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Tennessee ‘a top team’ for David Gabriel Georges

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7 months ago

June 1, 2025

Tennessee ‘a top team’ for David Gabriel Georges

Chattanooga Baylor running back David Gabriel Georges is one of the most coveted players in the country for 2027. He was back at Tennessee on Saturday and said the Vols remain a top option for him.

“For me, they are a top team,” Gabriel Georges said. “I mean, they were the first person to kind of offer me when I came here, and that’s meant a lot for me because they saw me before I had a chance to compete and everything.”

The Vols have invested in recruiting his family. They were with him yesterday for the first time on campus and he was able to show them what he liked about Tennessee.

“They’ve been talking with my uncle and my auntie a lot,” he said. “That’s something I like, because they include my family not just me. That’s pretty nice.”

So what impresses him about Rocky Top?

“It’s kind of everything — the stadium, the fans, the coaches — and it’s really nice to have this experience,” Gabriel Georges said. “Like I said, in Canada, it’s really different. We don’t have this much opportunity to see a university and have this much of an experience, so it was great.”

He spent a lot of time with the staff. He really likes running backs coach De’Rail Sims.

“He’s a really nice coach,” Gabriel Georges said of Sims. “He’s been really friendly and nice to be with, and I really feel like that’s a coach that can really teach me and make me learn more about football and about my position.”

And he also likes head coach Josh Heupel.

“Coach Heupel seems friendly. Actually, he went to Baylor and spoke to my head coach for Gabe (Osenda), Joakim (Dodson) and everything,” Gabriel Georges said about his former teammates.

“I had a chance to talk to him, and it’s not the first time I’ve seen him. He’s just a really nice guy, and it’s really nice to hang out with him.”

Gabriel Georges looks like he is already in a college weight room. He is well put together and says his hard work has paid off.

“I think where I got stronger is, really, physicality,” Gabriel Georges said. “And I think I learned that from Shekai, and he really helped me with that in the weight room. … I’ve gained, like, 20 pounds since I have been here, and that’s really helped me a lot to develop myself. And Shekai was a good example to follow.”

He plans on coming up for several games this fall with Osenda.

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Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Tennessee

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4 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Tennessee

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville (9-1, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Tennessee (7-3, 0-0 SEC) on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST at Thompson-Boling Arena. Here’s how the Cardinals stack up against the Volunteers:

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Rankings

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
AP/USAT	20th/20th	11th/11th
SOS Advertisement	38th	89th
SOR	47th	13th Advertisement
NET	36th	11th
RPI	50th Advertisement	41st
BPI	18th	6th
KenPom Advertisement	18th	10th
Torvik	18th	10th Advertisement
EvanMiya	20th	12th

Team Leaders

	Tennessee	Louisville
Points	Ja’Kobi Gillespie (17.3)	Ryan Conwell (19.4) Advertisement
Rebounds	Nate Ament (7.1)	Sananda Fru (6.2)
Assists	Ja’Kobi Gillespie (5.4) Advertisement	Mikel Brown Jr. (5.1)
Steals	Bishop Boswell (1.9)	Kobe Rodgers (1.3)
Blocks Advertisement	Felix Okpara (1.7)	Sananda Fru (1.2)

Scoring

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
Points Per Game	80.9	94.3
Field Goal % Advertisement	46.8	47.9
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.9/61.7	30.4/63.5 Advertisement
Three Point %	34.6	37.5
3PTM/3PTA	7.4/21.4 Advertisement	13.2/35.2
Free Throw %	72.7	77.8
FTM/FTA Per Game Advertisement	15.7/21.6	20.3/26.1

Rebounding

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	43.3	42.6
Off. Reb. Per Game Advertisement	15.6	12.7
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.7	29.9 Advertisement
Rebound Margin	12.9	8.0

Defense

	Tennessee	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	66.0	68.1 Advertisement
Opp. FG%	38.5	37.8
Opp. 3PT%	29.7 Advertisement	29.6
Steals Per Game	7.5	8.1
Blocks Per Game Advertisement	3.7	3.8
Turnovers Forced Per Game	12.4	13.9 Advertisement

Ball Handling

	Tennessee	Louisville
Assists Per Game Advertisement	18.8	19.7
Turnovers Per Game	13.2	10.9 Advertisement
Turnover Margin	0.8	3.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.42 Advertisement	1.81

Predictions

– ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Cardinals have a 57.8 percent chance to win against the Volunteers. Louisville has a BPI rating of 22.0 (6th overall), whereas Tennessee has a BPI rating of 16.9 (18th overall).

– KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 49 percent chance to take down the Volunteers, with a projected final score of 80-79 in favor of UT. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +27.72 (10th overall), whereas Tennessee has an adjusted efficiency margin of +23.10 (18th overall).

– Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 43 percent chance to take down the Vols, with a projected final score of 80-78 in favor of UT. Louisville has a “Barthag” of .9451 (10th overall), whereas Tennessee has a “Barthag” of .9253 (18th overall).

– Personal Prediction: Louisville 83, Tennessee 82.

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Vols Make Splash Hire With Jim Knowles | VFL Kevin Burnett Talks Tennessee Football | The RTI Low Down | Rocky Top Insider

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16 hours ago

December 14, 2025

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Vols Make Splash Hire With Jim Knowles | VFL Kevin Burnett Talks Tennessee Football | The RTI Low Down | Rocky Top Insider

On this week’s episode of The RTI Low Down, Bob Baskerville and Chris Low are diving into a huge week for the Tennessee Football program.

The guys start the show by discussing the Vols’ big move to fire Tim Banks and the splash hire in acquiring defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.

Bob and Chris are then joined by VFL and SEC Legend Kevin Burnett to talk about his time on Rocky Top, his thoughts on playing under defensive coordinators, Josh Heupel’s current team, and more.

The guys close down the show by breaking down Tennessee’s 2026 schedule, Vol Hoops’ tough test on the hardwood this week, and much more. Download and subscribe TODAY!

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0:00 Intro
8:30 Tennessee Fires Tim Banks, Hires Jim Knowles
21:25 VFL Kevin Burnett Talks Vol Football!
43:20 UT 2026 Schedule
50:17 Tennessee Basketball Faces Huge Test on Tuesday
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Remembering one of Middle Tennessee’s largest tornado outbreaks 4 years later

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1 day ago

December 14, 2025

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Remembering one of Middle Tennessee’s largest tornado outbreaks 4 years later

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Four years ago, Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky were impacted by one of the largest tornado outbreaks on record. On Dec. 10 and 11, 2021, a tornado outbreak impacted areas from Arkansas and Missouri all the way into northern Indiana and Ohio. There was a total of 66 tornadoes; 16 of […]

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