KNOXVILLE -- Lane Kiffin acknowledges and appreciates everything that current and former walk-ons have given his University of Tennessee football program.
On those rare occasions that University of Tennessee sports fans turn their attention from football coach Lane Kiffin to their men's basketball program, their discussions usually revolve around three individuals: Bruce Pearl, Tyler Smith and Scotty Hopson.
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands -- Tennessee's reputation has been built on high-flying offense, but the 10th-ranked Vols flexed some defensive muscle Sunday night in the semifinals of the Paradise Jam.
Like most of those in Chattanooga who keep up with prep football, I thought it was all but foregone conclusion that there would be three Chattanooga area teams alive and playing toward Cookeville's first foray into the state championship-hosting business.