Rebuilding the Tennessee Volunteers (NCAA 14)

[packersfan4eva]

Quite a good recruiting class. It's certainly something you can build off.

[orlegend0208]

Year 2 (2014) Pre-Season
Since the 2014 football schedule that was released in August 2013, the Vols have had some changes to the teams they will face. Arkansas State, Ole Miss, and Chattanooga have been removed from the schedule and in their places will be California, LSU, and Miami.

Week 1: vs. Utah State
Week 2: vs. California
Week 3: @ Oklahoma
Week 4: vs. Florida
Week 5: @ LSU
Week 6: @ Georgia
Week 7: Bye
Week 8: @ South Carolina
Week 9: vs. Alabama
Week 10: vs. Miami
Week 11: vs. Missouri
Week 12: @ Vanderbilt
Week 13: Bye
Week 14: vs. Kentucky

Pre-Season Top 25:

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jul 31, 2014
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Ohio State
2	Alabama
3	Texas
4	Texas A&M
5	Notre Dame
6	Virginia Tech
7	Oklahoma State
8	Oregon
9	Michigan
10	LSU
11	Florida State
12	Kansas State
13	Nebraska
14	Florida
15	USC
16	Louisville
17	NC State
18	Georgia Tech
19	Wisconsin
20	Miami
21	Michigan State
22	Ole Miss
23	Georgia
24	Boise State
25	Clemson

The Vols start off the season ranked 48th.

Pre Season All-Americans:

2014 Pre Season 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M	6'1	202	Jr.
HB	Byron Marshall, Oregon	5'10	203	Jr.
HB	Keneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech	6'0	215	Jr.
WR	Mike Evans, Texas A&M	6'5	220	Jr.
WR	Amari Cooper, Alabama	6'1	204	Jr.
TE	Eric Tomlinson, UTEP	6'6	256	Sr.
OL	Kaleb Johnson, Rutgers	6'4	305	Sr.
OL	A.J Cann, South Carolina	6'4	315	Sr.
C	Reese Dismukes, Auburn	6'3	292	Sr.
OL	Tre Jackson, Florida State	6'4	328	Sr.
OL	Cameron Fleming, Stanford	6'6	319	Sr.
DL	Demarcus Lawrence, Boise State	6'3	246	Sr.
DL	Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina	6'6	276	Sr.
DL	Danny Shelton, Washington	6'1	319	Sr.
DL	Austin Teitsma, Illinois	6'2	282	Sr.
LB	A.J Johnson, Tennessee	6'2	246	Sr.
LB	Khairi Fortt, California	6'2	237	Sr.
LB	Matt Robinson, Maryland	6'4	233	Sr.
DB	Bradley Roby, Ohio State	5'11	193	Sr.
DB	Cody Quinn, Kentucky	5'10	178	Jr.
DB	Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss	6'2	214	Sr.
DB	Tony Conner, Ole Miss	6'2	203	So.
K	Jon Mora, Arizona State	6'1	191	Sr.
P	Will Baumann, NC State	6'6	195	Sr.
RS	Khalek Shepherd, Virginia	5'8	188	Sr.

2014 Pre Season NCAA 2nd Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Braxton Miller, Ohio State	6'2	216	Sr.
HB	Bishop Sankey, Washington	5'10	203	Sr.
HB	Jeremy Hill, LSU	6'2	238	Jr.
WR	Willie Snead, Ball State	5'11	195	Sr.
WR	Dres Anderson, Utah	6'1	188	Sr.
TE	Rory Anderson, South Carolina	6'5	243	Sr.
OL	Antonio Richardson, Tennessee	6'6	319	Sr.
OL	Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama	6'6	311	Sr.
C	Dominic Espinosa, Texas	6'4	300	Sr.
OL	Eli Dickerson, Oklahoma State	6'6	311	Sr.
OL	Brock Stringham, BYU	6'6	291	Sr.
DL	Jermauria Rasco, LSU	6'3	257	Sr.
DL	Anthony Chikillo, Miami	6'4	277	Sr.
DL	Stevie Tu'ikolovatu, Utah	6'1	324	So.
DL	Eric Crume, Syracuse	6'0	327	Sr.
LB	V.J Fehoko, Utah	5'11	228	Sr.
LB	Otha Peters, Arkansas	6'2	234	Jr.
LB	Dillon Rake, Oklahoma State	6'1	212	So.
DB	Jalen Mills, LSU	6'0	186	Jr.
DB	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon	5'10	190	Sr.
DB	Detrick Bonner, Virginia Tech	6'0	189	Sr.
DB	Corey Bell, Boise State	5'11	208	Sr.
K	Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo	5'8	172	Sr.
P	Collin Barber, Georgia	6'2	203	Jr.
RS	Amara Darboh, Michigan	6'2	213	Jr.

