Sportsnaut "Emmanuel Okoye, a four-star prospect by way of Nigeria and the NFL Academy, announced his commitment to Tennessee on Wednesday. He chose the Volunteers over Texas Tech and Southern California. “1000 (percent) COMMITTEED!! GO Vols,” he posted to Twitter. " May 17
The Athletic "Josh Heupel has parlayed his offensive success at Tennessee into some top-flight recruiting at the quarterback position. The Vols signed Nico Iamaleava, a five-star prospect from California, in the 2023 cycle and on Thursday landed a commitment from Jake Merklinger, a top-100 recruit in..." March 31
USA Today "The top quarterback recruit in the 2023 class is either Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava or Texas’ Arch Manning, depending on your ranking service of choice. On3 ranked Iamaleava as its No. 1 overall prospect, while Manning held that spot with 247Sports. No matter..." February 07
CBS Sports "Tennessee and coach Josh Heupel have agreed to contract extension which includes a raise that will pay him $9 million annually and keep him in Knoxville through the 2029 season. Heupel is 18-8 in two seasons leading the Volunteers, and led them to their first New Year's Six/BCS Bowl..." January 24