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FILE - This Sept. 5, 2009 file photo shows Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin during an NCAA college football game against Western Kentucky in Knoxville, Tenn. The Tennessee football program found itself back in the national spotlight in 2009, but not only because of what the Volunteers did on the...
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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2009, file photo, Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin looks on during an NCAA college football game against Western in Knoxville, Tenn. Kiffin's false recruiting allegations and his pledge to sing "Rocky Top" all night long after beating Florida have given the top-ranked...
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Tennessee players Janzen Jackson (15) and Art Evans (25) react after the Volunteers successfully made an onside kick in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. , Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. Tennessee recovered the ball but...
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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2009, file photo, Tennessee's Eric Berry (14) returns a fumble as he gets away from Georgia's Michael Moore (82) and Eric Elliot (30) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Knoxville, Tenn. The Tennessee football program found itself back in the...
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Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin look son during a a news conference for the Chick-fil-A Bowl NCAA college football game on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in Atlanta. Tennessee takes on Virginia Teach in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve at the Georgia Dome.
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Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, left, and Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin pose with the winner's trophy during a news conference for the Chick-fil-A Bowl NCAA college football game on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in Atlanta. The Chick-fil-A Bowl is New Year's Eve in the Georgia Dome.
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Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin, left, watches over as his father and Tennessee defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin talks to defensive back Rico McCoy during an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. , Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.
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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2009, file photo, Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin looks on before an NCAA college football game against Auburn in Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee officials say they are "cooperating fully" with the NCAA in its investigation into some of the school's football recruiting...
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In this Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, photo, Tennessee safety Eric Berry listens during a Chick-fil-A Bowl news conference in Atlanta. Berry says he has "kind of made up" his mind about his plans for the NFL draft after Thursday night's NCAA college football game against Virginia Tech. Even Tennessee...
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer, left, and Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin participate in news conference for the Chick-fil-A Bowl NCAA college football game on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in Atlanta. The Chick-fil-A Bowl is New Year's Eve at the Georgia Dome.
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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2009, file photo, Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin during an NCAA college football game against Auburn in Knoxville, Tenn. Kiffin is something of an expert in facing the nation's No. 1 team. Tennessee has already played Florida and next up is Alabama on Saturday.
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FILE -- In this Sept. 5, 2009 photo, Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin stands on the sidelines during an NCAA college football game game against Western Kentucky in Knoxville, Tenn. A person familiar with the decision says Lane Kiffin has agreed to become Southern California's new coach after one...
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FILE - This is a Sept. 5, 2009, file photo showing Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin during an NCAA college football game against Western Kentucky, in Knoxville, Tenn. Every year Tennessee lawmakers pass a resolution honoring the University of Tennessee's football coach. Not this year. Republican...
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Former Tennessee head football coach Phillip Fulmer, center, smiles as he watches the game with his wife Vicky Fulmer, left, and John Thornton during a NCAA college basketball game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 in Knoxville, Tenn.
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009, file photo, Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley reacts on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Navy in Annapolis, Md. Tennessee is turning to the son of another coaching legend to fill its vacancy: Louisiana Tech coach...
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009, file photo, Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley reacts on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Navy in Annapolis, Md. Tennessee is turning to the son of another coaching legend to fill its vacancy: Louisiana Tech coach...
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009, file photo, Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley signals to his players during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Navy in Annapolis, Md. Tennessee is turning to the son of another coaching legend to fill its vacancy: Louisiana Tech coach...
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009, file photo, Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley reacts on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Navy in Annapolis, Md. Tennessee is turning to the son of another coaching legend to fill its vacancy: Louisiana Tech coach...
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009, file photo, Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley reacts on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Navy in Annapolis, Md. Tennessee is turning to the son of another coaching legend to fill its vacancy: Louisiana Tech coach...
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Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton fumbled as he is sacked by Virginia Tech's John Graves in the second quarter of the NCAA college Chick-fil-A Bowl football game on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 in Atlanta. Tennessee recovered the loose ball.
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Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton fumbled as he is sacked by Virginia Tech's John Graves in the second quarter of the NCAA college Chick-fil-A Bowl football game on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 in Atlanta. Tennessee recovered the loose ball.
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Tennessee running back Montario Hardesty (2) is stopped by Alabama's Rolando McClain (25) and Marcel Dareus (57) in the first half of their NCAA college football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. , Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. At rear is Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton...
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Southern Mississippi quarterback Martevious Young (14) is chased by Middle Tennessee linebacker Danny Carmichael (44) during the second half of the New Orleans Bowl NCAA college football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. Middle Tennessee defeated Southern Mississippi 42-32.
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Tennessee running back Montario Hardesty, left, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown in overtime to give his team a 30-24 win in their NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. , Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.
