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Dylan Sampson rushes for 141 yards and 2 TDs to lead No. 7 Tennessee past Kentucky 28-18
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dylan Sampson rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 7 Tennessee to a 28-18 victory over Kentucky Saturday night. Tight end Miles Kitselman caught six passes for 97 yards and a touchdown for the Volunteers (7-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) as...
No. 7 Tennessee rested and eager to avoid letdown against struggling Kentucky
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers want to avoid a repeat performance of what happened coming off their last open date. The Vols were ranked No. 4, only to lose as a double-digit favorite at Arkansas. Now the Vols are coming off both an open date and a...
Sampson scores twice, Iamaleava overcomes early struggles in Tennessee's 24-17 victory over Alabama
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cigars were lit and goalposts came down as thousands of fans celebrated No. 11 Tennessee's 24-17 victory over No. 7 Alabama Saturday. Chris Brazzell II made a diving 16-yard touchdown catch from Nico Iamaleava midway through the fourth quarter to give the...
No. 7 Alabama and No. 11 Vols try to keep playoff hopes alive on Third Saturday in October
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Who wins the latest game in the historic rivalry known as the Third Saturday of October may matter more than ever for Alabama and Tennessee. On Saturday, the seventh-ranked Crimson Tide and No. 11 Tennessee are playing for separation with the winner facing...
Weekend full of injuries in college football leaves plenty of playoff contenders scrambling
As the college football season reaches its midway point, plenty of playoff contenders suddenly find themselves dealing with season-ending injuries to notable players. Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison, Tennessee linebacker Keenan Pili and Texas defensive back Derrick Williams...
Dylan Sampson has 1-yard TD run in OT to lift No. 8 Tennessee past Florida, 23-17
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dylan Sampson scored his third touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run in overtime to give No. 8 Tennessee a 23-17 victory over Florida on Saturday night. The Volunteers (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) went to overtime for only the second time. The first...
No. 8 Tennessee hosts Florida, eager to shake off loss against a Gators team that has won 2 straight
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The eighth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are being tested for the first time this season. The Vols are hosting Florida on Saturday night in their first home game in a month coming off a 19-14 loss at Arkansas that snapped a six-game win streak dating back to...
No. 4 Tennessee Vols head to Arkansas looking to snap skid in Fayetteville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are rested and about to be tested yet again on the road in the Southeastern Conference in a place where they haven't had much success. The Vols have lost their last three visits playing Arkansas in Fayetteville, a...
Josh Heupel's Vols have stingy D to complement that dazzling offense
Josh Heupel made his coaching reputation as a guru running offenses so fast that defenders were left gasping for air, unable to substitute fresh players. Through three seasons, that was enough to get Tennessee back in the AP Top 25 rankings. Now his Volunteers are...
Josh Heupel wins in return to Oklahoma as No. 6 Tennessee tops the Sooners 25-15
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tennessee coach Josh Heupel won in his return to Oklahoma — the same school he quarterbacked to a national championship in 2000 and fired him as offensive coordinator after the 2014 season — as Nico Iamaleava passed for 194 yards to help the sixth-ranked Volunteers defeat...
