Live Updates - Tennessee Football's Orange & White Spring Game

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Live Updates - Tennessee Football's Orange & White Game

Tennessee quarterback Faizon Brandon (11) during the Vols' first spring football practice in Knoxville on March 16, 2026. | Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

First Section of the Event (Positional Drills)

• All quarterbacks look good to start the individual position drills. All look fluid under pressure and calm with a coach around.

• Punt team looks great in this position, but the returners are fielding the ball well right now.

• George MacIntyre is looking really well in his progression. He is able to shift his vision quickly. He did have one overthrow in this portion on an out route, but that can be expected.

• Faizon Brandon did well in his first few reps. His biggest critique is needing to throw the checkdown sooner than he is, but he went an easy 3/3 in his first few reps against a defensive set ahead of the scrimmage.

• Isaiah Campbell dominated a Tennessee lineman on a rep when he came up to the defensive line. He looked violent at the punch, and he has very quick hands.

• Radarious Jackson had a dropped pass across the middle on a beautiful pass by Brandon. Not a big concern, because he has looked solid in the rest of his reps so far.

• Ryan Staub has looked quite impressive in his reps. He is getting the ball out fast here in this portion of the practice. He did have one bad throw, but it wouldn't have been a big deal in the game in terms of being intercepted.

• Very quarterback went 4/6 in the drill.

• Cooper Ranvier has a great leg on him. He drained a 50+ yarder. Josh Turbyville hit the 50+ yarder on his second attempt.

Section 2 (Scrimmage) Orange 0, White 7

Drive 1: Ryan Staub is in to start the scrimmage. Hunter Barnes picks up a solid gain, but it is now 3rd and 7. Staub delivers a huge deep pass for a touchdown. Carson Whitehead is the player who scored on that. The kick is up and good.

Drive 2: George MacIntyre delivers an extremely high pass to Staley to get the drive going. A flag sets the Vols back to 2nd and 9. A pass to Staley goes for four yards. MacIntyre throws a checkdown to the far side. Completed to DeSean Bishop for a first down. MacIntyre goes deep, but doesn't connect. The pass was to a player covered, and he overthrew the intended receiver. A ball goes through the hands of Deon Hardin, and the Vols will have to punt.

Drive 3: Here comes Faizon Brandon. Brandon escapes the pocket, but overthrows a wide receiver. Brandon is great at climbing the pocket here today. Maybe not the best decision now that the Vols will have to punt the ball.

Drive 4: Ryan Staub bobbles the snap. Staub uses his legs and does well, but still needs to get a first down here. Staub throws a heckdown that is shot down by TJ White.

Drive 5: MacIntyre is back on the field. He has a great zip on the ball. He climbs the pocket, but Jordan Norman gets there. He has had a solid day today. MacIntyre threads the needle on a crossing route for around 20 yards. A beautiful pass to the outside. Cole Harrison was the tight end on the receiving end right there. A rush by Justin Baker goes for five. Norman gets his second sack on the drive. That ends the drive.

Drive 6: Brandon goes deep, but it is overthrown. RaRa Jackson wanted a PI call, but he didn't get that. Brandon hasn't looked the best in his first few drives, but he has shown some flashes worth mentioning. He had a huge completion for a first down on 3rd and long. Staley drops a wide-open pass. DeSean Bishop is bouncing off defenders. A check route gets another first down for the true freshman. Brandon overthrows another deep ball. This would be to the same side he has thrown the others. Qua Moss is playing great coverage in this portion. This will force a punt.

Drive 7: Staub is sacked to open the drive. Staub escapes the pocket and runs free before he runs out of bounds. Hands to the face will be tacked on, and the Vols are finding some heat here with Staub. Staub's deep ball was beautiful, but dropped by Whitehead. Brayden Rouse is playing some solid defense here. Another punt.

Pre-Game Information

The Orange & White game is finally here, as spring football is coming to a close. This event is always the most anticipated event of the college football offseason, as it is one that many attend as fans due to the admission being free and the position battles being up a whole other level.

This year, there are many position battles worth looking at, including the obvious position battle that everyone will be keeping an eye on. That position battle being the quarterback position. The quarterback competition is made up of two valuable options, as the Vols will be looking to see who will be the best signal caller for the offense this season.

The two main options are Faizon Brandon and George MacIntyre, who are both expected to get a good bit of the reps for the Tennessee offense during the spring game, as this event could play a huge factor in who has the advantage entering the summer.

Another position battle will be the wide receiver No. 3 battle, as the first two wide receivers are locked down at this time with Braylon Staley and Mike Matthews. This will be something many will be looking forward to seeing on the field, and it will be something we look to report on in these live updates.