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Junior college linebacker pledges to Vols
Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley picked up the sixth commitment of his 2013 recruiting class on Friday. KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee received a verbal commitment from 6-foot-5, 215-pound linebacker DeVondre Campbell of Hutchinson Community College on Friday. The addition gives coach Derek Dooley three linebacker pledges in the 2013 class. The news of Campbell's commitment was first reported by Volquest.com, an affiliate of Rivals.com. Campbell, who will have three years to complete his final three years of eligibility, joins a growing list of former players and coaches from Hutchinson that have come to Knoxville. Former junior college All-American wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson of Hutchinson…
Former Vols face varying odds for an NFL future
Former Tennessee running back Tauren Poole signed an contract with the Carolina Panthers after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft. KNOXVILLE -- The lights of the NFL draft have been shut off in Radio City Music Hall and the ink is dry on many undrafted free agent contracts.Malik Jackson was the only Tennessee player taken in the 2012 NFL Draft. Two former Vols that finished their careers elsewhere, Bryce Brown and B.J. Coleman, also heard their name called over the weekend. A handful of other former Vols will get a shot to make their respective teams' 53-man roster in August as undrafted free agents.Nooga.comevaluates the chances of all the former Vols getting a crack at the NFLDefensive …
Vols' Jarnell Stokes refining his game, readying for next step
Tennessee rising sophomore Jarnell Stokes will try out for the United States U18 team that will compete in the 2012 FIB Americas U18 Championship in Brazil June 16-20. KNOXVILLE - At the Southeastern Conference tournament last month, former LSU basketball coach Trent Johnson was asked for a quick assessment of Tennessee. Johnson started out with the usual platitudes about the Vols and how they had improved under first-year coach Cuonzo Martin before pausing and dropping a bit tastier morsel the media could use. And then, Johnson said. And then they got Wes Unseld, Jr. eligible. Which is Stokes. Johnson was well qualified to compare Stokes to the former Washington Bullets great. Just a few da…
Broncos select Vols' Malik Jackson in fifth round
Former Tennessee defensive lineman Malik Jackson was selected in the fifth round of Saturday's NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. The Denver Broncos selected former Tennessee defensive lineman Malik Jackson with the second pick in the fifth round of the NFL draft on Saturday afternoon.Jackson, a Northridge, Calif. native, will join three former Vols-defensive end Robert Ayers, punter Britton Colquitt and quarterback Peyton Manning-in the Mile High City.The versatile defensive lineman could be used in multiple ways in Broncos head coach John Foxs 4-3 defense. Jackson started his career as a pass-rushing defensive end, but settled in as a three-technique defensive tackle in the Vols 4-3 scheme i…
Former Vol Renaldo Woolridge headed to USC for final college season
Former Tennessee forward Renaldo Woolridge signed with Southern Cal on Saturday and will play for the Trojans next season. Former Tennessee forward Renaldo Woolridge will spend his final year of collegiate eligibility playing at Southern Cal. USC associate head coach confirmed on Twitter that the California native signed a scholarship with the Trojans on Saturday. Woolridge, who considered signing with USC as a high school senior in Sherman Oaks, Calif., confirmed soon after, tweeting, Next year I will be playing basketball at the University of Southern California and be a Trojan. Heading back home. Woolridge will graduate from Tennessee this spring. He was granted a medical hardship by the …
Vols hopeful to hear names on final day of NFL draft
Former Tennessee defensive lineman Malik Jackson is projected as a fifth-to-seventh round pick in day three of the NFL draft on Saturday. KNOXVILLE Three rounds are complete in the NFL draft with no former Vols being selected in New York City. That will likely change on Saturday as rounds four through seven unfold at Radio City Music Hall. Defensive lineman Malik Jackson and running back Tauren Poole, both members of the 2011 Vols, are both hoping to hear their names called. A handful of Vols that left the program also will be hoping to be one of the remaining 157 picks. Malik JacksonPosition Defensive end/defensive tackleMeasurements 6-foot-5, 285 pounds 4.91 40-yard dash bench press - 25 r…
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