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15 Coaches to Replace Fired Derek Dooley at Tennessee

Tennessee Volunteers After Saturday’s 41-18 loss to Vanderbilt, Tennessee decided to pull the plug on the Derek Dooley era. Dooley went 6-7 in his first season in Knoxville but went 9-14 over the next two years. Also...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Tennessee Volunteers

SEC Week 12 Preview and Predictions

Tennessee Volunteers All 14 SEC teams are in action this weekend, but there are only three games involving two league teams. And all three feature at least one team that needs to win to keep its bowl hopes alive. Tenne...

5 College Football Coaches Who Will Be Fired at the End of the 2012 Season

Tennessee Volunteers Coaching changes are inevitable at the end of every college football season. With only a few weeks left in the regular season, some coaches still have a chance to save their job. Gene Chizik, ...

26 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big Ten, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Purdue Boilermakers, Tennessee Volunteers

Tournament preview: NC State under pressure in Puerto Rico

Tennessee Volunteers The early season tournament season is under way, first with the NIT Tip-Off and now the Puerto Rico Classic, beginning Thursday. The even in San Juan will be a proving ground for the major tea...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, NC State Wolfpack, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Penn State Nittany Lions, Tennessee Volunteers, UMass Minutemen

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 11 Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers Week 11 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Boston College's Frank Spaziani remains the ...

26 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, NC State Wolfpack, Tennessee Volunteers

SEC Post-Week 11 Power Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers There was a huge upset in the SEC over the weekend, but not a lot changes in our power rankings. Alabama held on to its No. 1 spot — even after losing at home to Texas A&M — due to its body...

SEC Week 11 Preview and Predictions

Tennessee Volunteers Georgia can secure its second straight SEC East title with a win at Auburn. If the Bulldogs stumble, Florida, which has already concluded its SEC season (7–1), would make the trip to Atlanta. Ala...

5 Reasons Why Jon Gruden Would Be a Bad Fit at Tennessee

Tennessee Volunteers Derek Dooley will lead Tennessee out of the tunnel for Saturday’s match up against Missouri but that hasn’t stopped the speculation about who will be the next coach in Knoxville. Dooley was pic...

27 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Tennessee Volunteers

Top College Basketball Storylines for November and beyond

Tennessee Volunteers Football is still in the heart of its season. The NBA is just getting started. And the election was only yesterday. In other words, it may be easy for college basketball to fly under the radar...

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 10 Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers Week 10 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips was fired after lo...

27 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, NC State Wolfpack, Tennessee Volunteers

SEC Post-Week 10 Power Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers We almost had a change at the top in the SEC, but Alabama rallied to beat LSU in Baton Rouge and hold on to the No. 1 spot in the power rankings. LSU dropped from No. 2 to No. 4 with the loss, whil...

SEC 2012-13 College Basketball Preview

Tennessee Volunteers Athlon Sports continues its countdown to the start of the 2012-13 basketball season, which begins with the first games on Nov. 9, with a countdown of the nation’s top conferences. We will release...

27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

SEC Week 10 Preview and Predictions

Tennessee Volunteers LSU hasn’t quite been as formidable as we originally thought, but Alabama’s trip to Baton Rouge to battle the Tigers is still the biggest game in the SEC this season. There’s also an intrigui...

28 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores, SEC

SEC Post-Week 9 Power Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers There was a big shakeup in the SEC East with Georgia seizing control of the division race after beating rival Florida in Jacksonville. The Dawgs have jumped up to No. 3 in the weekly power rankings...

College Football Predictions: Every Game in Week 9

Tennessee Volunteers College football’s Week 9 is highlighted by two huge games in the SEC (Florida vs. Georgia, Mississippi State at Alabama) and a meeting of two storied programs in Norman, Okla., as Notre Dame tak...

29 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, AJ McCarron, Jeff Driskell, Mike Gillislee, Tyler Bray, Tyler Russell, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgie Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Tennessee Volunteers

SEC Week 9 Preview and Predictions

Tennessee Volunteers The de facto SEC East title game between Florida and Georgia in Jacksonville highlights the Week 9 schedule in the SEC. There is also a big game in the SEC West as a pair of 7–0 teams, Alabama an...

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 8 Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers Week 8 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Boston College'...

29 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, Kentucky Wildcats, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

SEC Post-Week 8 Power Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers Alabama and Florida cemented their status as the top two teams in the league. The Crimson Tide cruised past Tennessee in Knoxville, while the Gators rolled past South Carolina with ease in Gainesvi...

29 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football's Second-Half Predictions for 2012

Tennessee Volunteers The first half of the college football season provided plenty of twists and turns, but the second half is really when the national championship and the conference title races will be decided. With ...

SEC Week 8 Preview and Predictions

Tennessee Volunteers The Week 8 shedule in the SEC his highlighted by South Carolina's trip to Gainesville to battle Florida, but the Texas A&M-LSU showdown in College Station will be fun to watch as well. Can the ...

Should Derek Dooley Return to Tennessee in 2013?

Tennessee Volunteers Coaching in the SEC is no easy task. Even though Derek Dooley is entering the halfway point of his third season in Knoxville, he is squarely on the hot seat and needs a strong finish to 2012 to sav...

30 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Tennessee Volunteers

SEC Week 7 Preview and Predictions

Tennessee Volunteers The South Carolina-LSU showdown in Baton Rouge might be the biggest game in the SEC in Week 7, but Tennessee's visit to Starkville to battle Mississippi State might be the most intriguing game of t...

31 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football's One-Year Coaching Tenures: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Tennessee Volunteers After Arkansas’ 24-7 dismantling of Auburn on Saturday, coach John L. Smith has a reason to smile. Sure, it’s been a disappointing season for the coach who will likely spent only one season at ...

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 6 Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers Week 6 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Boston College'...

31 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

SEC Post-Week 6 Power Rankings

Tennessee Volunteers There was a big shakeup in the SEC on Saturday. South Carolina climbed to No. 2 in the league power rankings (and No. 3 in the nation) with their impressive win over Georgia, and Florida moved up t...

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