For the Good of the Game

The Tennessee Lady Vols’ rivalry with the University of Connecticut Lady Huskies is like no other in the history of women’s basketball—and perhaps all of college sports—not only for its unlikely origin but also for what it has meant for the game.

The rivalry is unique because rather than being based in geographic proximity (Tennessee and UConn are more than 800 miles apart), it was the two teams’ massive success that spurred the series.

That first game wasn’t even supposed to happen. It was or

How Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee basketball responded to an embarrassing loss against Colorado

When Zakai Zeigler got home from Nashville on Sunday after Tennessee’s shocking loss to Colorado, he called Rick Barnes.

The sophomore guard asked what he could do to get better – just a few hours after Barnes told him that he would be coming off the bench moving forward. Barnes described Zeigler’s performance in the loss as “out of control,” as he shot 4-for-12 from the field and turned the ball over twice.

Tennessee as a unit was awful against Colorado. It attempted lazy shots and gave up ea

Tennessee football ‘just getting started’ with Orange Bowl win

Josh Heupel stood on the stage alongside quarterback Joe Milton inside Hard Rock Stadium on Dec. 30, tossing oranges out to fans and donning new Orange Bowl merch.

The Vols had just defeated Clemson 31-14 in their first Orange Bowl appearance since the glory days of Peyton Manning and Phillip Fulmer. It was also the Vols’ first New Year’s Six Bowl appearance since the beginning of the College Football Playoff era.

For Tennessee fans who survived the Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt era, the momen

‘It is in his DNA’: How Tobe Awaka became a perennial force on the glass for Tennessee basketball

When Tobe Awaka joined Tennessee basketball over the offseason, the 6-foot-8 big man from Hyde Park, New York, brought more than just size and depth to the Vols’ roster.

He brought an innate ability to rebound that every coach dreams of.

“I’ve used the word DNA a lot. It is in his DNA,” head coach Rick Barnes said. “That’s what he’s always done.”

Awaka might not bring the flash and flare that some college big men bring, but what he provides Tennessee with is invaluable and it is what has allo

On the Field and in the Lab

When Lady Vol softball pitcher Ashley Rogers felt some back discomfort during the fall 2019 season, she didn’t think much of it. She figured it was the usual wear and tear of the game. But she ended up sidelined for the first half of the following spring season.

She had suffered another injury.

The Athens, Tennessee, native was coming off an outstanding first season, recording 209 strikeouts, a 4.98 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and a 1.94 earned run average. Her collegiate career was off to an out