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Joshua Dobbs expected to start for Arizona in Week 1

Former Vol Joshua Dobbs expected to start for Arizona in Week 1.

Former Vol Joshua Dobbs is expected to start at quarterback for Arizona versus the Commanders Sunday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

The Cardinals traded for Dobbs from Cleveland during training camp.

He started the final two games for Tennessee last season after Ryan Tannehill suffered a season-ending injury.

In Week 18, Dobbs completed 20-of-29 passing attempts for 179 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the Titans’ 20-16 loss versus Jacksonville.

He played for the Vols from 2013-16 under head coach Butch Jones. Dobbs was the MVP of the 2016 Music City Bowl.

He was selected by Pittsburgh in the fourth-round of the 2017 NFL draft. Dobbs played for the Steelers, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Tennessee before joining Arizona.

Lady Vols defeat Venice All-Stars to open European tour

Tennessee opens European tour with victory against the Venice All-Stars.

Tennessee opened its European Tour with an 89-76 victory over the Venice All-Stars Tuesday at Palestra Leo Perizano gym on the Island of Murano in Venice, Italy.

Nine players participated in the contest for the Lady Vols.

Super senior Rickea Jackson totaled 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead Tennessee.

Rising junior forward Jillian Hollingshead recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds, while junior forward Sara Puckett totaled 15 points and seven rebounds for Tennessee.

Sophomore walk-on Edie Darby scored eight points for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee led 19-9 at the end of the first quarter and 46-36 at halftime.

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Tennessee basketball offers two local sophomores

Tennessee basketball offers two local sophomores in Knoxville.

Tennessee offered basketball scholarships to local Knoxville sophomores.

Guard Shane Cherry (Austin-East High School) and forward Deondrea Lindsey (Austin-East High School) were offered by the Vols.

Cherry has offers from Auburn, LSU, Georgia Tech and Tennessee State. He led Austin-East to a 23-10 record in 2022-23, its first winning season since 2018. The Roadrunners made a state sectional appearance.

Cherry averaged 28.1 points, 4.4 assists, 3.1 steals, 2.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game.

Lindsey was a Division II-AA Mr. Basketball finalist for Catholic (22-8). The Fighting Irish advanced to the state quarterfinals.

He has offers from SMU, Ole Miss, Georgetown and Georgia Tech.

Lindsey averaged 16.6 points and 9.0 rebounds per game during his sophomore campaign.

Vols return to Madison Square Garden to play FAU

Tennessee basketball returns to Madison Square Garden for the NCAA Tournament.

No. 4 seed Tennessee (25-10, 11-7 SEC) will play ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic (33-3, 16-2 C-USA) Thursday in the NCAA Tournament East Region Semifinal at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. EDT and TBS will televise the contest.

Thursday’s contest marks the 17th time the Vols will play at Madison Square Garden, home of the NBA’s New York Kicks and NHL’s New York Rangers.

The venue was also the longtime home of the preseason and postseason NIT semifinals and finals.

Tennessee is 7-9 in its previous games played at Madison Square Garden.

Tennessee has competed with players from New York throughout its history.

All-America players to play for the Vols with New York roots include Ed Weiner (Brooklyn), Ernie Grunfeld (Forest Hills), Bernard King (Brooklyn), Howard Wood (East Hampton) and Tobias Harris, a Dix Hills native, who plays for the 76ers.

Sophomore Zakai Zeigler is from Long Island, New York.

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Lady Vols shut out Tennessee Tech for 12th straight win

Tennessee softball shuts out Tennessee Tech for 12th straight win.

No. 7 Tennessee (17-1) defeated Tennessee Tech (1-16), 19-0, in five innings Wednesday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Tennessee scored four runs in each of the first and second innings. The Lady Vols scored three runs in the third inning, while scoring six in the fourth inning.

The Lady Vols finished the game with 16 hits and scored on two Tennessee Tech errors.

Giulia Koutsoyanopulos went 2-for-3, recording one double, two runs and three RBIs for the Lady Vols. Lair Beautae recorded two hits and three RBIs.

Tennessee’s 12-game win-streak matches the Lady Vols’ best since 2021.

Freshman Charli Orsini (1-0) started for Tennessee, pitching three innings. She allowed one hit and recorded one strikeout.

Ryleigh White pitched two innings of scoreless relief. She allowed two hits and one walk, while recording three strikeouts.

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Vols defeat Charleston Southern for seventh straight win

Tennessee baseball defeats Charleston Southern for seventh straight win.

No. 2 Tennessee (7-2) defeated Charleston Southern (3-5), 6-1, Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The win is Tennessee’s seventh consecutive.

First baseman Blake Burke went 3-for-5, recording a two-run home run and five RBIs.

He hit a scoring single in the fourth inning and a two-run home run in the sixth inning.

Jared Dickey went 2-for-4, recording two runs and hit a solo home run in the sixth inning.

Charleston Southern scored its lone run of the contest on a solo home run by Casey Asman in the seventh inning.

Seth Halvorsen (1-0) pitched 2.2 of scoreless relief to earn the win for Tennessee. He allowed one hit and one run, while recording four strikeouts.

