Tennessee forced North Carolina State into 21 turnovers and 38.2 percent shooting to earn a 67-58 victory in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game Friday afternoon at Paradise Island, Bahamas. Sophomore power forward Grant Williams piled up 14 points, six rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals to pace the Volunteers (4-1), who never trailed.…
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Jimbo Fisher has been rumored for a couple of jobs, but it looks like Florida State is doing their best to keep their head coach. First it was LSU last year, and now Texas A&M has become heavily involved in trying to pry Fisher away from the Seminoles, as A&M is reportedly parting ways with current…
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Iowa State forced turnovers on two Baylor drives in the fourth quarter, and the Cyclones stopped a two-game skid by beating the Bears 23-13 on Saturday at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. Baylor drove to the Iowa State 25-yard line before Reggie Wilkerson picked off a Charlie Brewer pass and returned it 31 yards with 4:48…
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It appears the “Grumors” surrounding the Tennessee head coaching position have reached an apex. According to Grant Ramsey of 247Sports, Tennessee athletic director John Currie flew to Tampa on Wednesday night, where it is believe that a pitch was made to Gruden on the now open head coaching job. Ramsey’s report also includes another important piece…
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The GRUMOR is officially back on!!! During an appearance on Mike & Mike Wednesday, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach and Monday Night Football broadcaster Jon Gruden was asked about a potential return to coaching, as well as specifically being linked once again to the job at the University of Tennessee. “I haven’t really talked to anybody,”…
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Things haven’t gone well for the Arkansas Razorbacks on the gridiron this season and, frankly, it feels worse around the program than the team’s 4-6 record would indicate. With that as the backdrop, athletic director Jeff Long was relieved of his duties on Wednesday and that shined a (very) bright light on the status of head…
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The Jon Gruden rumors have been going strong the last few weeks and especially so this week after Butch Jones was fired from his job at Tennessee. However, Football Scoop is reporting that the former Super Bowl-winning coach is not interested in going to the college ranks. Jon Gruden has no interest in being the next…
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Tennessee’s coaching search is officially underway following the termination of former head football coach Butch Jones on Sunday. Several names have been linked to the Vols’ coaching position for weeks, but CBS Sports’ Barrett Sallee believes current Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen is the best option. “Mullen would be a home run hire for Currie if…
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Again with the Top 10 teams losing… Part of it was self inflicted thanks to some awesome matchups this week, but four Top 10 teams fell in Week 11, including our No. 1 team as Georgia lost at Auburn. Who takes over their spot? Is it Alabama, who held on against Mississippi State? Or is it…
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Senior quarterback Mason Rudolph passed for three touchdowns and sophomore running back Justice Hill ran for three as No. 15 Oklahoma State rallied for a 49-42 victory over No. 21 Iowa State on Saturday in Big 12 play at Ames, Iowa. Rudolph passed for 376 yards and Hill rushed for 134 and the Cowboys (8-2, 5-2…
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ATLANTA — Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall completed only two passes, but both went for touchdowns, and the Yellow Jackets upset No. 17 Virginia Tech 28-22 on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The winning score came with 6:30 remaining when Marshall connected with Ricky Jeune for 80 yards. Jeune dove in and clipped the pylon. The…
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Florida State is not looking good against Clemson as they headed into halftime down 17-0. While it’s understandable that the team might be upset, there is absolutely no reason why the hit below should take place on a return. FSU’s Emmett Rice went head hunting and was ejected for this hit on a Clemson tackler: Not…
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Though statistically at only number 24, LSU played toe-to-toe with No. 2 Alabama last week but lacked explosive plays at quarterback in a 24-10 road loss, a game in which coach Ed Orgeron lifted senior starter Danny Etling for freshman Myles Brennan in the fourth quarter in an attempt to ignite the offense. When LSU…
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Florida Gators wide receiver Kadarius Toney and defensive end Jachai Polite have been ruled out for Saturday’s game at South Carolina, the team announced. Toney and Polite are nursing shoulder injuries for the Gators (3-5, 3-4 SEC). Toney has recorded 117 rushing yards and 115 receiving this season while Polite has registered 22 tackles and two…
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Tennessee fans, take this latest GRUMOR for what it’s worth! FOX Sports Knoxville‘s Jon Reed joined The Drive on Wednesday afternoon to discuss a rumor involving Jon Gruden’s son Michael, a UT student, coming home to Tampa for a “family meeting,” this upcoming weekend. The rumor suggests that Gruden wants to discuss what taking the head…
