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4 Bold Predictions for Volunteers in SEC This Year

Sports F. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2011, 1:55 pm
1. The Vols haven't beaten Florida since 2004 and haven't won in the Swamp since Casey Clausen was at quarterback in 2003. However, this year that will all change. Florida is a team in transition under coach Will Muschamp. Tennessee will be the new regime's first test, and Tyler Bray and company...
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UT: Tyler Bray in the saddle

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 29, 2011, 10:21 am
Tyler Bray remembers the last pass he threw in a real game very well. “I can pretty much tell you the whole play,” the University of Tennessee quarterback said of his game-sealing interception against North Carolina in the Music City Bowl last December. “It’s play-action pass. ...
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Tennessee Volunteers Football: Final Predictions for the 2011 Season

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2011, 11:41 am
Tennessee Volunteers will go 8-4 in the 2011 regular season. I'm not one of those guys who thinks the Vols will make the SEC Championship each year, either. I call it like I see it. For instance,the Titans will not win more than ...
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Prentiss Waggner lays claim to starting position at UT

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2011, 10:13 am
Amid the competition for the University of Tennessee's two cornerbacks spots, Prentiss Waggner has risen somewhat quietly to the top. The junior ball-hawk has enough versatility that the Volunteers could play him at any of its three secondary positions, but Waggner has found a spot. "I know t...
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Vols' defense starting to show development

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2011, 10:40 am
Tennessee's defensive players gathered in the film room before Saturday's scrimmage to watch a highlight reel of all the unit's big plays of previous years. When they walked off the field at Neyland Stadium, they left with the assurance that they at least weren't on the wrong end of any pla...
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Tauren Poole mocks Tyler Bray's "little bitty arm."

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 8, 2011, 9:56 am
Is there a personality problem at Tennessee? Or is there just a senior whose mouth is moving faster than his brain? Vols' senior tailback Tauren Poole gave the Chattanooga Times-Free Press one doozy of a quote regarding his team's star quarterback. "We definitely need the running game to w...
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Tennessee Vols Ready for Dooley's Second Season

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 1, 2011, 11:28 am
Our countdown heads to Rocky Top, where Tennessee will begin the second season of the Derek Dooley era. The Vols won their last four regular-season games after a slow start. Can they build on that in 2011? 2010 Record: 6-7 2010 Skinny: The Vols started the season at 2-6, including a non-confere...
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Tennessee Football: Things Looking Up

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2011, 9:11 am
Tennessee natives know that when someone says Tennessee football they don’t mean the Titans. University of Tennessee football has claimed six national titles and 16 SEC titles over the years, but now they’re better known as an underdog team who can beat the best or the SEC’s biggest pushov...
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'On the same page'

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 25, 2011, 10:26 am
In his first 18 months on campus, Tennessee head man Derek Dooley and his staff have made some significant strides: - They've healed a team psyche that was alarmingly fragile after predecessor Lane Kiffin bolted for Southern Cal. - They've unified a fractured fan base. - They've upgraded a depl...
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Little but lethal

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 22, 2011, 9:13 am
Veteran Vol fans surely remember Terence Cleveland, a pint-sized receiver from Sweetwater who averaged a whopping 17.1 yards per catch as a four-year letterman at Tennessee from 1986 through '89. Now there's another diminutive wideout from the same area on the Big Orange radar. That would be Tr...
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Tauren Poole, Tyler Bray named to Walker, O'Brien watch lists

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 18, 2011, 8:49 am
The Tennessee offense was totally passed over by conference coaches. One day later, two of its leading playmakers earned some attention from folks around the country. Both quarterback Tyler Bray and running back Tauren Poole were among the many Vols not to earn a spot on the preseason All-S...
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Vol great speaks to support Bristol Youth Leadership

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 15, 2011, 10:39 am
Tennessee Volunteers quarterback legend Condredge Holloway said Thursday that the university’s football program can withstand a current investigation into alleged recruiting violations and grow stronger from it. “We’re going to change the culture a little bit and get things back,” Holloway,...
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Prentiss Waggner named to Thorpe Award watch list

