http://www.realfootball365.com Tennessee Volunteers Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/14734 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/14734 I thought when Tennessee hired Lane Kiffin about 14 months would be what Tennessee needed, a fresh look on a program that gone stale. What most Tennessee fans didn't realize what that Lane Kiffin was going to be a blowhard, arrogant, mouth running prick that just trash talk every coach and school in the SEC. With Lane Kiffin left Knoxville like a thief in the night, some fans were upset, and... night1_@hotmail.com (night1) Tennessee Volunteers 2010-01-15T19:15:12-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/13749 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/13749 If Lane Kiffin coaches as well as he attracts big-name recruits, Tennessee might just be onto something. Kiffin has yet to coach a game for the Volunteers, but he continued to add signees to his roster when he landed top-rated running back Bryce Brown. Brown originally committed to the University of Miami 13 months ago when Kiffin still was the Oakland Raiders’ head coach. Oakland fired Kiffin... davemoormann@hotmail.com (David Moorman) Tennessee Volunteers 2009-03-17T05:05:26-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/13648 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/13648 After prolonged silence under former coach Phillip Fulmer, the once-proud Tennessee program is making noise again. So far, though, it’s mostly for the wrong reasons. Lance Kiffin, who replaced Fulmer after his firing, has come across as a petulant, brash kid. Come to think of it, he is 33 years old and the youngest head coach in the Southeastern Conference. Sure, he has NFL experience as the... davemoormann@hotmail.com (David Moorman) Tennessee Volunteers 2009-02-18T05:10:18-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/13545 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/13545 It wasn’t hard to figure out what was important to new Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin in completing his staff. Recruiting, recruiting and more recruiting. Former Alabama recruiting coordinator Lance Thompson became Kiffin’s linebacker coach after having been named Rivals.com National Recruiter of the Year. Eddie Gran is Tennessee’s special teams coordinator and running backs coach after having... davemoormann@hotmail.com (David Moorman) Tennessee Volunteers 2009-01-21T05:12:14-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/13172 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/13172 As the Phil Fulmer era in Tennessee draws to a close, the focus for the Volunteers is on the future. The new face of Tennessee football is out there. In fact, he’s probably busy drawing up plays and looking through his Rolodex of excuses for the media as to why he’s not entertaining thoughts of going to Tennessee. So, in the effort of being completely submissive to guesswork, here are five names... rudyhoops4@yahoo.com (Bart Doan) Tennessee Volunteers 2008-11-05T05:00:42-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/11000 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/11000 Tennessee Volunteers head coach Phil Fulmer was on the proverbial hot seat for most of the 2007-08 college football season. But a trip to the SEC championship game garnered their longtime head coach enough support to stay on with the club. Still, the college football world is a ‘what have you don for me lately’ kind of place, so if the Volunteers don’t continue to play at a championship... rousseauwrites@aol.com (Robert Rousseau) Tennessee Volunteers 2008-04-29T04:06:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9932 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9932 Those must be some high standards out in Tennessee for a head coach with a 77 percent win rate (137-41 in 15 years), four appearances in the SEC title game over the past 10 years (two of which were wins), and a BCS title to be on the firing line. To an outsider looking in, it's nothing short of pure insanity to even consider sending a coach with a résumé like Philip Fulmer's packing. There are... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Tennessee Volunteers 2007-08-15T04:19:05-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9797 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9797 Sophomore quarterback Jonathan Crompton has just been handed the keys to the University of Tennessee offense, a year early. Not for good, of course. Although starter Erik Ainge will need surgery on a torn medial meniscus in his right knee, he's expected recover by June. Nevertheless, his absence will allow Crompton to take first-team reps during the rest of spring practice. This is a mixed... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Tennessee Volunteers 2007-03-09T16:50:02-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9789 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9789 With JaMarcus Russell and Chris Leak gone to the pros, one could make a strong case for Tennessee's Erik Ainge as the new alpha quarterback in the Southeastern Conference. After all, the 6-foot-6, 220-pound senior from Hillsboro, Ore., set a new school record in 2006 by completing 67 percent of his passes. He fell just short of 3,000 yards through the air (2,989) and threw 19 touchdown passes... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Tennessee Volunteers 2007-03-02T01:32:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9716 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9716 The wolves have retreated from Phillip Fulmer's door. For now, at least. A year ago, Fulmer was sifting through the shards of a 5-7 season and wondering what chips he might be able to call in to land on someone else's staff should the axe fall. It's always like that at Tennessee, which bills itself as "The Winningest College Football Program Since 1926." And Fulmer has won -- repeatedly, and... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Tennessee Volunteers 2007-01-25T04:10:54-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9579 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9579 Last year around this time, the Tennessee Volunteers were licking their wounds and pondering the dreary prospect of staying home at bowl time. They had finished 5-6, 3-5 in the SEC, the offense had been dreadful, and a lynch mob was forming for coach Philip Fulmer. Baffled by what was happening in front of his eyes from Saturday to Saturday, Fulmer shuttled quarterbacks Rick Clausen and Erik... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Tennessee Volunteers 2006-11-29T04:49:36-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9527 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9527 The face of the Tennessee defense used to be Justin Harrell, before the senior defensive tackle was lost for the season with a biceps injury. Now, if the Volunteer 'D' were to put up a billboard, chances are Jonathan Hefney would be smiling out from it. Hefney isn't big, just 5-foot-8, 180 pounds, but teammate Demetrice Morley laughingly calls him "Brute." And no wonder -- so far in 2006, the... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Tennessee Volunteers 2006-11-09T04:40:41-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9523 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9523 Ever notice that when several college football players are busted after some sort of "off-field incident," it's always the third-stringers who get the stiffest punishment? The arrests of three University of Tennessee players the other night was a classic example. All three were charged with disorderly conduct and underage drinking after a fight broke out at a Knoxville nightclub called Good... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Tennessee Volunteers 2006-11-08T04:53:52-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9514 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9514 As a receiver, Bret Smith is all about quality, not quantity. Through his first four years at the University of Tennessee, the 6-foot-3, 190-pounder from Warren, Ark. caught just 44 passes, nine of them for touchdowns. The first reception he made as a Volunteer freshman covered 57 yards against the Florida Gators. In his sophomore season, Smith caught only one pass against Ole Miss and Georgia,... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Tennessee Volunteers 2006-11-03T04:14:45-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9470 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/tennessee/9470 Hey, who forgot to turn Kenneth Darby on? Through the first four games of the season, it certainly seemed like the University of Alabama's featured running back was operating on low battery, averaging just over three yards a carry. But Darby has been on full power for the past three games, rushing for 352 yards at a 6.7 per-carry rate. "For all those who doubted him, he's back," said FB Le'Ron... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Tennessee Volunteers 2006-10-20T04:34:21-05:00