Tennessee Announces Spring Game Date
The Tennessee Volunteers are one of the more interesting squads heading into the 2023 college football season. Most analysts have them hovering around the fringe of the 12-team College Football Playoff, a projection that could slightly fluctuate depending on the performance of quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
Tennessee fans will first glimpse the 2024 squad on April 13 when they suit up for the annual orange and white spring game. The game will air on SEC Network+, and due to construction at Neyland Stadium, capacity is set at 10,000. It’ll be the second consecutive spring game that fans will get to watch a new starting quarterback take the reigns. Last spring, the questions centered around quarterback Joe Milton III and how he would perform. Now, eyes shift to Iamaleava while monitoring how the defense and surrounding offensive pieces perform as the Vols return significant contributors on both sides of the football. Edge rusher James Pearce Jr. is garnering early attention as a first-round prospect for the 2025 NFL Draft, and Tennessee landed LSU offensive tackle Lance Heard and Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes in the transfer portal.
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Tennessee announces date for Orange and White Game
It will be at Neyland after all.
The Orange and White Game will be played at Neyland Stadium after all, the University announced on Wednesday. The game was in doubt due to renovations, but Tennessee will welcome a limited crowd and play the game in its traditional place this spring.
Per the announcement, 10,000 fans will be permitted to attend the event. The game is set for April 13th at 1 p.m. ET. Also according to the release, admission to the game is $10 for non-premium seats and $15 for the Lower West Club.
Tennessee is working on the south end, west side and upper north end as a part of an ongoing renovation plan.
The team played the 2022 version of the Orange and White Game away from Neyland Stadium, hosting the event at the Anderson Training Center. Fans were not permitted to that game, but Tennessee did host recruits and their families in a closed scrimmage setting.
Fans will be asked to enter through Gate 21. Vol Village will open at 11 a.m. ET and will not require a ticket.
The Orange and White Game will be carried live by SEC Network+ and ESPN+
Thomas Blackshear Down To Georgia vs. Tennessee
Calvary Day School wide receiver Thomas Blackshear has his eyes on two SEC foes. Dawgs247 recruiting reporter Benjamin Wolk said an “Athens vs. Knoxville battle” is breaking out for the talented pass catcher.
The rising senior is a former teammate of Tennessee quarterback signee Jake Merklinger, slotted to be the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart this season. Blackshear ranks as the No. 347 prospect in the 2025 class, according to the 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, and has a top three of Florida State, Georgia, and Tennessee. However, recent developments have the Seminoles out of the picture and Tennessee firmly alongside the in-state Bulldogs. Blackshear hauled in 27 catches for 551 yards and five touchdowns during his junior campaign and previously broke down his interest in the Vols with On3’s Hunter Shelton. “I have been talking to Tennessee almost every day. They are always checking in, making sure I am doing good and showing me their interest in me.” – Thomas Blackshear on Tennessee Tennessee already has a pledge from Collierville High School wide receiver Joakim Dodson, who jumped on board last week. Tennessee has the No. 10 recruiting class in the 2025 cycle and plans to add two to three more names at the wide receiver position throughout the cycle. Blackshear is one of the names they have an eye on, and it’ll be interesting to see how this one progresses.
TENNESSEE’S 2025 RECRUITING CLASS George MacIntyre, QB Justin Baker, RB Joakim Dodson, WR Jack VanDorselaer, TE Dylan Lewis, CB Tyler Redmond, CB
