Smokey IX served as mascot between 2003-2012. He defended his stadium well, drawing blood from an Alabama player during warmups in 2006, according to then-Alabama coach Mike Shula and the UT website.

While we've known students play University of Tennessee's costumed Smokey, an identity has been shared for the latest coonhound mascot. Meet Connor.

Smokey was voted in as the school's mascot at a football game in 1953. In the 1960s, ... The University of Tennessee Libraries looked back at the history of the school's mascot.

While we've known students play University of Tennessee's costumed Smokey, an identity has been shared for the latest coonhound mascot. Meet Connor.

For Smokey, the University of Tennessee’s human costumed mascot, the winter break will be anything but a humdrum dog’s life. Besides trying to build up Vol fan excitement at the Music City ...

Tennessee mascot Smokey gets fans roused before the start of the NCAA college baseball game between Tennessee an Kentucky on April 20, 2025, in Knoxville, Tenn. But who is Connor Solsbee?