Author: Freak

For the second straight year, as momentum builds towards the season opener, the quarterbacks have often topped preseason headlines. But this year, the quarterback battle is much different than it was last fall. In 2008, the job was Jonathan Crompton’s to lose, and lose it he did. The five-star quarterback from North Carolina was expected…

Not only was Lane Kiffin able to sign top ten recruiting class in 2009, he also announced to the world that all positions (except Eric Berry‘s) would be an open competition. Kiffin said the spring period would be used to evaluate existing players, but during the fall period, the focus would turn to incoming freshman.…

It’s been a while since adverbs such as ‘really’ and ‘extremely’ where used to describe Tennessee quarterbacks, especailly when used in conjunction with positive ajectives. … They have their ups and downs, but it’s not as many downs as in the spring or in our first five practices (this fall).”

It was first brought to our attention this morning in the VolNation forums, and it’s since been reported by ESPN and other outlets this afternoon. Florida offensive lineman Matt Patchan was asked, “What would you say to Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin if you passed him on the street?” Patchan’s response, “I probably wouldn’t say anything…

After completing the first day of two-a-day practice yesterday, Tennessee was back to a regular practice today. Here a few updates courtesy of SportsTalk. More to come later. The ‘Nu-Gun’ debuted Monday and was in full force again today. Nu’Keese Richardson reportedly took about five to ten snaps at quarterback. The coaches are still moving…

Freshman tailbacks Bryce Brown and David Oku have taken the Tennessee campus by storm. Brown was rated the No. 1 player in the country coming out of high school and Oku was considered the No 1. all-purpose back. The fact that they both ended up at Tennessee, means both are confident in their abilities and…

Tennessee was back hard at work on Monday after taking the day off on Sunday for media day. By all accounts, practices have very physically demanding to this point and yesterday, that demand doubled. Monday marked the beginning of the dreaded two-a-day practices on campus. Montori Hughes is impressive. At 6-4, 310 pounds, Hughes isn’t…

Based on the first scrimmage of fall practice, Lane Kiffin has to be pleased with his offense, especially the running game. Tennessee had an enormous amount of success running the football, and they did it with a variety of different tailbacks. Tauren Poole, who isn’t considered by most to be a big-play back, surprised a…

On Saturday, Tennessee held its first scrimmage in Neyland Stadium. Below are the high points. The success of the running game was one of the big surprises on Saturday and a big reason the offense outperformed the defense. Surprisingly, it wasn’t Bryce Brown or Daivd Oku that led the way, it was Tauren Poole. Poole…

It’s that time again — time for the much anticipated annual release of EA Sports NCAA Football 2010. As we did last year, VolNation.com will be giving away a free copy of the game on the platform of your choice (xbox360, ps3). The game will be shipped directly from Amazon.com to the winner immediately upon…