Pre Season All-SEC

2014 Pre Season 1st Team All-SEC
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M	6'1	202	Jr.
HB	T.J Yeldon, Alabama	6'2	220	Jr.
HB	Jeremy Hill, LSU	6'2	238	Jr.
WR	Mike Evans, Texas A&M	6'5	220	Jr.
WR	Amari Cooper, Alabama	6'1	204	Jr.
TE	Rory Anderson, South Carolina	6'5	243	Sr.
OL	Antonio Richardson, Tennessee	6'6	319	Sr.
OL	Arie Kouandjio, Alabama	6'5	316	Sr.
C	Reese Dismukes, Auburn	6'3	292	Sr.
OL	A.J Cann, South Carolina	6'4	315	Sr.
OL	Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama	6'6	311	Sr.
DL	Jermauria Rasco, LSU	6'3	257	Sr.
DL	Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina	6'6	276	Sr.
DL	J.T Surratt, South Carolina	6'2	309	Sr.
DL	Bryon Bennett, Ole Miss	6'2	296	Sr.
LB	A.J Johnson, Tennessee	6'2	246	Sr.
LB	Michael Taylor, Florida	6'0	233	Sr.
LB	Otha Peters, Arkansas	6'2	234	Jr.
DB	Jalen Mills, LSU	6'0	186	Jr.
DB	Cody Quinn, Kentucky	5'10	178	Jr.
DB	Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss	6'2	214	Sr.
DB	Tony Conner, Ole Miss	6'2	203	So.
K	Devon Bell, Mississippi State	6'2	196	Jr.
P	Collin Barber, Georgia	6'2	203	Jr.
RS	Bruce Ellington, South Carolina	5'9	196	Sr.

2014 Pre Season 2nd Team All-SEC
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Justin Worley, Tennessee	6'4	223	Sr.
HB	Kody Walker, Arkansas	6'2	242	Jr.
HB	Tre Mason, Auburn	5'10	206	Sr.
WR	Damiere Byrd, South Carolina	5'9	168	Sr.
WR	Quinton Dunbar, Florida	6'1	197	Sr.
TE	Clay Burton, Florida	6'4	254	Sr.
OL	La'El Collins, LSU	6'5	322	Sr.
OL	Aaron Morris, Ole Miss	6'5	331	Sr.
C	David Andrews, Georgia	6'2	297	Sr.
OL	Max Garcia, Florida	6'4	308	Sr.
OL	Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M	6'5	295	Sr.
DL	Jonathan Bullard, Florida	6'3	267	Jr.
DL	Jeoffrey Pagan, Alabama	6'4	292	Sr.
DL	Leon Orr, Florida	6'5	312	Sr.
DL	Ego Ferguson, LSU	6'3	310	Sr.
LB	Ronald Powell, Florida	6'4	236	Sr.
LB	Bernardrick McKinney, Mississippi State	6'5	238	Jr.
LB	James DeLoach, Georgia	6'3	267	Jr.
DB	Cam Sutton, Tennessee	6'1	180	So.
DB	Jamerson Love, Mississippi State	5'10	175	Sr.
DB	Brian Randolph, Tennessee	6'0	200	Jr.
DB	Josh Harvey Clemons, Georgia	6'5	212	Jr.
K	Taylor Bertolet, Texas A&M	5'9	175	Jr.
P	Christian Brinser, Missouri	6'1	203	Sr.
RS	Devrin Young, Tennessee	5'8	171	Sr.

