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Dennis Dodd

Vols must stop self-sabotaging the program

Introspection is the first step Tennessee must take if it hopes to turn around its football team.
Dennis Dodd

Pros, cons of Vols coaching candidates

Facing NCAA penalties and internal questions, Tennessee is not as strong a job as it used to be.
barrett sallee

A look back at 2020 predictions

It's the time of year when readers get to look back at how smart and dumb those preseason picks were.
  • Vols fire Pruitt, nine staff members amid investigation

    Barrett Sallee
  • Report: LSU close to hiring Saints assistant as new DC

    Ben Kercheval
  • Ohio State star WR Olave returning for senior season

    Chip Patterson
  • Report: Cincy set to hire Mike Tressel as new DC

    Ben Kercheval
  • Ohio State QB Fields declares for 2021 NFL Draft

    Barrett Sallee
  • Former Vandy kicker Fuller to attend inauguration

    Barrett Sallee
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    College football bids farewell to Urban Meyer

    The NFL is never a sure bet for even the greatest college football coaches.
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    2021 NFL Draft early entrant list

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    Expanding the CFP may not be the best answer

    There are numerous changes that must be made to the playoff and bowl season as a whole.
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      Marshall hires Bama assistant Charles Huff as next coach

      Tom Fornelli
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      Michigan hires Ravens LB coach Macdonald as DC

      Chip Patterson
    • NCAA Football: Maryland at Wisconsin

      Maryland reaches financial settlement with McNair family

      Tom Fornelli
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      Lanning remaining as Georgia DC despite Texas interest

      Dennis Dodd
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    Clemson leads way-too-early top 25 rankings

    Another preseason No. 1 ranking appears to be in the future for the Tigers
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      LSU 'finalizing' new DC, report says
      By: Ben Kercheval
      Language in Nielsen's contract with the Saints could be problematic, however
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      Vols crippling of team is self-inflicted
      By: Dennis Dodd
      Introspection is the first step Tennessee must take if it hopes to turn around its footbal...
    • College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl - Clemson v Ohio State
      Chris Olave returning to OSU for 2021
      By: Chip Patterson
      Olave will be one of the top wide receivers in college football in 2021
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      Pros, cons for Vols coaching candidates
      By: Dennis Dodd
      Facing NCAA penalties and internal questions, Tennessee is not as strong a job as it used ...
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      Pruitt fired at Tennessee, per reports
      By: Barrett Sallee
      Pruitt, along with two assistant coaches and support staff, are out on Rocky Top
    • NCAA FOOTBALL: DEC 29 College Football Playoff Semifinal - Cotton Bowl - Media Day - Michigan State
      Cincinnati to hire Mike Tressel as DC
      By: Ben Kercheval
      Tressel will replace Marcus Freeman, who recently took on the same job at Notre Dame
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      Marshall hires Charles Huff
      By: Tom Fornelli
      Huff spent the last two seasons as associate head coach at Alabama
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      Fields declares for 2021 NFL Draft
      By: Barrett Sallee
      Fields' career comes to an end with two College Football Playoff appearances
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      Sarah Fuller to attend inauguration
      By: Barrett Sallee
      Fuller made history in 2020 when she became the first woman to score points in an FBS foot...
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      Michigan hires Ravens LB coach as DC
      By: Chip Patterson
      Macdonald goes from working for John Harbaugh to Jim Harbaugh in his return to college
    • NCAA Football: Maryland at Wisconsin
      Maryland settles with McNair's family
      By: Tom Fornelli
      McNair died in 2018 after suffering exertion heatstroke during a team workout
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      Lanning remaining as Georgia DC
      By: Dennis Dodd
      Lanning has done an incredible job leading the Bulldogs defense over the last two seasons
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      Sarkisian discusses 'Eyes of Texas'
      By: Ben Kercheval
      Sarkisian dove further into why the Longhorns will continue to sing the song after games u...
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      College football farewell to Urban Meyer
      By: Dennis Dodd
      The NFL is never a sure bet for even the greatest college football coaches
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      Good, bad and ugly 2020 CFP predictions
      By: Barrett Sallee
      It's the time of year when readers get the gift of accountability
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      Mac Jones among Tide players leaving
      By: Barrett Sallee
      Jones was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in 2020
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      Alabama tops final CBS Sports 127
      By: Chip Patterson
      Ranking all 127 FBS teams one last time as the 2020 college football season comes to a clo...
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      Texas hires Jeff Banks from Alabama
      By: Dennis Dodd
      Banks is making the move from the Crimson Tide to the Longhorns
    • NFL: New England Patriots at Houston Texans
      Bill O'Brien to be next Alabama OC
      By: Barrett Sallee
      The former Penn State and Houston Texans coach is slated to land in Tuscaloosa
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      Michigan hires Mike Hart as RB coach
      By: David Cobb
      A Wolverines legend is coming back to the program after working at another Big Ten school
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      Georgia's top two RBs returning in 2021
      By: Ben Kercheval
      Zamir White and James Cook will lead a loaded backfield for the Bulldogs
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      Expanding the CFP may not be the answer
      By: Dennis Dodd
      There are numerous changes that must be made to the playoff and bowl season as a whole
    • NCAA Football: Arizona at Arizona State
      ULM's Bowden hires Rich Rodriguez as OC
      By: David Cobb
      After being absent during the 2020 season, Rodriguez will be back in college football come...
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      Report: Steele to join Tennessee staff
      By: Chip Patterson
      Steele was the interim coach and a candidate to replace Gus Malzahn at Auburn
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      Oklahoma WR transfers to Miami (FL)
      By: Ben Kercheval
      The Hurricanes get a speedy wideout who was a staple of Oklahoma's passing attack
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      Iowa State top 10 in final Coaches Poll
      By: Ben Kercheval
      The Cyclones and Wildcats made some history in the final Coaches Poll of the year
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      Odds for 2021 national title released
      By: David Cobb
      The odds are in favor of Alabama repeating as champions for the first time since 2012
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      Clemson leads 2021 way-too-early top 25
      By: Dennis Dodd
      Another preseason No. 1 ranking appears to be in the Tigers' future
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      Stunning stats from Alabama's win
      By: Pete Blackburn
      Nick Saban now has more national championships to his name than the other 129 active FBS c...
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      Offense renews Alabama's dominant roll
      By: Dennis Dodd
      Alabama's ability to adjust and dominate in a completely different way proves Nick Saban's...

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