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Monday Musings: Joe did his thing in Lexington

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Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT’SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MONDAY!!! And that means it’s time to grab the orange pickaxe, put on the checkerboard hard hat, and go pluck out the Tennessee-Volunteer-related nuggets of thought scattered throughout my brain. 1) Joe Milton was good. Again. Except even better this time. 18 of 21 passing for … [Read more...] about Monday Musings: Joe did his thing in Lexington

Rick Barnes talks Tennessee’s win over Michigan State

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Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports What a start. Tennessee basketball is back, and you couldn’t ask for much more to (unofficially) open the season. The Volunteers went on the road this afternoon and beat Michigan State, who will begin the season ranked as a top five team. The ninth-ranked Volunteers took down the Spartans, holding off a late charge for the win. Jordan Gainey … [Read more...] about Rick Barnes talks Tennessee’s win over Michigan State

Tennessee Head Coach Josh Heupel’s Kentucky post-game comments

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Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Everything Heupel said following the four-road-game-losing streak-snapping win against Kentucky in Lexington Heupel held his post-game press conference after the 33-26 win against Kentucky, and he talked about Joe Milton, how the offense progressed from last week to this week, the hopeful emergence of Dont’e Thornton, Jr., and how … [Read more...] about Tennessee Head Coach Josh Heupel’s Kentucky post-game comments

RECAP: Tennessee plays a full 60 minutes, holds off Kentucky’s Devin Leary and Ray Davis for the 33-26 win

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Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images UT got a full four quarters from the offense, and the defense did just enough to keep Kentucky from stealing this one at home Despite Tennessee turning four red-zone trips into field goals instead of touchdowns, Joe Milton and the Vols’ offense went for 481 total yards, and the defense kept up the SEC’s second-leading rusher in Ray … [Read more...] about RECAP: Tennessee plays a full 60 minutes, holds off Kentucky’s Devin Leary and Ray Davis for the 33-26 win