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Bryce Brown puts on a Tennessee cap shortly after announcing in March, 2009, that he intended on playing for Tennessee.
From a football standpoint, the Bryce Brown saga had already reached a conclusion.
Now it appears all the loose ends are tied up between the former Tennessee running back and the Vols.
According to an ESPN.com report Friday, Brown was interviewed by the NCAA about his recruitment as part of the continuing investigation into UT and former coach Lane Kiffin to close one chapter.
Brown also reportedly made a case to appeal his denial of a scholarship release from new coach Derek Dooley on Thursday, though a source in the UT program indicated he was unlikely to have the decision overturned. The person requested anonymity because the appeal process has not been completed.
That means he’ll have to pay his own way for a year at his next stop — and the last piece of that puzzle fell into place with Brown enrolling at Kansas State this week along with his brother Arthur.
So should end the drawn out proceedings between the former No. 1 recruit in the country and the Vols after months of uncertainty, though his two-hour teleconference could still play a factor in a future verdict for Kiffin or UT, which still could receive a letter of inquiry from the NCAA as part of the official investigation into recruiting practices.
“The NCAA has asked us not to speak to the specific questions that Bryce was asked about their investigation,” Brown’s father Arthur told ESPN.com. “What I will say is that at the time Bryce was being recruited, he was already under investigation by the NCAA.
“So on our part, we and the coaches were hypersensitive and above board and didn’t violate rules. We asked questions if we didn’t know. He was already under investigation at that time and was cleared.”
The clearance paved the way for his one-year run with the Vols. But that relationship should finally be completely over now.
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Comments » 52
nfdeng13 writes:
Hmmm.....
movol77 writes:
The work of Half Monte is the focus.
Could Naffy be the next interview?
pammyvol1000 writes:
I wish the kid the best but he should have just went to Dooley and said I need to leave.. that's it. No drama no articles no guessing.
morristownvolsfan writes:
If this comes back to knoxville. I say the AD has to go. And make fulmer the new one. PS all these other teams fans keep calling us cowards for dropping NC, but i say find one team worse then Tennessee with a harder 2011 schedule, You wont !!!
TommyJack writes:
Nothing about FHCPF makes him qualified to be AD.
VolWoman writes:
Austin, I don't know if it's correct, but Hyams said on his show this afternoon that the appeal was denied as expected.
VolWoman writes:
This is one time I hope the dad is being truthful.
Huttdawg100 writes:
What about Heath Shuler for AD?
CoverOrange writes:
So Brice was a witness instead of a suspect. This is about hostesses and interns apparently. If it is all tagged to Kiff, then it'll be just warning to UT. If the UTAD is fingered, Ham will be gone.
Just a guess.
morristownvolsfan writes:
What qualified this current joke? Besides i might be wrong but it cant be that hard of a job. You just give your athletic supporters what they want.
BufordTJustice writes:
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Tennpoker writes:
I will you new AD.....first thing I do is honor my contract and obligations (unlike Hamilton and Kiffin) and play UNC.
BufordTJustice writes:
hire an AD from the W.A.C.... It will ease our transition in a few yrs.
bigorange61 writes:
New dress, Buford?
movol77 writes:
PLEASE KICK OFF SOON. The incessant whining about recruiting, admin and former coaches is approaching Armageddon.
dk writes:
FPF. Forget Phillip Fulmer. He is gone.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Think Oregon.
mtowntim writes:
Amen!
huntined#565710 writes:
I still think they should have given him his release..KIFF lied to him in telling him he would be at TENN for a long time!! Let the kid go and don't put a hardship on his family. We were lied to and so was he. We gain nothing by not giving him a release as he will not be playing at UT and that is all we wanted from him!!
volsn3 writes:
no one on here knows what really went on with BRYCE BROWN and COACH DOOLEY....looks to me like BROWN could have handled things completely differently....let him sit out a year and grow up
OrangePsyched writes:
FIRE HAMILTON..HIRE FULMER..it's their mantra 3. I agree that once the season starts nothing will change for them. Hypothetical...UT beats Oregon 24-10..commentary...Oregon played terrible, that's why we won...FIRE HAMILTON..HIRE FULMER. Get my drift. They don't know anything else. ROCKY TOP!
nocleats writes:
Thats just it. He didnt want to leave. His father wanted him to leave because Coach Dooley would not allow his brother to transfer to Tennessee. The kid liked Tennessee.
RollTideJoe writes:
BAMA played Oklahoma back-to-back and UCLA. PSU was postponed and is being played in about three weeks from now. BAMA always plays tough games. Get a life.
jcherrie#219531 writes:
Wow that is some timely reporting!!
