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Marcques Dixon wasn’t sure in 2008 if he would have an opportunity to play college football.The 5-foot-10, 185-pound athlete from Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Ga., sat out that football season because of academics.Dixon returned to the field as a senior and regained the form that allowed him to start as a sophomore at Southwest DeKalb.That performance led to Dixon signing a national …

Marcques Dixon wasn’t sure in 2008 if he would have an opportunity to play college football.The 5-foot-10, 185-pound athlete from Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Ga., sat out that football season because of academics.Dixon returned to the field as a senior and regained the form that allowed him to start as a sophomore at Southwest DeKalb.That performance led to Dixon signing a national …

After a whirlwind start to his coaching tenure at Tennessee, Derek Dooley’s vision of the Volunteers football program is taking shape. Dooley crossed off two significant issues on his to-do list Wednesday.

Football » Tennessee coach Derek Dooley announced he’s hired Boise State defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox for the same post with the Volunteers.

Signed and Currently Enrolled – Jan. 2010 Tyler Bray QB 6-6 190 Kingsburg, Calif. (Kingsburg HS) Channing Fugate ATH 6-2 225 Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County HS) Ja’Wuan James OL 6-6 290 Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) Ted Meline WR 6-3 170 Miami, Fla. (North Miami Senior HS) Corey Miller DL 6-4 230 Wellford, S.C. (Byrnes HS) Matt Milton WR 6-6 200 Mascoutah, Ill. (Mascoutah HS) Matt Simms QB 6-3 …

Tennessee coach Derek Dooley hangs on to top class

With just 18 days to assemble a signing class, newly hired Tennessee coach Derek Dooley admitted there were some nervous times.The days – then hours – seemed to move slowly as National Signing Day approached. Yet, despite some defections, the former Louisiana Tech coach appeared ready for big-time college football recruiting on Wednesday.Led by Dooley, the Vols finished the day with 25 signees …

We just can’t seem to get enough of these guys. Two weeks of tumult and turmoil, and where does it end? Lane Kiffin triggered a chain reaction between USC and Tennessee, but both schools recovered with top 10 classes. A day of drama that pushed Tennessee and USC back into the spotlight—this time for all the right reasons. A whirlwind fortnight of accusations and investigations, of poaching …

Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley turned Wednesday into his own version of national signing day by naming one of the nation’s rising stars his new defensive coordinator.

The first day of the period when high school football players sign up with colleges was about the rich getting richer.