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Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 24, 2009
Jackson cleared in robbery
KNOXVILLE -- Janzen Jackson's attempted aggravated robbery charge was dropped this morning, but the freshman's future with the University of Tennessee football program is still uncertain.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 23, 2009
Walk-on warriors Vols get big-time production from unrecruited players
KNOXVILLE -- Lane Kiffin acknowledges and appreciates everything that current and former walk-ons have given his University of Tennessee football program.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 22, 2009
Vols set for bowl
KNOXVILLE -- Few things have been easy for Tennessee's fifth-year-senior class.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 22, 2009
Baylor Grad Mathis kicks for UT
KNOXVILLE -- High school and college teammates have repeatedly drug Devin Mathis back out to the football field, and he keeps making field goals.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 21, 2009
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Kiffins say no excuses
KNOXVILLE -- Monte Kiffin didn't get to this point in his career by making excuses, and the University of Tennessee defensive coordinator didn't take that route Thursday afternoon.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009
Harris aids Paradise for Vols
KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee men's basketball team enjoyed a picturesque setting in the Virgin Islands on Thursday while receiving arguably the biggest recruiting news in program history.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009
UT's defensive backfield depth could be thin
KNOXVILLE -- Walk-on Tyler Wolf likely will play another large role in Tennessee's defensive backfield Saturday against Vanderbilt, UT coach Lane Kiffin said after Thursday's practice.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 20, 2009
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'A crazy ride'
KNOXVILLE -- Twenty-four true freshmen arrived on the Tennessee campus in 2005 as one of the nation's top football recruiting classes.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 19, 2009
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UT's Reveiz remains ready
KNOXVILLE -- Shane Reveiz could be put in a tough spot if Tennessee All-Southeastern weakside linebacker Rico McCoy's knee forces him out of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 19, 2009
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Rogers seeks sixth year with Vols
KNOXVILLE -- Add Austin Rogers to the long list of college athletes applying for a sixth-year of eligibility.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 18, 2009
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UT's Oliver was cited
KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee freshman football player Nyshier Oliver was cited for shoplifting at a Knoxvile mall hours before the Volunteers' Nov. 7 game against Memphis, according to Knox County Sheriff's Office officials.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 18, 2009
UT BLOG: Rogers applies for sixth year
Add Austin Rogers to the long list of college athletes applying for a sixth-year of eligibility.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 18, 2009
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Vols rout UNCA
KNOXVILLE -- The UNC-Asheville men's basketball team was picked second in the Big South Conference preseason poll, and the Bulldogs competed well against Charlotte despite the absence of their best big man.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 18, 2009
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Williams says Vols back Kiffin call
KNOXVILLE -- Lane Kiffin is supremely confident that he made the right decision, but that didn't make Monday much easier for the University of Tennessee football coach.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 17, 2009
Vols freshman Oliver cited for shoplifting
KNOXVILLE — University of Tennessee freshman football player Nyshier Oliver was cited for shoplifting at a local mall hours before the Volunteers’ Nov. 7 game against Memphis, according to Knox County Sheriff’s Office officials.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 17, 2009
Two Vols booted
KNOXVILLE -- Two of the three Tennessee freshman football players arrested last week have been dismissed from the program, and the third is awaiting word on his fate.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 17, 2009
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Basketball Vols seek zone attack
KNOXVILLE — Hindsight is often crystal clear, but perhaps the Tennessee men’s basketball team shouldn’t have been so surprised to see Austin Peay switch to a zone defense early in Friday’s season opener.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 16, 2009
Tennessee: Kiffin dismisses Richardson, Edwards
Freshmen Nu’Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards have been dismissed from the University of Tennessee football program, according to a Monday statement from first-year UT coach Lane Kiffin.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 16, 2009
Vols look to regroup after rough week
KNOXVILLE -- Every University of Tennessee football player has been given an extra day off this week.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 15, 2009
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Vols McClustered
OXFORD, Miss. -- Perhaps the Tennessee football team felt distracted two days after three Volunteers freshmen were arrested in connection with an attempted armed robbery.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 15, 2009
Vols' offensive line 'exposed'
OXFORD, Miss. -- If the University of Tennessee offensive line was a makeshift dam, it at least temporarily broke Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 14, 2009
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Rebels dominate Vols with 42-17 win
OXFORD, Miss. — Versatile Ole Miss senior Dexter McCluster dominated the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday afternoon, and the Rebels left Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium with a big 42-17 win.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 14, 2009
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Vols, Rebels strong in fourth
KNOXVILLE -- The strength and conditioning ties that bind Tennessee and Ole Miss will culminate today at noon in Oxford, when two of the Southeastern Conference's best fourth-quarter football teams will battle for January postseason positioning.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009
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Vols undecided on future of three arrested players
KNOXVILLE — Lane Kiffin’s frequent reminders that his University of Tennessee football players hadn’t run afoul of the law stopped early Thursday morning.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009
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Pearl's Vols begin against Govs
