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Heupel ready for Vols’ Brandon to ‘let it rip’ on occasion
Sure the odds were slim, but imagine if Tennessee receiver Travis Smith Jr. had somehow outmaneuvered three Texas defensive backs and come up with Faizon Brandon's 46-yard Hail Mary as time expired last Saturday afternoon in Neyland Stadium.
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Chattanooga Christian becomes latest football program to exit Division II region competition
The number of Division II football programs electing to withdraw from region competition continues to grow. And this time the exodus includes a local team as Chattanooga Christian School announced its intention to play an independent schedule beginning next fall.
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Ex-Auburn staffer arrested ahead of Tennessee game
A former Auburn University athletic department employee was arrested Monday on felony charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering.
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Five things to know about UTC rival ETSU
The UTC football team has won six straight games against East Tennessee State, including last season's 42-38 comeback win when the Mocs scored 21 points in the final 7:20.
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As top talent slowly leaks from SEC territory, the league looks to stop a three-year title slide
The Southeastern Conference has experienced a steady drop in the number of players from its own states who stay close to home to play in the conference since the dawn of the name, image and likeness era that turned college sports upside down, an Associated Press analysis of recruiting data has found.
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Humphreys seeing the other side of Georgia-Vandy game
Georgia senior receiver London Humphreys scored the first touchdown the last time the Bulldogs played Vanderbilt.
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Vols vastly improved defensively through season’s first month
Tennessee has entered the meat of its 2026 football schedule, and the Volunteers have done so having yet to allow 25 points in a game.
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Prep football surprises: Cleveland continues to climb
Surprises happen every week on the high school football field, and the Times Free Press staff is all over them. Here are five notable surprises from this past week's action:
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Saleh backs Cam Ward after late pick drops Titans to 0-3 with doubts growing
Another season, another new coach, another 0-3 start for Tennessee.
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Vikings trade J.J. McCarthy to Giants. What does the move mean for their future at QB?
Two years after he became the highest-drafted quarterback in franchise history, J.J. McCarthy no longer plays for the Minnesota Vikings.