Tennessee Depth Chart:

Tennessee Volunteers Depth Chart - 2014
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Marquez North (84)	Devrin Young (83)	Josh Smith (81)	Andy McBride (77)
TE	Brendan Downs (82)	Brian Jones (78)	A.J Branisel (74)
LT	Antonio Richardson (96)	Tim Turner (78)	Brett Kendrick (78)	Marques Pair (78)
LG	Marcus Jackson (88)	Anthony Owens (75)
C	Mack Crowder (83)	Isaac Hamilton (76)
RG	Dylan Wiesman (78)	Thomas Williams (74)
RT	Kyler Kerbyson (81)	Jason Roberson (79)	Austin Sanders (78)
WR	Jason Croom (84)	Pig Howard (81)	Paul Harris (81)
QB	Justin Worley (89)	Nathan Peterman (81)	Josh Dobbs (80)
FB	Woody Quinn (77)
HB	Marlin Lane (88)	Justus Pickett (81)	Alden Hill (80)	Tyrone Franklin (77)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Corey Miller (84)	Corey Vereen (82)	Reggie Medlock (77)	Jaylen Miller (77)
LDT	Danny O'Brien (81)	Trevarris Saulsberry (81)	Carlos Watkins (88)
RDT	Jason Carr (81)	Robert Williams (78)
RDE	Jordan Williams (85)	Latroy Lewis (81)	Malik Brown (75)	Greg Weaver (74)
WLB	Brett Brewer (85)	Braylon Lacey (76)	Curt Maggitt (89)
MLB	A.J Johnson (94)	Christian Harris (82)	Shaun Moss (77)	Justin King (77)
SLB	Jalen Reeves-Maybin (81)	Kenny Bynum (80)	Jeremy Hall (71)
CB	Justin Coleman (86)	Jaron Toney (80)	Devaun Swafford (76)	Ben Bowser (77)
SS	LaDarrell McNeil (83)	Willie McGhee (75)
FS	Brian Randolph (87)	Jerome Weber (79)	Lemond Johnson (77)
CB	Cam Sutton (83)	Malik Foreman (79)	Riyahd Jones (82)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Carlos Golden (82)
P	Cornelius Jackson (78)
PR	Devrin Young (96)	Pig Howard (95)
KR	Devrin Young (96)	Pig Howard (95)

Tennessee vs. Utah State Matchup Preview:

Matchup Preview | August 30, 2014
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Utah State Aggies (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Tennessee Volunteers (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Game Notes Tennessee is rated a "B+" in Overall Rating, Offense Rating, and Defense Rating. Utah State is rated a C in Overall Rating, a C+ in Offense Rating, and C in Defense Rating. Kirk Herbstreit picks Tennessee over Utah State 31-14

[orlegend0208]

Quote: Originally Posted by IchBinDeutsch

I'm really enjoying this, Go Vols!

I appreciate it!! Go Vols!!!

[orlegend0208]

Quote: Originally Posted by packersfan4eva

Quite a good recruiting class. It's certainly something you can build off.

I was surprised at all the "Gems" I had commitments from. If I remember correctly; Tyrone Franklin, Shaun Moss, Jason Roberson, Andy McBride, Carlos Golden, and Cornelius Jackson were all gems. O_o

[orlegend0208]

Vols Win Big In Season Opener:

Utah State Aggies at Tennessee Volunteers
Aug 30, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Utah State Aggies (0-1)	7	3	7	6	23
Tennessee Volunteers (1-0)	14	6	7	14	41

