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What Joe Milton III said after No. 14 Tennessee’s 36-7 loss at No. 16 Missouri

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November 12, 2023

What Joe Milton III said after No. 14 Tennessee’s 36-7 loss at No. 16 Missouri

Tennessee Football Qb Joe Milton Speaks To The Media After Volunteers Loss To Mizzou In Columbia

Joe Milton III completed 22 of 34 passes for 267 yards with a touchdown. He threw an interception that returned for a touchdown and also lost a fumble in No. 14 Tennessee’s 36-7 loss at No. 16 Missouri Saturday afternoon.

Here’s what the fifth-year senior quarterback said after the most lopsided loss of the Josh Heupel era at Tennessee:

Tennessee only running three offensive plays in the first quarter while Missouri controlled possession

“Yeah, you didn’t get the ball that much, and as an offense and as our offense, since we’re a fast-paced offense, we want to be able to get the ball and keep going. But at the same time, based off their offense, they held the ball, ran the ball a lot more and actually got yards off it. So we had to just sit right there and wait our turn.”

If players try to push more when Tennessee doesn’t have the ball as much

“I mean, no. You’ve just got to take what the game gives you. Control the controllables. If their offense is out there still getting first downs, then you’ve got to try to figure out what we need to do on offense so we can get ourselves going, too.”

What went wrong to keep Tennessee’s offense from finishing drives

“Shooting ourselves in the foot. Pretty much the same thing that happened the Florida game. Just all the self-inflicted wounds. False-starts, holdings, things like that that can kill a drive. That’s what happened.”

If the best response moving forward is for Tennessee to let this loss hurt or wipe the slate clean

“You kind of want to do both. You’re kind of in the middle of both. You want to wipe it clean, but also you know next week is very important as well, too. So just like this week, want to be able to go there, flush it. Once you get off that plane, it’s a whole new week coming, so be ready to flush it and get ready for next week.”

Tennessee playing Georgia next

“I mean, it’s nice having any game. It’s an opportunity for us as a team to go out there and showcase our talent, but having them coming to our stadium next week, there’s only one way we play when we get inside that stadium. So that’s what we’re going to try to do our best at.”

The fumble he lost in the second half that hit Dylan Sampson’s arm

“That’s just me. I’ve got to clear the back. That’s nothing to do with the whole offense. It’s just me. I’ve got to clear the back if I’m ready to throw. Just got to clear the back, that’s all.”

If the way Tennessee played surprised him after this team has played tough for most of the season

“I mean, mistakes happen. You’ve just got to be able to correct them. You’ve got to be able to correct them fast, especially in games like this, especially when you’ve got an offense that has a great running back and great quarterback and some guys that’s on the outside that’ll make plays. You’ve got to be able to flush it and refocus and get ready for your opportunity to show up.”

The interception Missouri returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter

“It’s just Cover 4. That’s all it is. Just Cover 4 with double slants. You know, just (have to) take care of the ball, pretty much.”

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Where Tennessee stands in D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25

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January 13, 2025

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Where Tennessee stands in D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25

After a season that ended unlike any other in program history, Tennessee will begin its 2025 season in an unfamiliar spot, too: defending national champions.

On the heels of their first-ever College World Series title, the Vols begin another campaign of high expectations in a little more than a month. They’ll also start ranked highly in the polls.

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Tennessee debuted at No. 4 in the D1 Baseball Preseason Top 25 on Monday–32 days before it opens the season with a three-game series against Hofstra on Feb. 14 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The Vols’ home field is currently under-going its next phase of construction. New stands were added down the third base line prior to last season and stadium will have a couple of other noticeable changes by first pitch. It will also have a new national championship banner.

Tennessee and eighth-year head coach Tony Vitello will have their work cut out for it in its defense of that crown, though and it will have to do it without some of the key pieces that helped earn it, including sluggers Christian Moore and Blake Burke. Third baseman Billy Amick and outfielders Kavares Tears and Dylan Dreiling are gone, as well as some big arms, including Drew Beam and A.J. Causey.

