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Managing editor Vols Wire - USA TODAY Sports. Email: dharralson @usatoday .com

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Dan Harralson
2 years
With great sadness, I will be unable to cover the Orange Bowl. My Mom, a UT alum, passed away Christmas Eve after a 5+ year battle. I was able to be there every day for her. She asked for Colorectal Cancer Alliance & St. Jude Children’s Research donations.
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Greg Schiano is currently concerned with the climate of the Tennessee fan base and the reaction towards reports of his contract being finalized at Tennessee. The deal may not get finalized.
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Hendon Hooker deserves to be a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and invited to New York.
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Rocky Top at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Final game at Neyland Stadium for Trey Smith.
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Josh Heupel says Hendon Hooker deserves to be at the Heisman Trophy ceremony.
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Chris Doering's top six teams @ChrisDoering : 1 Georgia 2 Michigan 3 TCU 4 USC 5 Tennessee 6 Alabama
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Greg McElroy says Tennessee has earned the right in making a more high-prioritized bowl than Alabama and LSU.
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Mike Leach tells me tonight that “I'm on my way.” Leach interviewed for the Tennessee job today.
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Chop blocks should be treated equally as targeting.
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Tennessee's chances to make the College Football Playoff went from 48.7 percent in Week 8, 51.4 percent in Week 9, 63.2 percent in Week 10, and 64.0 percent in Week 11 (ESPN FPI).
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Heisman Trophy winner and current Alabama offensive analyst Chris Weinke will join Jeremy Pruitt's Tennessee staff.
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No. 3/No. 4 lose. No. 7 Tennessee's case with a better SOS and a win versus No. 6 Bama: Hooker’s injury should not penalize UT. Milton won at Vandy, 56-0. Vandy (No. 2 SOS) entered with wins vs. Kentucky/Florida and played for a bowl. Bama beat Vandy, 55-3. UT won at LSU, 40-13.
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Tennessee defeats Bowling Green, 36-31, and wins the national championship. @Vol_Rugby
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During the 2022 calendar year, Tennessee men's basketball, baseball and football has a combined record of 83-14.
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Eric Berry and Al Wilson.
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Strength of schedule for 2022 Heisman Trophy finalists compared to Hendon Hooker and Bryce Young (ESPN FPI): Max Duggan (25) Stetson Bennett (36) Caleb Williams (38) C.J. Stroud (39) 2022 SEC Offensive Player of the Year Hendon Hooker (8) 2021 Heisman winner Bryce Young (9)
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I have been told by a prominent UT booster that Fulmer along with many donors planned today's events & is not at a bad look towards Fulmer. Haslam had Fulmer fired in 2008. Haslam & Currie planned alone in attempt to hire Schiano & never talked to Gruden or any other candidates.
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Updated strength of schedule rankings for Heisman Trophy contenders after USC’s second loss to Utah (ESPN FPI): Hendon Hooker (7) Bryce Young (8) Caleb Williams (34) C.J. Stroud (35) Max Duggan (36) Stetson Bennett (48) Michael Penix Jr. (71) Drake Maye (80)
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Talking to Gordy Rush of the LSU Sports Radio Network, says that Les Miles "wants the UT job" & "would take less money if needed to spend on coordinators." He can see "Tee Martin as OC, John Chavis & Kevin Steele both on staff if Malzahn leaves - Chavis & Miles are still close."
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Tim Tebow says if you are a skill player in high school, you have to look at what Josh Heupel is doing at Tennessee.
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Tennessee’s South Carolina loss was by 25. Caleb Williams and USC lost by 23 in a title game to a team for a second time. Hendon Hooker and UT scored more (38) at S.C. than Clemson scored against S.C. at home (30). Vols’ SOS: 7 Gamecocks’ SOS: 15 USC’s SOS: 34 Utah’s SOS: 44
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LSU at home lost to Tennessee (40-13) by more points than South Carolina’s win versus the Vols (63-38).
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Per UT, Hendon Hooker accounted for 3,565 yards of total offense and 32 touchdowns this season, while facing the nation’s second-toughest schedule (ESPN FPI) and four FBS total defenses that rank in the top 25.
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Sylvester Smith fakes putting on a Florida hat and commits to Tennessee.
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Tony Vitello taking up for his players.
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Hendon Hooker finished with 17 first-place votes for the 2022 Heisman Trophy. Hooker’s 17 first-place votes in 2022 is more than Peyton Manning had in 1995 (10) and 1996 (4).
