2 in B1G among freshmen G 2 Andrej Stojakovic 6-7 215 Jr.…

  • Tragic Incident: Grandfather and Infant Found Dead After Pit Bull Attack in Tennessee

    Tragic Incident: Grandfather and Infant Found Dead After Pit Bull Attack in Tennessee

    A grandfather and his infant granddaughter were pronounced dead after authorities in Tennessee found pit bulls mauling the 3-month-old girl, officials said. The district attorney general’s office for Tennessee’s 14th Judicial District said in a news release Wednesday that authorities are still trying to determine the cause of death for James Alexander Smith, 50, and…

  • Putin’s Arrival Boosts $100 Billion Nuclear Fuel Deal in Tennessee

    Putin’s Arrival Boosts $100 Billion Nuclear Fuel Deal in Tennessee

    At the 23rd India-Russia summit-level talks today (December 5) between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of the topics that might have consumed more time was the further expansion of nuclear cooperation between the two countries.  In his much-talked-about interview with India Today on the eve of his trip to…

  • Tennessee Quarterback Set to Transfer

    Tennessee Quarterback Set to Transfer

    Dec. 3, 2025, 11:28 a.m. ET Former Tennessee quarterback Tayven Jackson is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to Pete Nakos of On3. He appeared in 11 games, including 10 starts, at UCF in 2025. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound quarterback completed 200-of-315 passing attempts for 2,151 yards, 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions in his…