The Vols have some notable returners that were also paramount in their CWS run last June. Hunter Ensley, one of the heroes of Tennessee’s championship final triumph of Texas A&M, headlines the outfield and Dean Curley is back after a standout freshman campaign at shortstop.

Right-handed pitcher Nate Snead is the leader among the pitching staff.

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Several of the Vols’ opponents were included in the poll, too. In fact, the SEC was heavily represented, to little surprise.

The league is poised to continue its long-standing dominance of college baseball with nine teams ranked, including six teams in the top 10.

Texas A&M leads the way at No. 1, followed by LSU (3), Arkansas (5), Georgia (8) and Florida (10).

Vanderbilt (16), Mississippi State (18) and Texas (19) made up for the rest of the league’s representation in the poll.

All of those teams reached the postseason a year ago, with Texas A&M and Florida joining Tennessee in the CWS field in Omaha and the Vols will have to play a three-game series against five of the teams ranked in the top 25.

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Sunday Standings: Tennessee Women’s Basketball 8th In SEC Standings

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January 12, 2025

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Sunday Standings: Tennessee Women’s Basketball 8th In SEC Standings

The Lady Vols are 8th after a close loss and a dominant win during this week’s contests.

Tennessee had a tough loss against the sixth ranked team in the nation however they bounced back earlier in the day to defeat the Razorbacks by 30 points. Elsewhere Mississippi State upset the Oklahoma Sooners and No. 2 South Carolina dominated the Longhorns.

Here are all of the scores from this week.

Thursday, January 9th, 2025

Sunday, January 12th, 2025

Tennessee dropped in the rankings after a loss earlier in the week but maintained a middle tier ranking after their big win on Sunday.

Below are the full rankings in the SEC.

#2 South Carolina (16-1) (C: 4-0)
#15 Kentucky (15-1) (C: 4-0)
#6 LSU (18-0) (C: 3-0)
#5 Texas (16-2) (C: 3-1)
#18 Alabama (16-2) (C: 3-1)
Mississippi State (15-3) (C: 2-2)
#10 Oklahoma (14-3) (C: 2-2)
#16 Tennessee (14-2) (C: 2-2)
Ole Miss (11-5) (C: 2-2)
Florida (11-7) (C: 2-2)
Vanderbilt (14-3) (C: 1-2)
Georgia (9-9) (C: 1-3)
Texas A&M (8-8) (C: 1-3)
Arkansas (8-11) (C: 1-3)
Missouri (11-8) (C: 0-4)
Auburn (9-8) (C: 0-4)

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Tess Darby available for Lady Vols basketball vs Arkansas on SEC injury report

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January 12, 2025

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Tess Darby available for Lady Vols basketball vs Arkansas on SEC injury report

Tess Darby is available for Lady Vols basketball at Arkansas on Sunday.

The fifth-year senior guard was upgraded from probable on the game day SEC injury report released two hours before No. 15 Tennessee (13-2, 1-2 SEC) plays at Arkansas (8-10, 1-2) at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, SEC Network).

Darby missed Tennessee’s two-point loss to No. 4 LSU with a rolled right ankle. She wore a short boot on her right foot at Food City Center on Thursday.

Darby is averaging 8.4 points and 2.4 rebounds and is shooting 34% from 3-point range on 6.7 attempts per game. She has started in six of the 14 games she has appeared in this season and averages 17.4 minutes.

There were no new injuries on the SEC student-athlete availability report. All Arkansas players are available and Tennessee is only without Kaiya Wynn, who is out for the season after tearing her Achilles.

Cora Hall covers University of Tennessee women’s athletics. Email her at cora.hall@knoxnews.com and follow her on Twitter @corahalll. If you enjoy Cora’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that allows you to access all of it.

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