he game was so close that two teams thought they won it. Rutgers was the first winner. Coach C. Vivian Stringer hugged an assistant coach in joy as a flurry of Tennessee shots missed their mark in the final seconds. Full story »

BATON ROUGE, La. - Bruce Pearl slumped into the chair Saturday and wearily began his postgame interview by saying it wouldn't be the best interview he ever gave.
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James Wilhoit wanted to play for Tennessee since he was a young boy growing up in middle Tennessee. His family had made it a part of their lives to watch every UT football game on TV.
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There’s been a great deal of talk about crowds, crowd control, and obstreperous behavior at sporting events, particularly at college basketball games, in the news these days. That’s nothing new. Full story »

Tennessee’s 2008 recruiting class got all the attention this week. But the 2007 recruiting class will step to the forefront this fall.
Never mind that UT’s most recent class didn’t dazzle the recruiting services. Last year’s class already has flashed its potential on the field.
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College football recruiting is, in essence, a search for stars. Unfortunately, that search is also quantified by stars. Full story »

Halfway through, they're on top of the SEC basketball standings. For Tennessee's men that amounts to taking care of business.
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Halfway through, they’re on top of the SEC basketball standings. For Tennessee’s men that amounts to taking care of business.
The Vols were projected to win the regular-season title. With eight down, eight to go, they make the turn for home Saturday at LSU with a league-leading 7-1 conference record.
“I think Tennessee has certainly played like we all thought,’’ South Carolina coach Dave Odom said Thursday.
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Tyler Smith's introduction to the Tennessee-Florida basketball rivalry Tuesday night wasn't exactly the way he would have scripted it.
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Weren't they supposed to finally go away, these Florida Gators? Weren't they supposed to at least give it a rest?
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College football programs will wrap up their 2008 signing classes this week, which means it's an appropriate time to evaluate Tennessee's 2004 class.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. - If Tennessee needs a reference for the Top 25 voters or the NCAA men's basketball tournament selection committee, it should look no further than Mississippi State senior Charles Rhodes. Full story »

The story on govolsxtra.com Friday afternoon came suddenly … and was sad. It was almost heartbreaking. An old friend was soon to be consigned to history.
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The competitive nature of the SEC has never been more evident than this post-season, which has been dominated by coaching changes.
Arkansas and Ole Miss are the only teams with new coaches. But the conference will be impacted by widespread turnover in coordinators.
In fact, it’s easier to name the programs who didn’t hire a head coach or a coordinator. Full story »

The recent surge in arrests of Tennessee football players has forced coach Phillip Fulmer to be more creative in his approach to discipline.
For example, following the arrest of freshman Daryl Vereen, Fulmer had the entire team run the next morning at 6 a.m.
Great idea, huh?
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