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- Coaching: "Our entire football team, special teams, field position, defensive football, all those things got to be tied together when you’re starting a new quarterback." What Josh Heupel said about 2026 Tennessee football on The...

- Coaching: What Josh Heupel wants Tennessee football fans to know about new quarterback Faizon Brandon

- QB/RB: Watch as Tennessee DC Jim Knowles and RB Coach De'Rail Sims talk final preseason assessments and thoughts on QB Faizon Brandon on Tuesday morning in Knoxville

- QB: Furman head coach Clay Hendrix shares a funny anecdote about coaching against former Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker

- The projected baseline for Tennessee is 8-4, but with a more encouraging trajectory than last season because the expectation includes a win over at least one major opponent. - Even with freshman mistakes, Tennessee's new quarterback is expected to show enough talent and composure to create optimism about the offense's future.

- QB: Where Faizon Brandon sits in CBS's 2026 preseason SEC quarterback rankings

- QB: Faizon Brandon has been tabbed with another high honor ahead of the 2026 season as Tennessee football's starting quarterback

- Tennessee listed freshman Faizon Brandon as the starting quarterback for the Furman opener, with George MacIntyre second and Ryan Staub third. - Tennessee's running back chart starts with DeSean Bishop and Javin Gordon, with Daune Morris or Justin Baker listed as the third option. - Tennessee listed multiple ORs at wide receiver, right guard, right tackle, defensive tackle, defensive end, Mike linebacker, and several return spots, showing several unresolved rotation points. - Tennessee's starting offensive line lists David Sanders Jr., Wendell Moe Jr., Sam Pendleton, Jesse Perry or Shamurad Umarov, and Jesse Perry or Ory Williams across the front. - Cooper Ranvier is listed as Tennessee's placekicker, Jackson Ross as punter and holder, Josh Turbyville as kickoff specialist, and Bennett Brady as long snapper.

- Intel: The first official Tennessee football 2026 depth chart is here ⬇️⬇️⬇️

- Tennessee could field five offensive-line starters with prior starting experience if Shambu Marov opens at right guard and Jesse Perry at right tackle; David Sanders narrowly misses the usual returning-starter definition after six starts last season. - The Volunteers are set to start a true freshman quarterback in the opener for the first time since 2004. - Defensive improvement depends heavily on the line staying healthy and generating a pass rush, especially because the secondary becomes young quickly behind the top group.

- Josh Heupel said Furman's new defensive coordinator showed more multiple fronts in Week 1 and he expects additional wrinkles and pressure looks against first-time Tennessee starter Faizon Brandon. - Heupel said Tennessee has an idea for its running back rotation and anticipates all of its backs seeing time and carrying the football against Furman. - Heupel said the third wide receiver spot beside Braylon Staley and Mike Matthews remained competitive among Radarious Jackson, Travis Smith Jr., and TK Keys, with all expected to play Saturday. - Heupel expects Tennessee to rotate young defensive linemen and secondary players in the opener and noted close to 50 players could make their first run through the T. - Heupel said extreme heat could sometimes lead Tennessee to rotate earlier or more frequently, though he said the Vols would not game-plan around this opener's heat.

- 20 Tennessee will kick off year six of the Josh Heupel era this Saturday when it hosts Furman (1-0) inside Neyland Stadium. - UT's season opener is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. - Furman week rolled on Tuesday when defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and running backs coach De'Rail Sims met with the media following practice to discuss the state of their units heading into the opener....

- RB: Why Tennessee RB coach De'Rail Sims has been "impressed" with Faizon Brandon

- DB: An ex-Tennessee defensive back returns to the Southeast region on Thursday night to make his transfer debut against Vol Football's Week 2 opponent ⬇️

- Intel: Elite Tennessee commit David Gabriel Georges popped off for multiple touchdowns, including a 77-yard TD run, in Baylor School's Week 3 victory on Friday night.

- Intel: See the teams that several of Tennessee Football's outgoing transfer players are suiting up for during the 2026 college football season...

- Intel: Tennessee football DC Jim Knowles isn't tipping his hand, but is hinting at a necessary move for the Vols ⬇️

- Intel: Tennessee Football is honoring Dolly Parton by playing one of her songs before the fourth quarter on Saturday, Danny White has announced ⬇️

- LB: Tennessee football releases hype video that will have you itching for Saturday ⬇️⬇️⬇️

- Practice: "We can put a few speakers right back behind us (at practice) and turn up the volume a little bit, but I’m not sure that’s going to affect it." What Furman HC Clay Hendrix...

- Intel: Tennessee Football isn't following a common bad trend with its new jersey sponsorship patch, but with one noteworthy trade-off

- Intel: ESPN ran 1,000,000 simulations to try to get trends for the upcoming college football season...

- Intel: Faizon Brandon tabbed to premier watch list ahead of first season with Tennessee football