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Devrin Young Video Bearden High School running back Devrin Young has been a hot topic of discussion since his player thread was started on VolNation in March of 2009. Listed at mere 5-foot-7, 162 pounds, some have argued that Young doesn’t have the size or speed to play football in the Southeastern Conference. But based…

As a new feature on the blog, I will occasionally take posts from the forum and post them here. The content and type will vary, and these won’t be opinions I necessarily agree or disagree with. Rather, it will be an opportunity to recognize posts on relevant topics that are well thought out and aim…

Here are the Southeastern Conference football team statistics through games of September 20th. Disclosure: Viewer discretion is advised. This post contains extreme content is intended for mature audiences only. If you experience irritability, short-tempered reactions, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations (of Ducks or Gators), moodiness, anxiety, shortness of breath, or depression, stop reading at once. Please do…

Derek Dooley, Denarius Moore, and LaMarcus Thompson speaking at today’s media luncheon. FreakNotes (quick-hitting, semi-quotes from Dooley): Can’t win with turnovers. Disappointed with breakdowns that don’t typically happen in practice. On defense our inability to win one-on-one killed us. Pass rush was terrible and we weren’t agressive in coverage. Cunningham punted well, we covered punts…

According to Eamonn Brennan of ESPN.com, that’s the effect the notion of a postseason ban has on basketball recruiting. … and recruiting kryptonite doesn’t come in a much more distilled form than that. The mere notion of a postseason ban — whether realistic in this case or not — is enough to send top prospects…

After Tennessee’s loss to Florida on Saturday, there was much discussion about Florida’s success on third down in passing situations. I decided to go break and break down the 11 12 plays where the Gators faced third down with at least five yards to go. I don’t claim to be a brilliant football tactician. Some…

This hasn’t been one of the more memorable weeks leading up to a Tennessee versus Florida football game. There has been very little (if any) trash talk. In fact, most of the Florida fans that visited VolNation this week were courteous and polite, sharing words of encouragement for downtrodden Tennessee fans. Some of them may…

I’d be remiss if I didn’t post it.

ESPNU 150 linebacker A.J. Johnson from Gainesville, GA has recommitted to Tennessee, according to multiple reports. At 6-2, 225 pounds, Johnson is rated a 4-star prospect by ESPN and is considered one of the top linebackers in the state of Georgia. Johnson originally committed to Tennessee in October of 2009, but later decommitted in January…

Here’s Lawvol’s ballot for this week in the SB Nation College Football BlogPoll Top 25…