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Al Wilson will join Josh Heupel and the Tennessee team for the Vol Walk on Saturday.
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Halftime: Tennessee 27, Georgia 7
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The Vols had Al Wilson come in for pregame.
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Steve Spurrier on the Tennessee coaching search on ESPNU Radio: "I think they oughta hire Tee Martin, that would unite the fan base again."
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Butch Jones exits Neyland Stadium.
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Hendon Hooker should be a lock as a Heisman Trophy finalist following C.J. Stroud and Ohio State's performance at home versus Michigan. Hooker could join the likes of Hank Lauricella, Johnny Majors, Heath Shuler and Peyton Manning as Heisman Trophy runner-ups.
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6 years
1995 Legion Field Play No. 1: RIP John Ward
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The Bluetick Coonhound as the official state dog of Tennessee is signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee.
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It appears Coach Gillespie’s title on Jeremy Pruitt’s staff is associate head coach offense, running backs coach and recruiting coordinator.
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Johnny Majors on WNML: “One guy that would fill the seats in Neyland is Kiffin.”
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Former Tennessee defensive back Inky Johnson is the 2018 UT Homecoming Grand Marshall.
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A UT donor and VFL tells me that the discussion is fluid between Les Miles as head coach and Tee Martin possibly as offensive coordinator and head coach in waiting.
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Final: Tennessee 78 Florida 67
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Jeremy Pruitt today in Memphis #NSD18 : “There was a time Tennessee beat Alabama 7 years in a row – there’s been a time and place that everyone considers top tier programs that had bumps in the road, it just so happens ours is right now. It’s not going to be right now for long.”
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5-star cornerback Isaac Taylor-Stuart will visit Tennessee the first weekend in February.
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Tennessee now stands alongside future SEC member Texas as the only Division I schools ever to own the No. 1 national ranking in each of the following sports: football, women's basketball, men's basketball, softball and baseball.
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2022 Maxwell Award finalists, recognizing the best player in college football (per UT release): Hendon Hooker, Tennessee C.J. Stroud, Ohio State Caleb Williams, USC
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Tennessee is the highest ranked two-loss team in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA 1-131 re-rank ahead of conference championship weekend. Top 10: 1 Georgia 2 Michigan 3 TCU 4 USC 5 Ohio State 6 Tennessee 7 Alabama 8 Penn State 9 Washington 10 Kansas State
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It is officially Third Saturday in October game week.
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Bru McCoy was targeted eight times, recording seven receptions for 140 yards.
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Tennessee should wear Summitt Blue versus UConn in 2023.
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Tony Vitello and Peyton Manning pregame.
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The final SEC East game ever, Tennessee-Vanderbilt.
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Vols Wire has been told that all indications are pointing to Tennessee hiring Hugh Freeze.
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Hendon Hooker has a chance to reverse Tennessee's Heisman Trophy curse with a win against Alabama, having a Heisman game and moment. Hooker has a chance to win the Heisman for the likes of Peyton Manning and Johnny Majors who should have won the award.
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Where Josh Heupel’s offense ranks nationally ahead of bowl season: Points: 568 (1) Points per game: 47.3 (1) Touchdowns: 75 (1) Rushing TDs: 39 (1) Passing TDs: 35 (T-6) Passing yards: 3,988 (6) Rushing yards: 2,469 (23) Total yards: 6,457 (2) Yards per game: 538.1 (1)
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Jahmir Johnson, 6'6, 290-pound JUCO offensive tackle from Arizona Western, commits to Tennessee.
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No. 1 Tennessee sweeps the Gators.
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Keith Jackson introduces The Third Saturday in October.
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Jeremy Pruitt officially lands former UAB offensive line coach Will Friend to his staff at Tennessee.
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Tennessee's 2019 recruiting class so far: 5-star OL Wanya Morris 4-star LB Lakia Henry 4-star WR Ramel Keyton 4-star OL Jackson Lampley 4-star TE Jackson Lowe 3-star DL LeDarrius Cox 3-star TE Sean Brown 3-star DL Darel Middleton
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Al Wilson replaces Butch Jones.
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Josh Heupel has been selected as The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week.
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Updated strength of schedule rankings for College Football Playoff top 10 teams after conference championship week (ESPN FPI): Tennessee (8) Alabama (9) Kansas State (16) TCU (25) Penn State (30) Georgia (36) Michigan (37) USC (38) Ohio State (39) Clemson (58)
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Per UT, Tennessee is vying for a third straight season of .500 or better in SEC play under Josh Heupel. The Vols have not achieved that feat since doing it 16 straight seasons from 1989-2004.
