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Tennessee football: IT'S ALIVE!!!
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Tennessee receivers struggling to beat press coverage, keep shoes tied
From the practice reports, it appears that one of the biggest challenge for the wide receivers right now, apart from the depth issues created by several injuries to experienced players, is beating press coverage. Nu'Keese Richardson was apparently the primary target of the coaches' animated...
Recruiting Tuesday: The Tipping Point
What a wild month of recruiting! In July, we had the following events: Chase Rettig committed to the Boston College Eagles on the 13th. Jesse Scroggins committed to the USC Trojans on the 23rd. Nick Lamaison committed to the Tennessee Volunteers on the 24th. Markeith Ambles committed to Tennessee...
Talking Points: Tennessee Volunteer players keeping the shadows at bay
Tennessee football The Shadow knows. Like the rest of the team, Daniel Lincoln is trying to fend off the forces of darkness: "As a kicker you can't have a memory about the negative things. If you leave any doubt in your own mind, the next time you go out the shadow kind of overtakes you. You...
Denarius Moore Has a Broken Foot. Wide Receiver Injuries Pile Up
Denarius Moore has a broken foot and is out for likely 8-12 weeks. In the interview today, Lane Kiffin confirmed that Denarius Moore was going to miss some time this season. That is in addition to the loss of Austin Rogers for the year, and suddenly the wide receiver depth chart is going to be...
The Obfuscation of Success: The Kiffin Era And ... Grammar???
There's a part of me that loves to watch people. I'm really an observer by nature, so opportunities to sit back and see human dynamics in action (rather than be in the middle of the fray) are quite enjoyable at times. Over the last few weeks, the sheer workload I've been under between school and...
Talking points: Lane Kiffin a material mill for national media
Lots of stuff coming at you today in this space, including a special announcement at 8:00 and the beginning of the Best Plays of 2008 series at 9:00. Tennessee football National publicity for the program continues. The LA Times includes two Tennessee games in its list of highly-anticipated...
Marsalis Teague signs with Tennessee
Via GVX, Marsalis Teague signs with the Vols. We don't even have info on this guy, and VolQuest shows him as having been committed to Florida with only a low interest in Tennessee. Great get for the Kiffin Recruiting Chimera.
Talking points: Kiffin is the Anti-Dale Carnegie edition
Tennessee Lane Kiffin on How to Make Enemies and Irritate People. Woo! Recruiting update. The Coaching Chimera was in Louisiana Monday making its final pitch to five-star DB Janzen Jackson. Preliminary result? Still committed to LSU, but he hasn't "canceled" Tennessee out yet. Basically the...












