College Sports News from TimesFreePress.com | http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college It’s easy for a guy named Williams to get lost on the Tennessee Titans’ roster, especially if he’s a wide receiver. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/lanes-williams-shining-tennessee-titans-camp/ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:08:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/lanes-williams-shining-tennessee-titans-camp/ Riding in the back of a golf cart Thursday morning with his left knee wrapped in a brace and a wet towel covering his head, William Giles looked like a young man headed for more of the hardship that has marked his career. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/chattanooga-new-giles-injury-not-so-bad/ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/chattanooga-new-giles-injury-not-so-bad/ There’s no formal process by which college football teams find their leaders. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/ayers-setting-tone-his-play-vocally/ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/ayers-setting-tone-his-play-vocally/ Junior defensive tackle Chase Nelson will miss Tennessee’s 2008 season with a “traumatic patella tendon rupture” in his knee, according to UT trainers. A Wednesday MRI confirmed the injury, which occurred in Tuesday’s practice. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/tennessee-nelson-out-season/ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/tennessee-nelson-out-season/ A night after watching the Tennessee Smokies and Chattanooga Lookouts nearly set a Southern League record for runs, Ben Jukich figured a repeat wasn’t necessary. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/tennessee-jukich-lookouts-get-2-0-win-over-smokies/ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/tennessee-jukich-lookouts-get-2-0-win-over-smokies/ The first week of college football’s preseason camp is often accompanied by concerns or, at best, guarded optimism. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/georgia-dogs-linebackers-earn-jancek-praise/ Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/08/georgia-dogs-linebackers-earn-jancek-praise/ Back out at Scrappy Moore Field on Thursday morning for its third practice in 26 hours, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team hobbled a bit on tired legs between drills. But when it was time to work, they appeared energized and enthusiastic despite the physical and mental toll that comes with the start of two-a-days. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/utc-blog-mocs-look-strong-morning-workout/ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:41:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/utc-blog-mocs-look-strong-morning-workout/ Rodney Allison has waited four years to hear the words and see the commitment. Never mind that the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coach is entering his sixth season. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/chattanooga-tuna-talk-changed-allison/ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:09:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/chattanooga-tuna-talk-changed-allison/ Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford had answered numerous questions earlier this week about the program’s No. 1 ranking and offseason troubles when he was asked about freshman receiver A.J. Green. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/georgia-complete-green-dazzling/ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:07:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/georgia-complete-green-dazzling/ Tim Lincecum, San Francisco’s hard-throwing right-hander, pitched eight innings for his first win in more than three weeks, and Aaron Rowand homered and drove in three runs as the Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/lincecum-quiets-braves/ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:06:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/lincecum-quiets-braves/ For further proof that football season is near, the Tennessee Smokies defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 18-16 Wednesday night at AT&T Field http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/smokies-light-looks/ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:05:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/smokies-light-looks/ While the coaches looked for mental and physical toughness Wednesday during the first of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s five two-a-day practices, the players were mostly concerned with survival. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/mocs-endure-first-daily-double/ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:59:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/mocs-endure-first-daily-double/ Chattanooga became the main event Wednesday evening, when the University of Tennessee football team donned full pads for the first time this preseason. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/bolden-turns-heads-university-tennessee-practice/ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:55:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/bolden-turns-heads-university-tennessee-practice/ One of the University of Tennessee’s most important starting position battles may be its most ironical. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/tennessee-vols-open-lb-job-hardly-safe-bet/ Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:54:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/07/tennessee-vols-open-lb-job-hardly-safe-bet/ KNOXVILLE — Here are some quick-hitters before UT hits the field at 4:40 p.m. for its first full-pads practice this season. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/heavy-dose-intrigue-preseason-practice/ Wed, 6 Aug 2008 03:00:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/heavy-dose-intrigue-preseason-practice/ For football players, the phrase “two-a-days” conjures up feelings of dread and discomfort. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/two--days-tough-they-could-be-worse/ Wed, 6 Aug 2008 01:53:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/two--days-tough-they-could-be-worse/ Heading into spring practice, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga running back Erroll Wynn knew he was going to get most of the carries. Bryan Fitzgerald was recovering from shoulder surgery, so Wynn was the only healthy option in the Mocs’ two-back rotation. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/chattanooga-mocs-wynn-again-shouldering-load/ Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/chattanooga-mocs-wynn-again-shouldering-load/ Last season, Larry Slade could barely find five healthy bodies in Tennessee’s secondary. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/tennessee-secondary-depth-big-vols-plus/ Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/tennessee-secondary-depth-big-vols-plus/ From rejection to elation, Ty Frix has experienced it all on Georgia’s football team, and that’s just in the last several days. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/georgia-frix-gets-late-call-camp/ Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/georgia-frix-gets-late-call-camp/ The media isn’t allowed in for most of Tennessee’s football practice each day. Therefore, most of first-year coordinator Dave Clawson’s offense is a mystery. http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/tennessee-fulmer-clawson-laud-offensive-progress/ Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EST http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/06/tennessee-fulmer-clawson-laud-offensive-progress/