The Tennessee Volunteers are preparing for a massive matchup against the Louisville Cardinals. While bowl season is ramping up for college football right now s

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The No. 20 Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team is back in the win column after a crushing 83-62 win over No. 11 Louisville Tuesday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Food City Center. Tennessee snapped its three-game losing streak and looked the best it has on both sides of the ball as SEC play nears.

Not only did the 20th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers shoot efficiently on Tuesday night, but they completely shut down No. 11 Louisville's high-octane offense in an 83-62 rout.

When the Tennessee Vols hired Jim Knowles earlier this month to replace Tim Banks as the program's defensive coordinator, it didn't take long for fans of Ohio State and Penn State -- Knowles' previous two employers -- to issue a warning to UT fans.

The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted a workout for former Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker as they evaluate team's quarterback depth.

Tennessee Vols quarterback Joey Aguilar may or may not be playing his final game in orange and white on December 30 in the Music City Bowl in Nashville against Illinois. It's possible that Aguilar, who transferred from UCLA to Tennessee this past spring,

BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Tennessee plays No. 11 Louisville. The Volunteers are 5-0 on their home court. Tennessee ranks third in the SEC with 18.7 assists per game led by Ja'Kobi Gillespie averaging 5.4.

Their wings were clipped by a suffocating defense that helped the No. 20 Volunteers end their three-game skid with an 83-62 triumph. Rick Barnes hadn't dropped four games in a row since his first season leading Tennessee in 2015-16. He had his guys firing on all cylinders and guarding the cylinder like the season was on the line.