Team Stats Comparison
	USU	TENN
Total Offense	259	460
Rushing Yards	35	143
Passing Yards	224	317
First Downs	10	26
Punt Return Yards	0	31
Kick Return Yards	55	55
Total Yards	314	546
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Converstion	4-12 (33%)	6-9 (66%)
4th Down Conversion	2-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	7-3-1 (57%)	7-6-0 (85%)
Penalties	3-24	1-5
Posession Time	7:31	12:29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		USU	TENN
3:19	(TENN) M. Lane, 2 yard TD run	0	7
2:01	(TENN) M. Lane, 15 yard TD pass from J. Worley	0	14
0:15	(USU) R. Watson, 13 yard TD pass from C. Keeton	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		USU	TENN
1:42	(TENN) M. North, 5 yard TD pass from J. Worley	7	20
0:00	(USU) D. Jenkins, 31 yard FG	10	20
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		USU	TENN
3:29	(USU) K. Anderson, 3 yard TD pass from C. Keeton	17	20
0:27	(TENN) D. Young, 5 yard TD pass from J. Worley	17	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		USU	TENN
4:00	(TENN) M. Lane, 10 yard TD run	17	34
2:22	(TENN) J. Pickett, 3 yard TD run	17	41
1:23	(USU) A. Wheat, 9 yard TD pass from C. Keeton	23	41

Utah State Aggies

Tennessee Volunteers

Butch Jones Post Game Press Conference Quotes:

"It was a good win for our guys... It wasn't great, but it was a good win," Jones said.

"The defense needs work. They went a perfect 2-2 on 4th down. That is unacceptable and can't happen again... ever. That is a great recipe for how to lose a game. We didn't have a sack in the entire game and we didn't have an interception. That has got to change. We're not going to win SEC games without putting pressure on the Quarterback and forcing turnovers plain and simple. But, if it's one thing that I liked from the defense today it was the secondary. Our goal every game is to keep the Quarterback below a 50% completion rating and we were at 51% which isn't bad at all.

"We couldn't have won this game without Marlin Lane. He was a huge for us scoring the ball. I think he'll continue to improve and we'll keep seeing big numbers from him week in and week out. I'm very proud of how much he has progressed since I've been here."

"I think Justin did a great job distributing the ball. Justin got the ball to 7 different guys which is great. I hope he can continue that all year. If he can, he'll keep defenses on their toes because we're not just going to look to go to 1 or 2 receivers, but we could pass to anyone and that will be a key to our offense moving forward."

"All in all, I'm proud of our guys for this win, but we still have to improve to get to where we really want to be... which is the top of the SEC and a top team in the nation. We have a tough game next week vs. Cal and I believe our guys will come out with a fire and we'll beat them in front of 100,000+ fans that bleed orange. Overall, progress is being made and I'm excited to see what we will achieve this year."

[orlegend0208]

Week 2:

Tennessee/California Matchup Preview:

Matchup Preview | September 6, 2014
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California Golden Bears (0-1, 0-1 Away)		Tennessee Volunteers (1-0, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 21.0 (#44) Points Per Game 41.0 (#12) 311.0 (#47) Total Offensive Yards 460.0 (#11) 24.0 (#67) Rushing Yards 143.0 (#40) 287.0 (#7) Passing Yards 317.0 (#4) Defensive Stats Comparison 353.0 (#29) Total Yards Allowed 259.0 (#11) 190.0 (#43) Rushing Yards Allowed 35.0 (#3) 163.0 (#21) Passing Yards Allowed 224.0 (#48) Injury Report Game Notes Both teams are rated a B+ in all 3 categories. Kirk Herbstreit predicts Tennessee to win at home 27-21.

Top 25:

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 2, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Alabama (32)	1	0	1496
2	5	Notre Dame (28)	1	0	1462
3	3	Texas (1)	1	0	1428
4	4	Texas A&M	0	0	1363
5	8	Oregon	0	0	1112
6	11	Florida State	1	0	1082
7	9	Michigan	0	0	1052
8	10	LSU	1	0	1034
9	12	Kansas State	1	0	881
10	13	Nebraska	1	0	827
11	6	Virginia Tech	0	1	791
12	14	Florida	1	0	773
13	7	Oklahoma State	0	1	738
14	15	USC	1	0	721
15	16	Louisville	0	0	670
16	17	NC State	1	0	636
17	18	Georgia Tech	0	0	573
18	19	Wisconsin	1	0	540
19	1	Ohio State (lost 31-34 to Navy)	0	1	519
20	21	Michigan State	0	0	435
21	24	Boise State	1	0	386
22	25	Clemson	1	0	350
23	20	Miami	0	1	241
24	-	Washington	1	0	170
25	-	Auburn	0	0	125