Zander Sechrist started and pitched 4.1 innings for the Vols. He allowed three hits and posted five strikeouts.

Kirby Connell and Aaron Combs each pitched one inning. Connell recorded one strikeout, while Combs had two.

Tennessee football’s all-time results on December 30

A look at Tennessee’s all-time results on December 30 stretching back to 1972.

No. 6 Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) will play No. 7 Clemson (11-2, 8-0 SEC) in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Kickoff is slated for Friday at 8 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the matchup.

The game will mark the sixth time that the Vols have played on Dec. 30. Tennessee is 3-2 in its previous games played on this date.

The Vols last played on Dec. 30 following the 2021 season. Tennessee lost to Purdue in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl to Purdue, 48-45, in overtime.

Tennessee first played on this date in 1972 when it appeared in the Astro Bluebonnet Bowl and defeated SEC rival LSU, 24-7, in Houston, Texas.

The Vols defeated Virginia Tech, 45-24, in the 1994 Gator Bowl.

In 2010, the Vols dropped a 30-27 overtime decision to North Carolina in the Music City Bowl.

Tennessee defeated Nebraska, 38-24, in the Music City Bowl in 2016.

Tennessee’s all-time results on Dec. 30

1972: Tennessee 24, LSU 7, Astro Bluebonnet Bowl

1994: Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 24, Gator Bowl

2010: North Carolina 30, Tennessee 27 (OT), Music City Bowl

2016: Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24, Music City Bowl

2021: Purdue 48, Tennessee 45 (OT), TransPerfect Music City Bowl

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College Football Playoff 2023: TCU holds onto top 4 spot in third rankings, updated title odds

The third College Football Playoff rankings have dropped. Is your team in?

For The Win is tracking the College Football Playoff rankings all season long. We’ll have updated title odds and notes on each contender every Tuesday the rankings are revealed. The first and second rankings can be found here.

The top four team in the last College Football Playoff rankings all escaped the weekend without any blemishes, but strong resumes are emerging for the programs behind them.

USC, Tennessee, Alabama and LSU continue to rack up signature wins while Ohio State and Michigan run roughshod over much weaker schedules in the Big Ten.

Here’s how the CFP committee is making sense of it all.

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Rick Barnes discusses Tennessee’s options at point guard

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes discusses the Vols’ options at point guard.

Tennessee tips-off preseason practice Tuesday, beginning its defense of a 2022 Southeastern Conference championship.

The Vols (27-8) won the SEC Tournament championship last season for the first time since 1979.

Tennessee is replacing starting point guard Kennedy Chandler in 2022-23.

Santiago Vesovi returns to the Vols’ backcourt for his senior season, along with sophomore Zakai Zeigler.

“Zakai came in late and he was late getting into school,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said Monday at his annual golf tournament at Knoxville’s Holston Hills Country Club. “We had a plan to redshirt him, but after three days of practice, I knew we couldn’t redshirt him.”

Zeigler, a Brooklyn, New York native, became a fan favorite with his brand of play. He will play point guard, along with Vescovi and incoming freshman B.J. Edwards. Edwards is a local product from Catholic High School in Knoxville. Indiana State transfer Tyreke Key will also see time at the position.

Barnes mentioned Zeigler does not want to be a starter.

“To be quite frank, Zakai doesn’t want to start,” Barnes said. “He feels like he can impact the game coming off (the bench), which I think has been good for our team.

“Every coach should have a player like Zakai Zeigler. He would start if we asked him to, but he likes to watch and then come off the bench and into the game.”

Edwards and Key have impressed Barnes during the offseason. Vescovi played point guard for the Vols before Chandler arrived last season.

“Santi has obviously played there, but with Tyreke Key and B.J. Edwards, those guys got a lot of reps at the point this year,” Barnes continued. “It will be point guard by committee.”

The Rick Barnes Emerald Youth Golf Classic presented by UT Medical Center benefits the Emerald Youth Foundation, a youth ministry in Knoxville.

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A look back at the first Johnny Majors Classic

A look back at the first Johnny Majors Classic.

Tennessee (1-0) will play at No. 14 Pittsburgh (1-0) marking the fourth meeting between the two schools.

The contest will be the first contested in Pittsburgh.

The Panthers have a 3-0 lead in the all-time series, winning games at Tennessee in 1980, 1983 and 2021.

Each week, Vols Wire will look at a previous memorable games between Tennessee and its upcoming opponent.

This installment will revisit the Panthers’ 41-34 victory over Tennessee in 2021 at Neyland Stadium.

The Vols led 10-0 in the first quarter.

Jabari Small scored on a 2-yard rushing attempts with 13 minutes, 34 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Chase McGrath’s extra point gave Tennessee a 7-0 lead.

The Vols extended its advantage to 10-0 when McGrath kicked a 37-yard field goal.

Pittsburgh would prevail in the contest. Quarterback Kenny Pickett recorded 285 passing yards, two passing touchdown passes (Melquise Stovall, Lucas Krull) and one rushing touchdown.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker recorded two passing touchdowns (Jimmy Calloway, Jacob Warren).

Jaylen Wright scored the Vols’ final touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run with 10:09 remaining.

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