KNOXVILLE -- The 10th-ranked Tennessee men's basketball team can finally start ridding itself of a sour March.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 13, 2009
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Vols show 'intensity'
KNOXVILLE -- Coach Lane Kiffin adamantly stated several times Thursday night that early-morning arrests of Tennessee freshmen Janzen Jackson, Nu'Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards had "nothing to do" with the Volunteers who showed up for football practice.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 12, 2009
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Tennessee: Trio of Vols football players arrested
University of Tennessee freshman football players Janzen Jackson, Nu’Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards were arrested near campus this morning and charged in connection with an armed robbery, multiple sources confirmed to the Times Free Press.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 12, 2009
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Ole Miss features solid front
KNOXVILLE -- Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt is typically cautious when discussing Ed Orgeron, but he's never hesitated to heap praise on the predecessor who left him one of college football's best front fours.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 12, 2009
Jackson glad to be back after suspension
KNOXVILLE -- Freshman safety Janzen Jackson hasn't specified the reason for his "administrative," one-game suspension in Tennessee's win over Memphis, but he's back with the starters and looking forward to returning Saturday at Ole Miss.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 11, 2009
McCluster a handful
KNOXVILLE — Ole Miss senior Dexter McCluster is part-time wide receiver, part-time tailback and full-time problem for opposing defenses.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 11, 2009
First aide salaries
KNOXVILLE -- A report this week from USA Today confirmed suspicions that Tennessee's assistant football coaches have the highest combined salaries of any public NCAA Division I program.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009
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'Almost perfect'
KNOXVILLE -- Memphis' porous defense provided the Tennessee football team a pick-your-proficiency scenario.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 10, 2009
Vols' Douglas earns SEC weekly award
KNOXVILLE -- One of the lesser-known aspects of Tennessee's recent football turnaround was honored by the Southeastern Conference.
Posted: Monday - Nov. 9, 2009
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Richardson back and better for UT
KNOXVILLE -- Freshman wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson said homesickness combined with his introverted personality to cause his absence from last Sunday's Tennessee football practice.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 8, 2009
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Vols pounce on Tigers, win 56-28
KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee football team punctuated a postcard-perfect homecoming Saturday with a night full of Playstation-potent offense.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 8, 2009
Vols' fourth-down streak ends
KNOXVILLE -- The fourth-down Lane train finally got stopped Saturday night in Neyland Stadium.
Posted: Saturday - Nov. 7, 2009
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Energized Vols wary of Tigers
KNOXVILLE -- Momentum has turned toward the University of Tennessee football team.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 6, 2009
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Hometown foes
KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee defensive tackles Dan Williams and Marlon Walls have firsthand experience of the long-held belief that there are two types of sports fans in Memphis.
Posted: Friday - Nov. 6, 2009
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UT's Jackson to sit out
KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin didn't address reports that freshman safety Janzen Jackson had been suspended for Saturday's game against Memphis, but defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin hinted that a one-game patch was needed.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009
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Vols face tall challenge against Memphis
KNOXVILLE -- At a sturdy 6-foot-4, senior star Duke Calhoun is Memphis's second tallest wide receiver.
Posted: Thursday - Nov. 5, 2009
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Hopson lead Vols to exhibition win
KNOXVILLE -- The University of Tennessee's final men's basketball tune-up went as expected Wednesday night in Thompson-Boling Arena.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
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Kiffin not satisfied
KNOXVILLE -- Lane Kiffin had to keep reminding himself Saturday night that his Tennessee football team had just defeated No. 21 South Carolina by 18 points.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
UT's Richardson back at practice
KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin said Tuesday that freshman wide receiver and return specialist Nu'Keese Richardson was back with the team and available for Saturday's game against Memphis.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
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Vols now must replace Frazier
KNOXVILLE -- When senior linebacker Rico McCoy paints a metaphorical image of Tennessee defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, he leaves the impression of hard-nosed construction foreman.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 1, 2009
Richardson a Vols no-show
KNOXVILLE — A handful of injured University of Tennessee football players stood on crutches or paced around Haslam Field on walking boots Sunday night.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 1, 2009
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Treats do trick for UT
KNOXVILLE — Black and back. Garnet and gone.
Posted: Sunday - Nov. 1, 2009
Cunningham is also blocked
KNOXVILLE -- A temporary kicking change didn't help Tennessee get field-goal attempts past the line of scrimmage Saturday night.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
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Vols can't settle for being close
KNOXVILLE -- There were times when moral victories may have sufficed for this Tennessee football team.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
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Vols easily defeat North Alabama in exhibition
KNOXVILLE -- It wasn't perfect, but it was plenty good enough for an exhibition opener.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
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Out of the shadows
KNOXVILLE -- When most people start doling out praise for the University of Tennessee's stout defense, they start with coordinator Monte Kiffin and All-America safety Eric Berry.
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