KNOXVILLE -- Jonathan Crompton and Wes Brown were talking about their final night inside Neyland Stadium a few days ago, a couple of Tennessee seniors looking ahead to their last home football game against Vanderbilt.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- What were the odds that the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, which had struggled to run the ball for nearly its entire season, would have more yards rushing than passing against Alabama?

KNOXVILLE -- High school and college teammates have repeatedly drug Devin Mathis back out to the football field, and he keeps making field goals.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Javier Arenas raced into the Southeastern Conference record books Saturday when his 66-yard punt return for a touchdown gave Alabama a 28-0 lead over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 18 seconds into the second quarter.

Senior Lexi Stewart from the Class AAA state champion Soddy-Daisy High School girls' golf team has signed scholarship papers to continue her career at Tennessee Wesleyan College.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama accomplished what it wanted in Saturday's 45-0 win over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, resting starters after halftime and allowing reserves the opportunity to play.

KNOXVILLE -- There's a reason the Vanderbilt Commodores finished 0-8 in the Southeastern Conference this season and 2-10 overall after Saturday's 31-16 loss at Tennessee.

Only a handful of college basketball coaches in the United States operate a true Princeton-style offense as the primary attack.

Arenas, Ingram with big plays in second quarter

KNOXVILLE -- Monte Kiffin didn't get to this point in his career by making excuses, and the University of Tennessee defensive coordinator didn't take that route Thursday afternoon.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Alabama football program Mike Johnson entered as a freshman in 2006 hardly resembles the one he'll exit at season's end.

Kentucky (6-4, 2-4 SEC) at Georgia (6-4, 4-3) 7:45 p.m., Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. ESPN2 & 107.9 FM

UTC (6-4) at No. 2 Alabama (10-0) 12:21 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. SEC Network (WDSI)/105.1 FM

Even the best-laid plans don't always work out.

On the final Saturday of the regular season, a few games will determine who makes the FCS playoffs field of 16 and who stays home, while some others will help determine who the top four seeds are and who will have home-field advantage in the first round.