coach Josh Heupel is planning to…………………….
Yahoo Sports has gone through a lot of preseason SEC forecasting, and they recently set the win-line total for each SEC program. You can read the full article here, as they went through the schedule for each team and weighed things out. They set the line for Tennessee at nine wins, which would match their 2023 win total.
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel has gone 28-12 through his first two seasons in Knoxville, Tennessee, including two 9+ win seasons in the previous two years. There’s a lot of optimism about what the passing offense could be in 2024 after an out-of-character down season in 2023. Redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava certainly has something to do with those expectations, but the Vols field a deep roster with a lot of experience heading into next season.
UT is four years ahead of schedule. Its strategic plan, released in July 2022, projected major increases in revenue, expenses and fundraising over five years. It called for the operating budget to eclipse $200 million in 2026-27.
UT’s expenses also rose sharply over the previous year from $157.1 million to $191 million. But money has been generated faster than it’s been spent.
“As we seek to build upon our championship tradition across all sports, generating new revenue is vital so we can invest back into our student-athletes, coaches and staff to give us as many competitive advantages as possible,” UT athletics director Danny White said in a school release.
“I continue to be amazed by the passion and support of Vol Nation. Reaching these new heights on Rocky Top provides a winning edge by generating resources for strategic investments in student-athletes, coaches and programmatic infrastructure.”
