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Vols looking for new punt returner

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee coach Derek Dooley says he’s still especially concerned with the Volunteers’ situation at punt returner heading into Saturday’s meeting with seventh-ranked Oregon.

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Football Vols Can’t Afford Off Days As Ducks Loom

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee turned in a bit of an below-par day in the eyes of head coach Derek Dooley, who termed Tuesday’s two-hour workout at Haslam Field “not one of our better practices.”

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Vols cruise past Skyhawks in season opener

It was supposed to be, “All in the family.” At least, that’s what the T-shirts said. However, the 99,123 in attendance for the Vols’ 50-0 trouncing of the Skyhawks in the two teams’ first ever meeting on Saturday at Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium had a less cordial mentality about them, raining down a hailstorm of “boos” from the very beginning, even as little brother, UTM, took the field.

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SEC Football Week 1 Wrap Up: ‘Dawgs, Vols, and Tide Roll, Upset in Oxford

Week one of the college football season is complete and Jody Alberson is here to wrap up all the action that took place in the SEC. First, let’s hand out some superlatives for week one. Player of the Week : QB Cameron Newton, Auburn Newton racked up 357 yards of total offense and added five TDs (two ru.TDs). Freshman of the Week : QB Tyler Russell, Miss. St. Russell completed 81 percent of his …

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Oregon football: UO inks deal to play LSU in 2011

Oregon will test itself against a storied team from the Southeastern Conference this week, and announced Tuesday that it will do so again just 51 weeks later. While the seventh-ranked UO football team continued preparations this week to face Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn., the athletic department confirmed Tuesday …

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Oregon football: UO inks deal to play LSU in 2011

Oregon will test itself against a storied team from the Southeastern Conference this week, and announced Tuesday that it will do so again just 51 weeks later. While the seventh-ranked UO football team continued preparations this week to face Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn., the athletic department confirmed Tuesday …

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Real season for Vols starts against Ducks

It was feel-good Saturday on Rocky Top last weekend. The crowd was festive. Newly-renovated Neyland Stadium was sparkling, and favorite son Peyton Manning was in attendance. And, oh yeah, the Vols beat the stuffing out of an overmatched FCS foe to kick off the Derek Dooley era at Tennessee. What can you really draw from the 50-0 pasting of Tennessee-Martin? Well, for one, the Vols didn’t lose …

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College Football Weekly Awards: Boise State,Oregon Dazzle The Nation In Week 1

The first week of the 2010 college football season is finally in the books, and the weekend of games could not have ended in more dramatic fashion. With less than two minutes left and a little more than half the field in front of them, Kellen Moore and Boise State marched 56 yards and closed out Week One with surreal excitement. But this was only a small portion of what was a wild and very …

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Oregon-Tennessee Preview

Kenjon Barner quickly led Oregon to an easy victory with one of the most prolific performances in school history that also helped it move past a troublesome offseason. With the seventh-ranked Ducks facing a more difficult task this week, Barner is probably more than happy to have some help. LaMichael James is expected to return from his suspension for Oregon’s trip to Tennessee’s always…

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Oregon’s experience, speed presents test for Vols

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee got its feet wet. Now comes the real test. The Vols will find out how they stack up with the nation’s elite when No. 11 Oregon, the reigning Pac-10 champions, visit Neyland Stadium Saturday (7 p.m., ESPN2).

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