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 12, 2011, 10:13 am
The preseason accolades continue to roll in for Tennessee cornerback Prentiss Waggner. Waggner, the junior defensive back, was one of 37 players across the country named to the Thorpe Award watch list Monday. The Thorpe Award is given annually to the nation's top defensive back. So far, Wagg...
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Khalid Henderson commits to Tennessee

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 8, 2011, 12:03 pm
Tennessee picked up its third verbal commitment for the class of 2012 on Wedensday when 6-foot-1, 210-pund linebacker Khalid Henderson committed to the Vols. Henderson, from Pebblebrook High School in Mableton, GA, led is a three-year starter and led his team in tackles this past season. “Coa...
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UT Vols Football Tickets On Sale

Sports F. posted an article on - Jun 3, 2010, 2:42 pm
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SEC has had its share of lively debates for years

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 8:50 am
Thinking about what Tennessean columnist David Climer wrote recently, controversy amongst league members is nothing new. In fact, it has been a centerpiece of the vibrant history of SEC football since its austere beginnings in 1933. During that time, there has been a goodly amount of sniping, good-n...
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For Vols, Athletes in Action camp emphasizes competitive 'spirit'

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 8:48 am
On Tuesday, Tennessee opens its preseason football camp, sure to be replete with grueling conditioning drills and hard-hitting practices and scrimmages in the stifling heat and humidity of Knoxville in August. Those occasional two-a-day practices can leave the participants drained. For four members ...
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UT needs to fight on with ol' SC for recruits

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 8:47 am
As you might have noticed, Tennessee keeps bumping into Southern California on the recruiting trail. That's both a compliment and a challenge for UT. USC has one of the greatest programs in college football, and you don't have to study ancient history to appreciate it. The Trojans haven't won fewer ...
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Five biggest questions facing UT Football

Sports F. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 8:46 am
With football players reporting to campus at the University of Tennessee on Monday. We at InsideTennessee.com decided to look at the five biggest questions facing this 2009 Football Team as fall camp and practice gets underway here Tuesday. Go inside this FREE READ to see if you agree with our take ...
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Offensive linemen Fulton, Pair commit to play for Vols

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 1, 2009, 9:45 am
Offensive linemen Zach Fulton and Marques Pair committed to University of Tennessee football coaches Monday afternoon, becoming the Volunteers' 10th and 11th public pledges for 2010. Fulton, a 6-foot-5, 305-pounder from Homewood-Flossmoor High School near Chicago, is rated by Rivals.com as the natio...
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Vols land 13-year-old

Sports F. posted an article on - Jul 1, 2009, 9:43 am
James Berry’s kids always have been precocious. But committing to a college football program in middle school? Evan Berry, the 13-year-old brother of Tennessee All-America safety Eric Berry, told Rivals.com he has committed to the Volunteers. Schools can’t offer scholarships until a prospect’s...
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One More Loss and Phil Fulmer Is Finished

Sports F. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2008, 11:10 pm
There is a strong consensus that University of Tennessee's head football coach Phil Fulmer will be finished after his next loss. It was rumored that Fulmer would be out after the Alabama game. That rumor grew legs before the Mississippi State game, however the Vols ultimately crushed the Bulldogs a...
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Tennessee-MSU Report Card

Sports F. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2008, 11:04 pm
Tennessee was able to dominate the Mississippi State Bulldogs and get their first SEC win 34-3. So let's take a look at the report card and see how well the Vols improved: Quarterback Nick Stephens - 10-of-20 passing, 136 yards - continues to manage the offensive effectively, though not yet spectac...
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Georgia-Tennessee: Who Wins?

Sports F. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2008, 11:12 pm
Two weeks after the debacle against Alabama, the Dawgs are apparently playing the Tennessee Vols this week. I say that because the buildup to this week's game is, for a better word, lacking. Now the Vols have a tough, top 15 run defense, highlighted by Ellix Wilson and Rico McCoy, in what seems to b...
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GA vs. TN: The Silver Fox Forecast

Sports F. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2008, 11:11 pm
It’s October and that time of year. Georgia vs. Tennessee. Autumn. Mostly sunshine, a little rain, and a couple of times: monsoons. Did you know that Tennessee holds a 20-15-2 edge in the all-time series with Georgia, and that the Vols crushed the Bulldogs by a 35-14 final last season? At 2-3, und...
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