KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — After their first loss in the season, Tennessee dropped from No. 2 to No. 5 on The Associated Press college football poll Sunday. Tennessee was originally tied with Ohio State for the No. 2 spot after their win again Kentucky, 44-6. The ranking dropped after their Saturday game against Georgia who is currently No. 1. The score was 27-13 leaving Tennessee 8-1 in their season. LIVE TWEETS: Tennessee vs Georgia Tennessee is currently sitting at 1,339 points. Ahead of them is Georgia at No. 1, Ohio State at No. 2, Michigan at No. 3 and TCU at No. 4. Tennessee was ranked ..read more

ATHENS, Ga. (WATE) — No. 1 Tennessee dropped its first game of the year 27-13  as the offense sputtered -against No. 3 Georgia. The Vols entered the game averaging 598 yards per game, but the Bulldogs defense held them to just  289 yards on Saturday. The Georgia defensive line controlled the line of scrimmage sacking Hendon Hooker 6 times. Hooker finished the game with a pedestrian stat line, 23/33 for 195 yards with no touchdowns and 1 interception ..read more

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Keep up with the game through live tweets from the WATE 6 Sports team. The University of Tennessee is in Georgia for the game. Get more Tennessee news over at Orange and White Nation. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. The game is airing on CBS and livestreaming on CBSSports.com. Tweets by watesports ..read more

KNOXVILLE, (Tenn.) — While Powerball tickets are hot, so are tickets to the UT vs. UGA football game Saturday. While many have Vol fans have traveled to Athens, Tennessee fans in Knoxville are patiently awaiting the kickoff between two of the top-ranked teams in the nation. No noise record will be broken this weekend at Neyland Stadium, but records could be broken in living rooms, bars, and wherever a Vols fan may be, cheering on the Big Orange just after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday ..read more

ATHENS, Ga. (WATE) — For the Vol fans coming to the Classic City from all over the country, they're ready to cheer on their team with hopes of leaving with a win after Saturday matchup's between No.1-ranked Tennessee and No.3 Georgia. “Orange runs through my veins and it’s just great to see us back on top," Vol fan, James Dean said. "I didn’t think it would be this quick, we got a great coach now. I love him to death, we got players that love him and good things are coming," he said. The Vols remains undefeated and some are hopeful they will leave Athens 9-0. Hendon Hooker signs two NIL deals ..read more

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Vols quarterback and Heisman contender Hendon Hooker has signed two new name, image, likeness (NIL) deals ahead of the highly anticipated Georgia game. With Tennessee heading down to Georgia, both Mercedes-Benz of Knoxville and French's have announced their NIL deals with Hooker. Around noon, Boardroom tweeted about French's NIL deal with Hooker, to which French's retweeted, saying "Mustard drip (handshake emoji)" and tagging Hendon Hooker. It seems that from the NIL deal, French's commissioned a custom pair of French's mustard-inspired Nike Air Force 1s, per Boardroo ..read more

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The concession provider for Neyland Stadium has been fined for selling alcohol to underage individuals twice at Tennessee football games, per Knoxville Beer Board documents, and another compliance check was failed, the Knoxville Police Department says. At three consecutive home football games this season, the KPD Inspections Unit conducted compliance checks and cited Aramark for selling to minors. These games included the Akron game on September 17, the Florida game on September 24, and the Alabama game on October 15. The Beer Board fined Aramark $500 on September 27 ..read more

The Tennessee Volunteers have won eight straight games and came in at No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. Now, Knoxville cannot stop talking about the Vols. "I don't think there is a Tennessee fan out there that would have really expected the Vols to be ranked number one by the playoff committee right now," said Mark Nagi, whose book 'Decade of Dysfunction' chronicled the chaotic recent history of Tennessee football. Tennessee Football: Every school record broken in 2022 so far Most current Tennessee undergraduates weren't even born the last time the team was ra ..read more

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released its first rankings of the 2022 season on Tuesday and the Tennessee Volunteers topped the list of contenders through nine weeks. Tennessee came in at No. 1 followed in order by Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson. Tuesday's rankings mark the first time that the Vols are in the top four of the College Football Playoff since the system was instituted in 2014. VIDEO: Dancing ‘security guard’ at UT vs KY football game All eyes will be on Athens Saturday when Tennessee takes on Georgia in a matchup that could decide who ..read more

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - It's been a historic 2022 season for the Tennessee Volunteers through eight games. The Vols are tied for No. 2 in the AP Top 25 poll, setting up the first regular season matchup of top two teams since 2011. Ahead of the showdown with top-ranked Georgia, a look back at the records broken so far by the Vols. Knoxville waitress gets $1,000 tip on $14 tab from former NFL star Team records broken in 2022 Most points scored against an AP Top 25 opponent Tennessee's 52 points in their last-second victory over Alabama broke the previous record of 51 set in a 51-33 victory at ..read more