Phillip Fulmer - Former Tennessee football coach

At last, a rose in the University of Tennessee's garden of thorns. Phillip Fulmer's College Football Hall of Fame induction Tuesday brought back memories of better times, allowing a ray of sunshine to offset a bleak and disheartening series of ...

NEW YORK — After a wild, rumor-filled day in the Big Apple, Tennessee's search for a new head coach could be on the verge of a conclusion.

NEW YORK — Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, a crowning achievement in a career that spanned the most successful era in modern Tennessee football.

NEW YORK -- Louisville coach Charlie Strong has emerged as the top candidate in Tennessee’s search for a new head football coach, ESPN’s Chris Low reported this evening.

NEW YORK — Phillip Fulmer's Hall of Fame journey started at Tennessee in 1968, ended there 40 years later and included only six seasons in between in which he wasn't directly involved in Vols football.

Walk into the luxurious Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and you'll be greeted by gilded columns and art deco floor mosaics in a stately lobby that opens onto Manhattan's Park Avenue.

When Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart announced the firing of Derek Dooley on Nov. 18, he offered two tips for fans eager to follow the Vols' search for a new football coach: There's no need to panic and don't believe ...

They arrived as the first responders to the new era of Tennessee football.

Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart has a pitch for his next football coach: Come work for a school with great tradition, passionate fans and lucrative pay, reviving a storied program that has hit hard times.

The University of Tennessee isn't merely searching for a new football coach. If only it were that simple.

KNOXVILLE - What began in the turmoil left by Lane Kiffin's late-night departure came to an end on Sunday as the University of Tennessee announced that it was parting ways with football coach Derek Dooley in the wake of the ...

You couldn't tell it by their records, but Tennessee and South Carolina have something in common. Both probably have a hard time appreciating what a joy it is to be a part of the SEC.

NASHVILLE - When times are tough, Williams-Brice Stadium is the football version of the Bermuda Triangle for Tennessee coaches.

Like everyone else in Big Orange Country these days, Phillip Fulmer has heard the noise surrounding the Tennessee football program he led for 16 full autumns.

It's a nervous time of year for Tennessee football coaches.