Biography
Evan Woodbery joined the News Sentinel in August 2012 to cover Tennessee football. He previously covered athletic programs at three other SEC schools -- Auburn, South Carolina and Alabama. Woodbery grew up in Bay Village, Ohio, and graduated from Germantown High School outside of Memphis. He welcomes reader feedback by e-mail or on Twitter, where his handle is @TennesseeBeat.| Link | Date |
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| Evan's Eleven - Blog | 08/13/2012 |
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Byron Moore confirms he is starting at safety
Updated 08/20/2012 at 10:24 p.m. 45 Comments
After deflecting question after question that he didn't want to answer with increasing exasperation, Tennessee coach Derek Dooley paused and smiled: "Do I appear edgy today?" he asked.
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Even in dismal season, Vols ace Zach Godley has remained in command
Updated 05/15/2013 at 8:28 p.m. 2 Comments
Zack Godley’s final college baseball game might have come one year ago, but when the Major League Baseball draft rolled around last summer, his phone didn’t ring.
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Former Wyoming punter Tim Gleeson says he plans to enroll at UT
Published 05/15/2013 at 3:25 p.m. 29 Comments
Punter Tim Gleeson, who left Wyoming last month, tweeted Wednesday that he planned to enroll at Tennessee.
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Former Tennessee cornerback Daniel Gray to transfer to Utah State
Published 05/15/2013 at 3:15 p.m. 11 Comments
Former Tennessee cornerback Daniel Gray plans to transfer to Utah State to reunite with old friends from south Florida.
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Lady Vols outfielder Melissa Davin to miss rest of season
Published 05/15/2013 at 1:11 p.m. 8 Comments
Tennessee outfielder Melissa Davin, who injured her hand May 4 at Missouri, will miss the rest of the postseason, Vols softball co-head coach Ralph Weekly said today.
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Vols handle Morehead State, but Dave Serrano unimpressed with effort as big SEC series looms
Updated 05/14/2013 at 11:44 p.m. 18 Comments
Tennessee’s 6-4 victory against Morehead State on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium had absolutely no impact on the Vols’ last-ditch effort to qualify for the SEC baseball tournament this weekend.
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Tennessee will honor Pat Summitt with statue
Updated 05/13/2013 at 8:08 p.m. 47 Comments
Legendary Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt spent a brisk Monday morning greeting golfers and sharing laughs before her charity golf tournament got under way at the Cherokee Country Club.
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New football hires show importance of familiarity, trust
Published 05/12/2013 at 5:49 p.m. 26 Comments
Nearly 20 years ago, when Butch Jones was a young college assistant on the recruiting trail, he always looked forward to visiting Bob Welton’s high school on the shores of Lake Michigan.
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Gray's transfer leaves little margin for error in Vols' secondary
Published 05/09/2013 at 10 p.m. 29 Comments
The departure of cornerback Daniel Gray, who briefly broke into Tennessee’s starting lineup as a true freshman in 2012, could aggravate the Vols’ lack of depth in the secondary.
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As many as 30 scholarships could be available to Vols in 2014
Updated 05/04/2013 at 8:56 p.m. 54 Comments
When Butch Jones was hired last December, just two months before National Signing Day, the Vols had fewer than a dozen verbal commitments who would ultimately sign with the team.
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Haslam Field turf replaced to stay green
Published 05/03/2013 at 5:53 p.m. 16 Comments
The pristine athletic turf of Haslam Field is being torn up. And this time, 300-pound football players aren’t the culprit.
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