Our popular Tennessee football text messaging group is back for the 2023 season to bring insightful and in-depth coverage of the Vols right to your homescreen.

Beat writer Adam Sparks gives readers who sign up a direct line of communication into his award-winning breaking news and analysis in what promises to be a thrilling season.

Best of all, there's no fee to sign up! You just have to be a subscriber.

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Sparks has been on the UT beat since 2021 and offers exclusive looks at the team that you can't get anywhere else. Among his work this year:

• How two funerals 16 years apart prepared QB Joe Milton to be Tennessee football leader

• Will Tennessee football be good or great in 2023? Why it's a fine line for Vols fans' expectations

• These 5 Tennessee football freshmen will impact 2023 season, including Nico Iamaleava

• Inside every step Tennessee took to avoid a bowl ban in explosive Jeremy Pruitt NCAA case

• Here's Tennessee's total bill from the NCAA in Jeremy Pruitt case, and who gets the cash

• Tennessee football will play in another Florida bowl game, and our other bold predictions

These stories, and more, are foundational to understanding Tennessee athletics at a deeper, more insightful and personal level. It's an added perk that increases your reader experience and is easy to opt out of at any time if it's not for you.

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What will you find in this text experience?

Sparks will send you breaking news updates so you know what’s happening the moment it happens, but expect it to include additional insight.

In addition, when deeply reported stories are in the works, such as the ones listed above, you will get an inside lens into how the story came together and other insights that might not have been reported.

Lastly, if you have a Vols football question you need answered, just shoot a text, and Sparks will do his best to answer it.

It's that simple: A one-stop shop for a uniquely informative discussion about the Vols.

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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football fans: Join the Knox News text group