Tennessee’s scholarship football players post 1.9 GPA
More problems on Rocky Top. Bad enough that Bruce Pearl ran afoul of the NCAA, the Tennessee football team lost to Kentucky and (sadly) Pat Summitt has been forced to step down. Now, Knoxville radio...
View ArticleTennessee says it has contacted Penn State players
The word was that by 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning, thirty minutes after NCAA president Mark Emmert had started the press conference that lowered the boom on the Penn State football program, one SEC...
View ArticleWill Derek Dooley have to take his stool and go home?
Remember back on Aug. 31, when Tennessee whipped North Carolina State 35-21 in the Georgia Dome, sparking declarations that the Vols were back? Turns out that was just a Big Orange mirage. UT isn’t...
View ArticleIn contrast to UK, Tennessee fires Dooley, calls presser
As you may have heard, Tennessee has fired head football coach Derek Dooley and athletic director Dave Hart is holding a 2 p.m. press conference to talk about the firing. Contrast that with UK AD Mitch...
View ArticleCharlie Strong on early list of Tennessee possibles
The Knoxville News-Sentinel has a list of possible coaching candidates to replace fired head coach Derek Dooley. One prominent name is current Louisville coach Charlie Strong. “He figures to be one of...
View ArticleVandy’s James Franklin has changed SEC East dynamic
The day after Kentucky was dominated by Vanderbilt, losing 40-0 to the Commodores, the school fired head coach Joker Phillips. The day after Tennessee was dominated by Vanderbilt, losing 41-18 to the...
View ArticleTennessee’s financial crunch and other SEC notes
Some SEC morning notes: – David Climer of the Tennessean has calculated that fired Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley will receive monthly checks of $104,166.66 through 2016. Meanwhile, the school...
View ArticleTennessee football’s 10-year trend
This is the 11th 12th in a series looking at the 10-year trends of SEC football teams. Here is a look at Tennessee’s 10-year trend. The Vols have been trending downward for quite some time with Derek...
View ArticleSEC: Wimp Sanderson says coaches not (as) important
SEC links for Tuesday: Wimp Sanderson says players, schedule more important than coaching Ole Miss fans accuse former staffer of foul play Vandy’s James Franklin defers any Southern Cal job talk Derek...
View ArticleSEC football review: Tennessee last four years
Our continuing SEC football review focuses today on Tennessee, with a look at the Volunteers’ game-by-game record over the past four years. The 2010 season was the first for head coach Derek Dooley,...
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