Dave Hooker

• Hooker: Rogers looks like huge catch for UT Updated 02/03/2010 at 8:38 a.m. 127 Comments

  Secrets were once all the rage in recruiting. Now, they're almost impossible to keep.

• Hooker: Signing Day could be boost or bust for UT Published 02/01/2010 at 8:30 p.m. 228 Comments

  The visits are complete.Coaches are off the road. Now the wait begins to National Signing Day on Wednesday.

• Hooker: Speed a main tool for juco linebacker Stanley Published 01/25/2010 at 10:19 p.m. 24 Comments

  Tennessee's newest commitment could be one of its most athletic.

• Hooker: Vols need to release mid-term enrollees Updated 01/18/2010 at 8:52 a.m. 191 Comments

  It was hard not to be struck with Derek's Dooley's intense, genuine nature during his introductory press conference Friday.

• Hooker: Stars descend on San Antonio Published 01/04/2010 at 11:14 p.m. 24 Comments

  As was the case in Orlando, Fla., for the Under Armour All-American Game, plenty of Tennessee prospects have descended on San Antonio this week for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

• Hooker: UT's commitments still committed Published 12/08/2009 at 10:35 p.m. 40 Comments

  Tennessee's recruiting surely will take a hit after losing two of its top recruiters last weekend. Right?

• Hooker: Eric Berry at a loss to explain players' arrest Published 11/27/2009 at 9:57 p.m. 32 Comments

  Relationships forged in recruiting don't just end just because a player is dismissed. Tennessee safety Eric Berry is still bothered by the arrest of three players for attempted armed robbery two weeks ago.

• Hooker: More openings than optimism for 2010 Published 11/20/2009 at 9:47 p.m. 93 Comments

  On its way to a 5-5 record this season, Tennessee has had to deal with a shortage of talent it has rarely seen.

• Hooker: Kiffin says helicopter a top-flight idea Updated 10/19/2009 at 6:08 p.m. 45 Comments

  Tennessee’s recruiters had two primary directives in mind when they decided to charter a helicopter to fly from high school to high school Friday night.

• Hooker: 'Suggested Seven' would add up to No. 1 Published 10/03/2009 at midnight 46 Comments

  College football recruiting is all about lists. There's a list for top prospects in the nation, top prospects in all 50 states and the much less popular top prospects north of the arctic circle.

• State's best awaiting Dooley's offer for 2011 Published 02/06/2010 at 9:58 p.m. 122 Comments

  Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said once he completed his coaching staff, he would finally be able to catch his breath.

• UT hires Chuck Smith to coach defensive line Updated 02/05/2010 at 9:55 p.m. 304 Comments

  Tennessee’s football program and new coach Derek Dooley called on an old friend to complete the Vols’ coaching staff.

• Hooker: Grading the 2010 signing class Published 02/05/2010 at 12:35 a.m. 154 Comments

  Phenomenal.Far be it from a sports writer to use hyperbole in a column, but that's the word that pops to mind when I think of Tennessee's 2010 signing class.

• UT talking with Chuck Smith on last assistant vacancy Updated 02/04/2010 at 7:05 p.m. 169 Comments

  The whispers about Chuck Smith being named Tennessee’s defensive line coach have grown into full-blown conversations.

• Dooley tempers talk of top 15 signing class Published 02/03/2010 at 8:06 p.m. 169 Comments

  With just 18 days to assemble a signing class, newly hired Tennessee coach Derek Dooley admitted there were some nervous times.

• John Brown Published 02/03/2010 at 12:27 p.m. 32 Comments

  Honors: Rated as the No. 33 overall junior college prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... Ranked as a five-star prospect by Scout.com as a high school senior in 2007 … Rated state’s No. 1 prospect by FlaVarsity.com … Twice ...

• Stanley going to Southern Cal Published 02/03/2010 at 11:34 a.m. 72 Comments

  Southern Cal snatched up another Vol commitment when linebacker Glen Stanley, 6-2, 235, of Eastern Arizona Junior College signed with the Trojans.

• Mychal Rivera Published 02/03/2010 at 11:27 a.m. 10 Comments

  Honors: Ranked as the No. 39 overall tight end and No. 94 overall prospect in California as a high school senior in 2007 by Rivals.com ...

• Eddrick Loften Published 02/03/2010 at 11:22 a.m. 5 Comments

  Honors: Named to the Rivals250 List as the No. 173 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... Rated as the No. 25 prospect in Texas and the No. 4 overall safety by Rivals.com … Ranked as the No. 32 safety ...

• Justin Hunter Published 02/03/2010 at 11:20 a.m. 3 Comments

  Honors: Earned spot on Rivals100 list as the No 75 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... Also rated as the No. 3 prospect in Virginia and No. 8 overall wide receiver by Rivals.com … Rated as the No. ...

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