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5 Vols Tackle NFL Draft Combine
The NFL Draft Combine — It’s a pretty weird spectacle, honestly. Drills and workouts. Questions and answers. Poking, prodding, gauging and measuring. Players are evaluated in every sense of the word as NFL teams develop as much insight as possible into their prospective million-dollar investments. Yeah. That’s a lot of money. I guess I’d do…
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Vols Rule, Dawgs Drool: 67-48
Big man Jarnell Stokes recorded his 15th double-double of the season — notching 20 points and 11 rebounds — as the Tennessee Volunteers (16-10, 7-6) defeated the Georgia Bulldogs (14-11, 8-5) by a 67-48 tally Wednesday evening at Thompson-Boling Arena. Stokes was active down low and decisive with his post moves. He was aggressive on…
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Diamond Vols Off to Sweeping Start
It was just one series, but I’m sure Dave Serrano could think of worse ways to start a season. Tennessee defeated Purdue 8-2 on Monday and completed a three-game series sweep in which the Vols outscored the Boilermakers by a 31-4 total. “It was a good weekend for many reasons; a sweep is always good,”…
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Four-star defensive back Duke Shelley commits. . . or does he?
Monday evening, four-star defensive back Duke Shelley attempted to become the eighth member of Tennessee’s 2015 signing class. He announced his intentions via Twitter. But apparently, Shelley didn’t clear his decision with Tennessee’s coaches. “There was just some miscommunication,” Shelley’s high school coach Bryan Lamar said in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday.…
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Where’s the Beef?
Football can be a complex game. Schemes, coverages, blitzes — the jargon is enough to make your head spin sometimes. But who wins and who loses often comes down to something simple: winning at the point of attack. The Vols struggles have been well documented over the past several seasons, and a big (no pun…
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Thigpen Named Rivals’ Recruiter of the Year
Tennessee Volunteer assistant coach Tommy Thigpen was named Rivals’ Recruiter of the Year Monday. He led the charge for Tennessee’s recruiting class that finished fifth in the country, despite the team finishing just 5-7 for the season. CONGRATS to @UTCoachThig Named National Recruiter of the Year by @Rivals #BrickByBrick pic.twitter.com/co6Jb6P6Z8 — Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) February…
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The Daily Dribble: Vanderbilt
Despite having just seven active scholarship players on its basketball team, the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-8, 5-4) beat the Tennessee Vols (14-8, 5-4) 64-60. Rod Odom scored a career-high 26 points that included four 3-pointers, and Kyle Fuller added 12 point and 10 assists for the Commodores. Odom and Fuller both played 38 minutes while guard…
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Dews Chooses Prep School
Jerome Dews, a Tennessee commitment since June, declared via Twitter that he will enroll in prep school rather than at the University of Tennessee come time this summer. I do have to go to Atlanta Sports Academy (Prep School) for 5 months before I go to Tennessee #Volnation — Jerome Dews (@_RomeHEEM) February 4, 2014…
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Vols Just Do It
Per the official Tennessee Athletics Twitter account: Tennessee has entered into a department wide apparel agreement with @NIKE. Details to follow. — Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) January 31, 2014 So Tennessee officially becomes a Nike school for the 2015 season. This ends an 18-year relationship between the Vols and Adidas. Sure, fans will be forced to…
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The Daily Dribble: Mississippi
That, ladies and gentleman, was just what the doctor ordered. And although it wasn’t actually ordered by an M.D., Jordan McRae put on a 3-point shooting clinic as Tennessee (13-7, 4-3) downed the Ole Miss Rebels (14-6, 5-2) 86-70. Three Vols other than McRae scored in double figures with Jeronne Maymon and Josh RIchardson both adding 16, while…