Dave Hooker

• Hooker: Expansion's impact on recruiting would vary Published 06/19/2010 at 8:57 p.m. 19 Comments

  Now that conference realignment talk has slowed down (for now), let's look back at how some of the shifts could have affected Tennessee football recruiting.

• Hooker: New Vols eager to start work Published 05/29/2010 at 10:06 p.m. 13 Comments

  Tennessee's 2010 football class had a significant head start. Eight mid-term enrollees are impossible to dismiss. Now, it's time for the next wave.

• Hooker: Basketball recruiting gaining potholes Published 05/22/2010 at 7:52 p.m. 22 Comments

  Derek Dooley should be jealous of Bruce Pearl.

• Hooker: Dooley's focus: shape a class for the long term Published 05/09/2010 at 8:25 p.m. 82 Comments

  Derek Dooley's recruiting plan is as clear as a bell. A bell curve that is.

• Hooker: UT slow to pick up steam with spring commitments Published 05/01/2010 at 7:55 p.m. 74 Comments

  Perhaps I jinxed the Tennessee Vols. I said well over a month ago that UT would pick up a handful of commitments during spring practice. They picked up one.

• Hooker: Berry's recruiting impact ongoing Published 04/24/2010 at 7:05 p.m. 17 Comments

  Call it the Eric Berry effect.While you may think that Berry's entrance into the NFL means he's far removed from Tennessee, take a second to ponder the following:

• Hooker: Likely starters have varied travels Published 04/17/2010 at 8:22 p.m. 12 Comments

  Tennessee free safety Janzen Jackson, front, is congratulated by Jacques Smith after Jackson stopped tailback David Oku during the Orange and White Game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

• Hooker: Dooley did honorable thing with Stephens Published 04/10/2010 at 7:17 p.m. 53 Comments

  Honesty has a price. Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley could have led former quarterback Nick Stephens down the primrose path and who would have blamed him?

• Hooker: Vols have a lot of catching up to do in recruiting Published 03/06/2010 at 6:01 p.m. 87 Comments

  Expect SEC commitments to come in flurries as spring football practice begins this month.

• Hooker: Florida schools working to close borders Published 02/21/2010 at 9:02 p.m. 57 Comments

  Tennessee and Florida State are hoping they've found something they long took for granted: stability.

• The state's top 10 prospects: No. 1 Antonio Richardson, Ensworth Published 07/05/2010 at 10:18 p.m. 43 Comments

  The News Sentinel's top prospect in the state has the numbers to back it up.

• The state's top 10 prospects: No. 3 Kyler Kerbyson, Catholic Published 07/03/2010 at 9:15 p.m. 31 Comments

  Kyler Kerbyson is willing to make an unpopular decision if need be. The offensive lineman from Catholic High School is preparing friends and family for the possibility that he might not play football at Tennessee.

• Harry Hiestand is fatherly on and off the field Published 07/03/2010 at 9:08 p.m. 36 Comments

  Harry Hiestand found himself in a unique position this past off-season. He actually had a second chance to spend more time with his children - a rarity for a football coach.

• Worley says he made Dooley's day Published 07/02/2010 at 9:19 p.m. 75 Comments

  Competition wasn't Justin Worley's concern. Worley didn't even blink when he committed to Tennessee on Friday, despite freshman quarterbacks Tyler Bray and Nash Nance already on the roster.

• QB Justin Worley commits to Vols Published 07/02/2010 at 12:25 p.m. 137 Comments

  Tennessee has received a commitment from one of the top prospects in the southeast.

• State's top 10 prospects: No. 5 Derek King, Brentwood Academy Published 07/02/2010 at 12:12 a.m. 17 Comments

  Derek King is determined to pick a school, not just a football program.

• Friday's Four to Watch Published 07/02/2010 at 12:07 a.m. 13 Comments

  So just who is the News Sentinel's top prospect in Tennessee? I'll never tell. The answer will be revealed as part of our ongoing countdown. Stay tuned. Here are the candidates, in alphabetical order.

• Vols get a kick with addition of Darr Published 06/30/2010 at 11:08 p.m. 122 Comments

  Tennessee's newest football signee is a linebacker and California state champion in the discus and shot put.

• Matt Darr, nation's top punter for 2010 class, signs with Vols Published 06/30/2010 at 2:41 p.m. 160 Comments

  Tennessee has signed the top punter in the nation in the 2010 class.

• The state's top 10 prospects: No. 7 Brendan Downs, Tennessee High Published 06/30/2010 at 1:58 p.m. 17 Comments

  Brendan Downs was sure he'd play football at Duke - until Tennessee came calling.

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