Author: Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel

Peyton Manning suggested the Volunteers hire someone like Duke’s Kevin White. They hired his son, Danny.

Danny White was hired as Tennessee athletics director on Friday. He previously was the AD at Central Florida and Buffalo.

Henry To’o To’o, Eric Gray, Quavaris Crouch and Jahmir Johnson entered the transfer portal Wednesday, two days after coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired.

Tennessee gave up a season-high 75 points and scored a season-low 49 points against Florida in Gainesville.

Former Tennessee head coach Butch Jones has been hired to the same position at Arkansas State following the departure of Blake Anderson.

Mississippi is among a handful of schools in the SEC that have dealt with coronavirus outbreaks within their football programs.

Butch Jones went 34-27 as Tennessee’s coach before he was fired with two games left in the 2017 season.

After Tennessee’s 24-20 win against Missouri, QB Jarrett Guarantano referenced death threats he received and messages his sister received.

Wednesday is National Signing Day, and with the start of the early signing period, Kentucky and Tennessee so far have the top 2020 classes in the SEC.

Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt announced that linebacker Jeremy Banks is no longer part of the program after LB was arrested last month.