KNOXVILLE - For the past couple of years, the loudest voice during Tennessee's football practices belonged to Butch Jones, especially when the head coach would bark orders into the microphone he always carried.
While the young hotshot may be generating more of the conversation regarding Tennessee's starting quarterback competition, Quinten Dormady remains quietly confident in his own chances.
Tennessee began spring practice Tuesday afternoon with all eyes on the competition to replace Josh Dobbs as the starting quarterback.
In his first four years as Tennessee's head football coach, there were only four changes to Butch Jones' coaching staff.
It took nearly all of his first season at Tennessee for Jonathan Kongbo to buy into playing a new position.
KNOXVILLE - With a host of new coaches and a handful of household names leaving voids to fill on the depth chart, Tennessee's new-look football program takes the field for its fifth spring under head coach Butch Jones.
New athletic director John Currie's five-year deal with Tennessee includes bonuses for competitive success based on where the Volunteers finish in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics standings.
It's been more than 20 years since Tennessee missed both the NCAA men's basketball tournament and the National Invitation Tournament in three consecutive seasons.
NASHVILLE - Rick Barnes admitted his second season as Tennessee's basketball coach began with virtually nothing in terms of expectations.
KNOXVILLE - Many of the coaches for Tennessee's 18 varsity sports were in their current positions when John Currie ended his first stint with the Volunteers by taking the athletic director job at Kansas State in 2009.