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Tennessee running back Montario Hardesty runs the ball during the second half of their NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. , Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Hardesty ran for 179 yards and three touchdown in the 30-24 Tennessee overtime win.
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Tennessee wide receiver Gerald Jones (4) tries to gain yards as Mississippi's safety Kendrick Lewis(1) wraps him up for the tackle during an NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss. , Saturday, Nov 14, 2009. Mississippi won the game 42-17.
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Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton (8) throws to a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Memphis, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Knoxville, Tenn. Crompton was 21-27 for 331 yards passing and 5 touchdowns.
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Alabama coach Nick Saban, left, shakes hands with Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin after the top-ranked Crimson Tide beat the Vols 12-10 in an NCAA college football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. , Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.
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Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin, right, greets South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 31-13.
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Tennessee running back Bryce Brown (11) runs past Ohio's Melvin Payne (55), Dak Notestine (51) and Lee Renfro (32) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 34-23.
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I did a Google search on ‘2009 NCAA football cheating,’ and after I scrolled through all the Pete Carroll entries, I found Lane Kiffin.
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The shock from Lane Kiffin's stunning departure from Tennessee to succeed Pete Carroll at USC is reverberating throughout the college football world
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You want to reward and protect your top four teams ... It makes a lot of sense to give your top four teams a bye, just like the Big 12 does. It's at least worth a conversation.
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You could do it that way ... I think when you have something unusual that happens it probably brings it to the table for discussion a little more than when it's balanced a little bit more. There's certainly interest in winning a division championship and competing for seeds within that division.
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If you don't have divisions, then you ask yourself, 'Why do I have to play teams twice that are historically stronger than other teams?'
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We don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan.
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Angie has invested as much in her academics as she has on basketball
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Academics are very important to me, and coach Summitt always stresses their importance ... We are all student-athletes, with the student portion of our responsibilities coming first.
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It's disappointing not to play well in such a big game ... Give them credit for playing Syracuse basketball, and for stopping us from playing Villanova basketball.
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It doesn't matter who is number one now ... All that matters is who is on top at the end the season. But if we keep playing like we did tonight, we have as good a chance as anybody to be there.
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The defense really picked up the last 10 minutes of the first half and the first 10 minutes of the second half ... And when we stopped turning the ball over (just one the second half), it stopped their easy buckets and made them work a lot harder to score.
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With about three minutes left, I just looked up at the crowd and got chills ... We just fed off their energy all night.
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It's one of the few times all year we've played an entire 40 minutes ... And if you can do that against a great team like Villanova, you can do it against anybody.
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We didn't want to disappoint the crowd
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Once we got into a rhythm, there was no stopping us.
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I had never met any of the coaches before, but I had read about those two ... Being from the same high school, I knew about Coach Smith and Coach Dooley. Their pictures are up on the wall and they’re like legends at Clarke Central. So I was pretty excited to meet them.
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Georgia Tech was the first school to offer me ... I talk to Coach [Todd] Spencer a lot. He’s a pretty cool guy and a good o-line coach. They’re definitely in the mix. Being my first offer means something to me. They were the first guys to come up and say ‘we want you to play football for us; we think yo...
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As far as I know they haven’t really attempted to make contact with me or anything
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I don’t know if they’re interested or what. I don’t really know what to make of Georgia right now.
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and I think they’ve only lost like one.
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Coming back to Athens and beating Georgia would be pretty exciting
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It’d nice to say, ‘hey, you missed out on me.’
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I don’t know, I might go to Georgia if something happens. I might go check their spring practice
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I didn't expect this at all (when I signed). I was just excited to be going to college. Going to the Tournament for the fourth year in a row? It's amazing.
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To win back-to-back championships in a conference like this is saying something, and to win 13 (games) in a row is saying something.
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That guy, his work ethic, the way he approaches the game ... you can tell it is not rehearsed, it is just him ... Eric is serious about everything, from buying a meal at Wendy's to working out. He is always serious. He is a football player.
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He also displayed plenty of toughness in college, whether it was the big hit on Florida quarterback Tim Tebow last season or the shots to former Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno before that. His... Full Article at WBIR
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Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton fumbled as he is sacked by Virginia Tech's John Graves in the second quarter of the NCAA college Chick-fil-A Bowl football game on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 in Atlanta. Tennessee recovered the loose ball. View Photo »
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I personally think he is going to struggle at safety in the NFL ... He is much better suited to play cornerback. I think he is a bad tackler. I think he is very inconsistent coming up in run support. Physically it is all there. He has great hips, he has great speed and can cover anybody. He can do all y...
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Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton fumbled as he is sacked by Virginia Tech's John Graves in the second quarter of the NCAA college Chick-fil-A Bowl football game on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 in Atlanta. Tennessee recovered the loose ball. View Photo »
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