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USA Today
16-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee players discuss Nico Iamaleava situation at SEC media days
The second day of SEC media days featured Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia and Texas on Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia. Junior linebacker Arion Carter, senior tight end Miles Kitselman and senior defensive lineman Bryson Eason represented Tennessee as student-athletes at SEC media days. Tennessee players were asked about their offseason. The Vols replaced their starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava after spring practices. The signal-caller did not attend Tennessee's final spring practice or the Orange & White Game, and transferred to UCLA. 'Having a guy like that leave with such character and such poise was a hard thing to do, but nobody's bigger than the program,' Carter said at SEC media days. 'We wish him the best where he is at, and I hope he has a great career and goes on to do great things. 'I feel it didn't waiver from the agenda, we had to step forward, and do, especially with the new guys we have set, with the three quarterbacks in our room with George (MacIntyre), Jake (Merklinger) and Joey (Aguilar). I feel we were able to crowd around those guys early and get those guys ready and prepare them over this course of these last few weeks. These next few weeks, going into fall and training camp for this 2025 season, I feel very well where we're standing, but we have a lot to do and a lot to prove still." Kitselman discussed moving on from Iamaleava's transfer situation. 'We had a group text with a couple of the guys,' he said. 'Whenever some stuff was going around, we all came together and said, hey, man, we want somebody who wants to be here. "I talked about it earlier, it's the next snap, next play, don't worry about what happened before. I think that can translate over into life, can translate over to the situation, if you don't want to be here, that's fine, we're going to go find somebody who does and he's going to come in here and compete, and want to be here. We didn't skip a beat and I love it." More: Josh Heupel discusses SEC playing eight-nine games, preserving football rivalries Eason also detailed how the Vols are coming together as a team during the offseason. 'It's just been us, just focused on everybody that is in the building,' he said. 'That's really what only matters at the end of the day. Just focusing on us, and building as a team, and just taking steps every day to be better as a team and as one." Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
USA Today
15-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee versus Syracuse ranked as third best football game in 2025
The second day of SEC football media days is taking place Tuesday at Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park and the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and student-athletes Arion Carter, Miles Kitselman and Bryson Eason will represent the Vols on Tuesday. SEC Network is televising the four-day event. Peter Burns on "SEC This Morning" released his top five games this season. He ranked Tennessee's season-opening contest versus Syracuse third. The Vols and Orange will play in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Kickoff is slated for noon EDT and will be televised by ABC. Tennessee leads the football series all time against Syracuse, 3-0, dating to Dec. 31, 1966. The Vols defeated Syracuse, 34-33, to open their 1998 national championship season. The last meeting between the two schools was on Sept. 1, 2001. Tennessee defeated the Orange, 33-9, at Neyland Stadium. More: 2025 win-loss record projections for all 16 SEC football teams Below are Burns' top five games during the 2025 college football season. Peter Burns' top five games in 2025 *Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
USA Today
11-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Five opponents on Tennessee's 2025 football schedule not projected for bowl game
The 2025 college football season will unofficially kick off July 14-17 at Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park and the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. Fifth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, along with student-athletes Arion Carter, Miles Kitselman and Bryson Eason, will represent the Vols at SEC media days. Tennessee will kick off its 2025 campaign with a nonconference matchup against Syracuse. The season opening contest is slated for Aug. 30 at noon EDT, and will be televised by ABC. Tennessee's other nonconference games in 2025 are against East Tennessee State, UAB and New Mexico State at Neyland Stadium. The Vols will also host Georgia, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Vanderbilt in 2025, while playing at Mississippi State, Alabama, Kentucky and Florida. Ahead of SEC media days and the upcoming season, ESPN Football Power Index released percentage chances for Tennessee's opponents to become bowl eligible in 2025. ESPN FPI determines a team's bowl eligibility chances by a percent of season simulations, in which a team won at least six games (typically bowl-eligible). Five teams on Tennessee's 2025 football schedule are not projected to play in a bowl game: Mississippi State, New Mexico State, UAB, Syracuse and Vanderbilt. More: 2025 win-loss record projections for all 16 SEC football teams Chances for Tennessee's 2025 football opponents to become bowl eligible *East Tennessee State competes in FCS and is not included Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2025 Tennessee football season preview for linebacker Arion Carter
Linebacker Arion Carter enters his third season at Tennessee in 2025. The 6-foot-1, 236-pound junior appeared in 21 games for the Vols from 2023-24. He totaled 85 tackles, including 37 solo and 48 assists, 7.5 tackles for a loss, one interception and eight pass deflections. Advertisement Carter recorded a career-high for tackles in a game against Kentucky on Nov. 2, 2024. His interception was for 10 yards versus Florida on Oct. 12, 2024. As a sophomore in 2024, Carter totaled 68 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss, one interception and seven pass deflections. He was named to the 2025 SEC Football Leadership Council, and the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2023 and 2024. Carter is from Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Tennessee. More: 2025 Tennessee football season preview for defensive back Jermod McCoy Tennessee will kick off its 2025 football season Aug. 30 versus Syracuse at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Kickoff between the Vols and Orange is scheduled for noon EDT and will be televised by ABC. 2025 will mark the fifth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Linebacker Arion Carter 2025 season preview for Tennessee football
USA Today
04-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 Tennessee football season preview for linebacker Arion Carter
Linebacker Arion Carter enters his third season at Tennessee in 2025. The 6-foot-1, 236-pound junior appeared in 21 games for the Vols from 2023-24. He totaled 85 tackles, including 37 solo and 48 assists, 7.5 tackles for a loss, one interception and eight pass deflections. Carter recorded a career-high for tackles in a game against Kentucky on Nov. 2, 2024. His interception was for 10 yards versus Florida on Oct. 12, 2024. As a sophomore in 2024, Carter totaled 68 tackles, 6.5 tackles for a loss, one interception and seven pass deflections. He was named to the 2025 SEC Football Leadership Council, and the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2023 and 2024. Carter is from Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Tennessee. More: 2025 Tennessee football season preview for defensive back Jermod McCoy Tennessee will kick off its 2025 football season Aug. 30 versus Syracuse at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Kickoff between the Vols and Orange is scheduled for noon EDT and will be televised by ABC. 2025 will mark the fifth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