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Gerald Mincey, the rifleman.
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Johnny Majors told me today regarding Jon Gruden being at the forefront of the Tennessee coaching search that “only time will tell” if he is “next in line to win championships” at UT.
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Tim Tebow says it is special to see what Josh Heupel is doing at Tennessee.
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Big day in Tennessee with JJ Peterson committing, the Titans winning at Kansas City in the playoffs and the Vols defeating Kentucky in basketball.
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Les Miles’ career: 141-55 (16 seasons), 1 national championship, 2 SEC championships, 3 SEC champ. game appearances, 8-6 bowl record Phillip Fulmer’s career: 152-52 (17 seasons), 1 national championship, 2 SEC championships, 5 SEC champ. game appearances, 8-7 bowl record
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Alontae Taylor officially signs with Tennessee and says “let’s bring Tennessee football back.” @TaeTaylor6 @PJFOX17
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ESPN College GameDay returns to Tennessee for the Alabama game.
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Jeremy Pruitt on Vol Calls: “I want to recruit guys that want to win a championship.”
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Smokey Grey uniforms return for Tennessee.
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Tennessee sweeps Alabama.
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John Fulkerson will be rejoining Tennessee's team this evening and his playing time will be re-evaluated daily.
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Tennessee will honor the late Reggie White as its Legend of the Game before playing ETSU. His widow, Sara White, will be accompanied by VFLs Phil Stewart and Bruce Wilkerson.
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20 years ago today, pandemonium reigns.
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Former Alabama defensive lineman Brent Sowell (umpire), Chris Conway (line judge), Wes Booker (field judge), Eduardo Balbis (side judge) and Marc Curles (referee) officiated both the Tennessee-Ole Miss and Mississippi State-Memphis controversial games this season.
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It's officially Tennessee-Florida week.
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Casey Clausen returned to Neyland Stadium ahead of Tennessee-Florida week.
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With an expectation of Ohio State and Michigan canceling one out, Tennessee is in the College Football Playoff if the Vols take care of business versus Missouri, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. UT would presumably be a No. 3 at-large seed to avoid a semifinal rematch with Georgia.
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Per UT, the Vols have reached the six-win mark in the month of October in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1998-99.
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The last time Tennessee baseball trailed in a game was during the first inning against Rhode Island on March 13. Tennessee has not trailed for 116.0 consecutive innings played, per UT.
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Quarterback Jake Merklinger commits to Tennessee.
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Tennessee's 2019 recruiting class so far: 5-star OL Wanya Morris 4-star S Anthony Harris 4-star LB Lakia Henry 4-star WR Ramel Keyton 4-star OL Jackson Lampley 4-star TE Jackson Lowe 3-star DL LeDarrius Cox 3-star TE Sean Brown 3-star DL Darel Middleton
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Jauan Jennings announces he will return to Tennessee.
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Updated strength of schedule rankings for Heisman Trophy contenders after TCU's loss to Kansas State (ESPN FPI): Hendon Hooker (8) Bryce Young (9) Max Duggan (15) Stetson Bennett (35) Caleb Williams (36) C.J. Stroud (37) Michael Penix Jr. (72) Drake Maye (82)
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Brian Niedermeyer's personality and his ability to build relationships is what separates him from others on the recruiting trail.
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Darrell Taylor had four sacks in the win over Kentucky.
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2000 Heisman Trophy finalists: Chris Weinke, Josh Heupel, Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson (AP photo)
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Shocky Jacques-Louis is set to sign on Wednesday. Tennessee is one of his final teams and he tells me that "Coach Helton is an awesome person and the way he runs his offense is amazing." @ShockyMVP
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New addition for Tennessee home runs in 2022.
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2000 Heisman Trophy finalists Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson, Josh Heupel and Chris Weinke.
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Josh Heupel says a good portion of Tennessee's signees will be on campus in January and some will be in for bowl practices.
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Hendon Hooker’s stats against Florida: 22-28, 349 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 112 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown
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Jeremy Pruitt’s defense holds Clemson to 3 points and 73 total yards in the first half of the Sugar Bowl.
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Josh Heupel was asked on SEC Nation if he slept well last night. Heupel mentioned he has no problem sleeping.
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