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Expect SEC commitments to come in flurries as spring football practice begins this month.Visits to campuses across the region always lead to several early announcements.Schools that have undergone a coaching change, like Tennessee, should certainly benefit.Prospects can watch tape of Derek Dooley's teams at Louisiana Tech but before they see him at least direct a practice, they won't have much ...
What March 6, 1967, gave to the Tennessee basketball program, March 6, 1978, took away.Both days belong to Ray Mears.On March 6, 1967, the Vols won the SEC basketball title, their first in 24 years, at Starkville, Miss., Tennessee 78, Mississippi State 76, in three overtimes. It was, as Marvin West said, a "wonderful game if measured by intensity."Exactly 11 years later, the "Ray Mears Years" at ...
Watching Greenville High School senior James D. Smith earn the Coaches 4 Character Award at the Carolina First Center, Friday night got former University of Tennessee football coach Phil Fulmer thinking about a former Vols student.
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Tennessee safety Eric Berry would be a perfect fit with the Bucs.
Sherri Lee Stadium will be swarming with softball this weekend as Tennessee opens its home season with the Tennessee Classic.The No. 20 Lady Vols (8-4) will be joined by No. 15 Texas, Ohio and Illinois State.Tennessee will play five games, starting at 6 tonight against Ohio.Saturday's lineup starts at 11 a.m. with Ohio-Illinois State, followed by Texas-Ohio at 1:30. Tennessee meets Texas at 4 ...
Ken Sanderson, a wide receiver for Tennessee from 1976-78, died Tuesday in Knoxville.Mr. Sanderson played in 25 games with 10 catches for 125 yards.He attended Karns High School before joining the Vols in 1975. Mr. Sanderson was named All-KIL in both football and basketball.A business owner and developer, Mr. Sanderson was a member of The Gathering International, Partners in Christ, as well as ...
Ken Sanderson, a three-year letterman in football under head coach Johnny Majors, died Tuesday in Knoxville.
A college football coach in Texas is backing players accused of removing every copy of a student newspaper from racks around campus because of a front-page article about teammates being arrested on drug charges, according to a police report.
The University of Tennessee’s athletic program has certainly seen its share of controversy in the past several months, with various arrests and sudden estrangements. And with the dismissal of star player Tyler Smith, it looked to be a grim season for the men’s basketball team after several rebuilding years under coach Bruce Pearl. But what do you know—in classic underdog fashion, the team pulled ...
