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The latest SEC coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Sports section.
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Paschall: ‘Drama King’ Kiffin serves notice to the SEC in LSU debut
LSU added 44 players this past offseason through the NCAA transfer portal.

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Vols rout Furman as Brandon, Knowles pass first tests
Freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon and first-year defensive coordinator Jim Knowles passed their first respective tests Saturday afternoon for the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Hargis: Vols’ Xavier Gilliam establishes himself as leader on D-line
The game's outcome was decided sometime around the moment the ink dried on the contract agreement to play, but there were still storylines to be determined.

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Vols notebook: Brandon, Matthews a quick combo in passing attack
Mike Matthews caught two touchdown passes from Faizon Brandon during Tennessee's whipping of Furman on Saturday afternoon inside Neyland Stadium.

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Excitement abounds among Vols fans for season opener
The Big Orange brigade of cars and trucks began making its way toward Knoxville from across the Chattanooga area in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

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Georgia beats Tennessee State, and the heat, in blowout opener
Georgia scored touchdowns on its first five possessions Saturday, when Kirby Smart improved to 11-0 in season openers as head coach of the Bulldogs.

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No. 13 Alabama’s offense cooks while stirred by QB Keelon Russell
Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell accounted for 335 yards and a touchdown while showing his dual-threat potential in the Crimson Tide's season-opening smoking of East Carolina.

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Vols awaiting ‘cool and calm’ Brandon in his first start
The Faizon Brandon era of Tennessee football begins at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, when the No. 20 Volunteers welcome Furman to Neyland Stadium.

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Vols baseball team playing twice this fall at Erlanger Park
The University of Tennessee announced Friday that two of its four fall baseball exhibition games will take place at Erlanger Park.

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Knowles eager to see Gilliam become ‘great one’ for Vols
Xavier Gilliam has been praised this preseason by veteran Tennessee defensive line coach Rodney Garner and new Volunteers defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.
