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SEC Spring Football Preview: Tennessee Volunteers

Filed: March 26, 2012 2:07 PM CDT by
Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE

2011 Record: 5-7 Returning Starters: 19 Key Losses: Tauren Poole, Malik Jackson, Austin Johnson, Ben Martin, Matt Simms Breakdown: Another losing season in Knoxville has head coach Derek Dooley firmly on the hot seat entering the 2012 season, but for the first time since Dooley arrived in Tennessee, the Volunteers have depth and experience throughout [...]

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Poor 40-Yard Dash Will Cost Former Vol Janzen Jackson in NFL Draft

Filed: February 28, 2012 9:19 AM CDT by
Paul Abell-US PRESSWIRE

To say that McNeese State safety and NFL Draft prospect Janzen Jackson’s past is checkered is like calling the infamous cocktail sauce at St. Elmo’s in Indianapolis mild. It’s a dramatic understatement. Janzen Jackson was supposed to be one of the can’t miss stars from Tennessee’s highly rated Class of 2009. He wound up being one [...]

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Tennessee Volunteers Have Two NFL Draft Prospects

Filed: February 22, 2012 4:46 PM CDT by
Jim Brown-US PRESSWIRE

A 5-7 season with a loss to Kentucky wasn’t how Derek Dooley and the Tennessee Volunteers drew up the 2011 season, but major injuries and pre-season attrition exposed a lack of talent in Knoxville that couldn’t be overcome. It was a particularly disappointing season for Tennessee’s seniors, who won’t be remembered as one of the [...]

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Tennessee Volunteers New Practice Facility Features MMA Cage

Filed: February 14, 2012 3:32 PM CDT by
Jim Brown-US PRESSWIRE

There’s been an arms race in the SEC for quite some time now. Tensions are rising and the flow of money has increased to incredible new heights as six straight national championships have raised the stakes for SEC football. Every program in the, soon to be, 14-team league feels the pressure to either succeed at [...]

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Danny Trevathan to Represent Kentucky at the 2012 NFL Draft

Filed: February 13, 2012 11:37 AM CDT by
Mark Zerof-US PRESSWIRE

There’s not a lot of positive in a 5-7 season, but at the University of Kentucky, where football still clearly takes a backseat to roundball, you have to pick your battles. Even in Kentucky, you can’t be truly happy with not qualifying for a bowl game, but ending a 27-year losing streak to the University [...]

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SEC Football Recruiting: Conference off to a Fast Start in Class of 2013

Filed: February 7, 2012 9:39 PM CDT by
Kelly Lambert-US PRESSWIRE

Every college football fan understands the tenuous nature of a verbal “commitment.” They’ve learned the hard way, accumulating horror stories complete with speculation of what could have been. However, the act of committing is still a celebrated process, and no matter what the circumstances, it’s a generally accepted fact that having a lot of commitments [...]

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SEC Football Recruiting: Ranking the SEC in the Class of 2012 (9-5)

Filed: February 1, 2012 9:21 PM CDT by

Part two of a three part series. To view Part one, click here. #9 Mississippi State- 28 Commits (4 Rivals 4*’s) Key Commits- – 4* DE Denico Autry – 4* DT Quay Evans – 4* LB Richie Brown Breakdown- Once again, Rivals had Vanderbilt rated slightly ahead of Mississippi State in their recruiting rankings at [...]

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SEC Football Recruiting: Rankings Are Great but Keep Them in Perspective

Filed: February 1, 2012 12:30 PM CDT by

Let your refreshing hand rest Vols fans, Tennessee is done for the day barring something unforeseen, which, of course, is remarkably likely considering the history of National Signing Day. Then again, maybe we shouldn’t let our guard down, but I’ve been working the Twitter machines and the phones for close to 7 hours, so I [...]

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SEC Week 10: Tigers Title Worthy, Hogs Move Into Key Position

Filed: November 6, 2011 11:18 AM CDT by
Marvin Gentry-US PRESSWIRE

Well, we got everything we could ever want from week 10′s game of the century in LSU-Alabama (more on that here). We also found out, hands down, who the worst team in the SEC is. And Arkansas put themselves in a position to be back in a BCS game. There were a lot of nonconference, [...]

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SEC Week 10: Game of the Century and the Toilet Bowl

Filed: November 4, 2011 12:44 PM CDT by
Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE

This week is the week that everybody has been waiting for all season. It’s Ole Miss vs. Kentucky week! Two of the worst teams in the SEC will duke it out for SEC inferiority. In all seriousness, it is LSU vs. Alabama week. Number one versus number two. The should be national championship. We will [...]

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