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South Carolina freshman wide receiver Alshon Jeffery when he was being recruited by Tennessee, Vols Coach Lane Kiffin told him if he stayed home to play for South Carolina, he would end up pumping gas for the rest of his ...

Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl, center, is presented with a framed jersey Tuesday commemorating his 100th victory at Tennessee.

The middle class might be struggling nationally. But it's thriving in the SEC, whose three-tier structure has a significant bulge in its mid-section.

Here they come again, Vanderbilt and Kentucky - the best one-two punching bag in Tennessee football history. What a finish, huh?

In the Southeastern Conference rushing statistics entering Saturday's games, you couldn't find Ole Miss' Dexter McCluster listed among the top 10.

OXFORD, Miss. — On a week when three Tennessee players were arrested on attempted armed robbery charges, the rest of the Vols showed up at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday completely unarmed and definitely not dangerous.

Tennessee quarterback Jeff Francis tosses a pass to fullback William Howard against Mississippi State in 1987, a 38-10 Vols' win in Starkville.

Ole Miss played a game worthy of its preseason billing. Tennessee played a game worthy of last season.

Tonight, Bruce Pearl starts his fifth basketball season at Tennessee. That's a basic statement UT hasn't been able to make about a coach since Wade Houston tipped off the 1993-94 season.

Tennessee’s first-year coaching staff doesn’t make a big deal out of injuries. It laments them but it doesn’t belabor them.

When Florida Coach Urban Meyer forked over $30,000 last week for criticizing SEC officials, that money went to one of the conference office's pet projects — the McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Award.

Tennessee football is on the upswing. The Vols have won three of their last four games, climbed above .500 and pulled themselves within a victory of being bowl-eligible.

When Jonathan Crompton zipped a 20-yard pass to Gerald Jones in the final seconds of the first half Saturday night, it did more than set up Crompton's touchdown dive on the next play.

A three-loss season at Ole Miss would be cause for celebration in most years. But this isn't most years.

For the record, the area surrounding the Southeastern Conference headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., is mainly composed of brick and concrete — not much room for grassy knolls.