KNS - have you heard - President Kennedy was shot!!!
jcherrie#219531 writes:
Yes but Hammy got rid of that pig with the ridiculous arrest record -pitiful graduation rate - and 2/4 losing seasons -- So he did something right!
jimr07 writes:
a better idea is to get rid of you.
vol98champ writes:
Please, please. If you are a UT fan just shut up. Get behind the program or get off the bus.
TommyJack writes:
Luke can't help himself. He's an FHCPF acolyte.
Razzle writes:
Let's get rid of you first. Your broken record is tiresome.
LILwaynesrockyTOP writes:
What's the latest on the name change for the Kiffin Sewage Treatment Plant. If the name has officially changed, can you publish photos on the website.
yabadabadoo1026 writes:
BB gains something---he learns to next time show respect and deal will something in an up front manly way rather than a text after months of leaving a school hanging---he got what he deserved/ no release--a life lesson for BB
10cvolnga writes:
Some of those same thoughts were going through my head recently. Figure I'm just getting old. Does anyone remember when the State of Tennessee changed it's auto license tag every year acknowledging UT and Vandy? One year orange plate/white lettering, next year black plate/gold lettering, then white plate/orange lettering, then gold plate/black lettering. Now we let every school in the country have a Tennessee licence plate providing they get enough people to register?? Gotta admit, here in Georgia, we're doing the same thing! Guess who has a Georgia plate with a "Power T" on it? I can hear John Ward on the radio right now yelling, "Give him six."
GO BIG ORANGE!!
Colliervol writes:
Unless your name is Jim Haslam, your opinion of Mike Hamilton doesn't count. Period.
Colliervol writes:
The NCAA is after Lame and Fast Eddie and are going to take them out once and for all. Nothing more to the story than that.
rockytopatl writes:
Plus, we had the masterful John Ward doing the play-by-play instead of Bumbling Bob.
martinvol34 writes:
Think Tennessee Martin. They are really good and ranked higher than we are.
TommyJack writes:
yeah, like georgia STATE. Bwahahaha
transplantiam writes:
Shuler doesn't need the job. When and if he loses his job in Washington we the taxpayer will still continue to pay him his salary the rest of his life, or his spouse if he goes first.
GO VOLS!!
bobo96 writes:
Dear TommyJack,
Please share with us how many AD search committees you have served on to make such a blanket statement. I find it hard to believe that Phil Fulmer has "nothing" on his resume to make him AD at UT.
Anyway, how many ADs have you hired, per se?
GOJO writes:
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Don't forget that they also play powerhouse San Jose State early. Ahhhh, forget that; the Spartans finished last in the WAC coaches' and media preseason polls.
n2thecheckerboards2 writes:
? in what poll?
BIVOLAR_BEAR writes:
Yeah TJ, and to prove how tough their schedule was they purposely lost to La Monroe..
BIVOLAR_BEAR writes:
And why would you want Elmer on the hill, unless you own a local eatery??
BIVOLAR_BEAR writes:
How can you say anything about Kiffin or Dooley, one year removed from brat Kiffin he never had enough time here to prove anything?? CDD has not even coached a game here yet, give it at least a season before you blast him..True enough Fulmer stole JM's job and even his conservative horrible coaching netted a Sears trophy..For all Fulmer's faults, he was a decent recruiter and as long as Walt Harris or Cutclffe were there he had good offenses..The minute those guys left, big boy collapsed like a rusted lawn chair..I don't miss Ol Phil getting out-coached by Vandy and Wyoming, do you??
shoelessvol#236864 writes:
Bama like ALL schools does NOT always play tough games!! Don't ever remember them playing UCLA. They do play an occasional tough game just like most of the SEC schools. How about this years TOUGH game with first year program Georgia State?
NOOGAVOL writes:
Yea Like UTC.....
tn_rockytop writes:
we will beat oregon
JohnsonCity_George writes:
Oh, he'll be back. I would say about the 2nd week in November. Just after the election.
GatorHatin2010 writes:
I guess Georgia State who doesnt even know what there jersey colors are yet bc they have never played a game in college football are a really tough team too? Ill have to make sure I see that one on ESPN, oh thats right its not gonna be televised bc its cupcakes. well maybe San Jose or duke will be tougher Lol. F.Y.I Tennessee has actually won four more games than bama in the last seven yrs since 2002 and had a better strength of schedule average in that span as well not including 2009 when they had their great undefeated season. Go Vols!
Orange_Nation_23 writes:
If i remember correctly, UT has tried to postpone the UNC game, but UNC has declined. So what is the difference? If Bama played a good Cincy team, UF, a better UNC team, UGA, LSU, and UT back-to-back ten years ago, they would have cried foul.
I personally think we should go ahead and play whomever is on the schedule, but that’s not my call.
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