[orlegend0208]

Impressive 2nd Half Leads Vols To Victory

California Golden Bears at Tennessee Volunteers
Sep 6, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
California Golden Bears (0-2)	7	14	0	0	21
Tennessee Volunteers (2-0)	7	14	7	16	44

Team Stats Comparison
	CAL	TENN
Total Offense	350	471
Rushing Yards	40	217
Passing Yards	310	254
First Downs	14	21
Punt Return Yards	0	70
Kick Return Yards	83	33
Total Yards	433	574
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	2-10 (20%)	3-9 (33%)
4th Down Conversion	1-2 (50%)	2-2 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0 (100%)	6-3-0 (50%)
Penalties	4-25	3-30
Posession Time	11:02	10:41

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CAL	TENN
3:33	(CAL) M. Harris, 9 yard TD pass from Z. Kline	7	0
1:53	(TENN) D. Young, returned punt 62 yards for TD	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CAL	TENN
4:04	(CAL) C. Harper, 30 yard TD pass from Z. Kline	14	7
3:42	(TENN) M. Lane, 84 yard TD run	14	14
2:29	(TENN) J. Croom, 12 yard TD pass from J. Worley	14	21
0:36	(CAL) B. Treggs, 6 yard TD pass from Z. Kline	21	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CAL	TENN
3:29	(TENN) M. North, 14 yard TD pass from J. Worley	21	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CAL	TENN
4:29	(TENN) M. Lane, 2 yard TD run	21	35
2:13	(TENN) M. North, 37 yard TD pass from J. Worley	21	42
0:48	(TENN) Safety Tennessee: Team Safety	21	44

Butch Jones Post Game Press Conference Quotes:

"Wow, that was a great game." Butch Jones started off with. "The 2nd half we played was some of the best football I've ever seen. We outscored them 23-0 and totally shut down their offense. Great, great win."

"I saw a lot of improvement in our defense. We got 3 sacks on their QB, and a lot of pressure on him all day and they only got 40 rushing yards which is fantastic. We really did get a great push from our defensive line. Their level of play really improved from last week, and I'm very proud of all of them. They worked their tails off this week in practice and it really did show. They played an absolutely great game."

"Marlin Lane's run is what I think ultimately swung the momentum in our favor. That was an incredible run at the absolute perfect time. We give up the pretty deep pass for a touchdown, so on our first play on our next possession he takes it to the house. I think you'll be seeing that one on Sports Center's Top 10 here pretty shortly."

"Justin is having a great season so far. His completion % could be better, but he is playing good enough to get us wins and that's what ultimately matters. He spread the ball out well today by getting it to 7 different receivers again and didn't throw an interception at all. I thought he did great today and I think he'll continue to progress and be a very good QB for us the rest of the year."

"But, we can enjoy this win for the next 2 days, but Monday it's back to work in preparation for a big game at Oklahoma. That environment will really be a test to our guys mental toughness and will be great for letting our newcomers what they're about to experience come SEC play."


Tennessee/Oklahoma Matchup Preview

Matchup Preview | September 13, 2014
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Tennessee Volunteers (2-0, 0-0 Away)		Oklahoma Sooners (1-0, 1-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 42.5 (#12) Points Per Game 34.0 (#35) 465.5 (#23) Total Offensive Yards 541.0 #6) 180.0 (#57) Rushing Yards 289.0 (#5) 285.5 (#10) Passing Yards 252.0 (#29) Defensive Stats Comparison 304.5 (#36) Total Yards Allowed 227.0 (#9) 37.5 (#1) Rushing Yards Allowed 90.0 (#11) 267.0 (#108) Passing Yards Allowed 137.0 (#22) Game Notes Kirk Herbstreit predicts Oklahoma to win at home 34-14.

[Blindsid3d]

Looks really good.