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As ugly as it was, may the Music City Bowl have been a blessing in disguise? Think about where UT may have been had it won the Music City Bowl. Tyler Bray would be 5-0 as a starter, and the throat slashing gestures, and brashness may have gotten worse. Janzen Jackson may have stayed in [...]

Tennessee senior defensive tackle and without a doubt the most important player on the defense Malik Jackson has a sprained knee and is expected to miss a couple of weeks of practice. Hopefully, he’ll be ready by the season opener against Montana or at least the Cincinnati game. According to multiple practice reports, Derek Dooley [...]

“Coaches tell me that they like my aggressive nature. I’ve always been that way. I’ve had good instincts. I’ve been catching the football ever since I could walk. To me it’s not about what’s going on around me. It’s my love and passion for the game. I live to knock the piss out of someone [...]

Before fall practice even starts, Volquest.com reported this afternoon that UT true freshman Devrin Young has suffered a collarbone injury in workouts and could miss anywhere from 4-6 weeks. Young is a 5-foot-9, 175-pound jitterbug from Knoxville Bearden High School who was expected to return kicks and punts for the Vols this season. Early indications [...]

From my seat at what seemed like Klingman’s Dome at last season’s Music City Bowl loss to North Carolina, I couldn’t see the Tyler Bray throat-slashes. From our point-of-view as couch coaches, we had no way of knowing to what level running back Tauren Poole got down on himself last year for his inconsistency. And [...]

Camp begins tomorrow for the University of Tennessee, there are a few notes of interest. To wit: *Toney Williams is transferring *CJ Fleming is simply not invited to camp *DT Arthur Jeffrey who was told to go home after spring practice to determine whether or not he wanted to make the commitment to be on [...]

UT got it’s twelfth commitment of the 2012 recruiting class when Knoxville West kicker George Bullock called Jim Chaney today and committed. Bullock’s only other main offer was from the Naval Academy. UT has had a strong history of kickers including, but not limited to, Fuad Reveiz, John Beksvoort, Jeff Hall, and James Wilhoit. Since [...]