Trey Smith
FILE - Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith (73) looks for a block against BYU during an NCAA college football game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Smith's own health history gives him all the reason he needed to opt out of the season during the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the preseason All-American is planning to play for the 15th-ranked Volunteers to improve his already high stock for the NFL draft. (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP, File)
Tennessee guard confident he's safer than others on campus

By Teresa M. Walker Sep. 15, 2020 06:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt yells at the officials during an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Pruitt heads into his third season with the Vols' first appearance in The Associated Press rankings since Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Tennessee's challenge is building on 6-game winning streak

By Teresa M. Walker Sep. 01, 2020 08:04 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2018, file, photo, Tennessee offensive lineman Brandon Kennedy answers questions during a news conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. Brandon Kennedy already has a master's degree in sports psychology and is working on a second as the offensive lineman is back for a rare sixth college season. The center who started his career at Alabama before transferring chose to try playing one final year on a Tennessee offensive line that finally has talent and depth. (Calvin Mattheis, The News Sentinel via AP, File)
Tennessee center ready to use rare 6th year of eligibility

Aug. 21, 2020 04:01 PM EDT