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Tennessee has reportedly offered former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden “over $10 million a year” to be its next head coach, according to The Read Optional’s Oliver Connolly. Connolly reported that the Vols have also targeted TCU’s Gary Patterson, Louisville’s Bobby Petrino and Purdue’s Jeff Brohm as potential candidates as well. The rumored deal would…
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Third-ranked Georgia continues to show why it is a legitimate contender for one of the four playoff spots. The Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 SEC) dominated the rival Gators from beginning to end, winning 42-7 on Saturday, sacking quarterback Feleipe Franks five times and outgaining Florida in total offense 390 to 249. Georgia senior running…
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NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury have had their share of disagreements — some publicly — since Mayfield walked-on with the Red Raiders five years ago. But entering Mayfield’s final meeting against Texas Tech on Saturday in Norman, tensions have cooled and Mayfield has embraced his time in Lubbock,…
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Everything surrounding the Tennessee football program is sketchy at the moment. The Vols sit at 3-3 on the season and, after two straight losses to Georgia (by quite a lopsided margin) and South Carolina, Butch Jones’ seat has never been hotter in Knoxville. In fact, many believe that there is very little Jones can do to…
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The college basketball season is right around the corner and now we have confirmation with the Coaches Poll being released for Week 1. Unsurprisingly, the top five is filled out with the teams most people believe are the most talented to start the season. The poll couldn’t come soon enough as the summer has been filled…
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Check out the top 10 things we learned during a wild Week 7 of college football. 1. Upsets rule college football. Many assumed with no games between top 25 teams that this was going to be a ho-hum weekend. It was anything but thanks to seven ranked teams falling: No. 2 Clemson, No. 5 Washington, No.…
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North Carolina’s athletic department avoided major penalties when the NCAA Committee on Infractions was unable to conclude the university violated academic rules when it made “paper courses” available to the general student body, including student-athletics. The practice went on from 1993 to 2011 — the NCAA investigation was from 2002-11 — and it involved a Department…
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Just prior to halftime against Syracuse on Friday night, Clemson starting quarterback Kelly Bryant appeared to suffer an injury after a horrifying hit on third down. Bryant laid motionless on the field for a few minutes before finally being helped off the field. Bryant was already dealing with an ankle injury prior to this hit. Clemson…
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ATHENS, Ga. — On a weekend with its share of upsets, Georgia’s offense made sure the No. 4 Bulldogs didn’t suffer a similar fate, rolling up 696 total yards to rout Missouri 53-28 on Saturday night. The victory will likely push Georgia (7-0, 4-0 SEC) into the No. 3 spot in the poll following Clemson’s loss…
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With his job seemingly on the line, Tennessee coach Butch Jones has reportedly made a quarterback change. Redshirt freshman Jarrett Guarantano is expected to make his first career start on Saturday against South Carolina, according to Volquest. Sources: @BroadwayJay2 will get his first college start on Saturday.https://t.co/4gL5WHqRZO — Volquest Staff (@Volquest_Rivals) October 10, 2017 Guarantano, the…
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Tennessee has suspended defensive end Darrell Taylor indefinitely according to a report from ESPN. Taylor, who has started in each of the Vols’ first five games, was involved in a fight with teammate Trey Smith, which resulted in the offensive linemen needing stitches. The incident was originally reported by Twitter user “Illated94” last Thursday and later…
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NORMAN, Okla. — Iowa State looked in no position to win Saturday at No. 3 Oklahoma. The Cyclones were playing with a walk-on senior quarterback who had played in just three games during his career going into Saturday after its starter at the spot took a leave of absence for the team due to “medical concerns.”…
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Paul Finebaum has had some crazy callers on his television show, but every once in a while he gets someone insightful on there. On Thursday, Finebaum had a caller tell him that he was high school friends with Gruden’s wife and said he is hearing Jon Gruden is the top target at Tennessee. Normally, Finebaum would…
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Tennessee was shutout 41-0 by Georgia on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. The loss marked the first time the Vols had been shutout since 1994. Naturally, many Tennessee fans and critics alike torched the team’s performance on social media. Here’s how Twitter reacted to Tennessee’s shutout loss to Georgia in Week 5. Tennessee hasn’t been shut out…
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BLACKSBURG, Va. — No. 2 Clemson crashed No. 12 Virginia Tech’s house party Saturday night and came away with yet another big victory over a ranked opponent. The Tigers toppled the Hokies 31-17 in front of an electric crowd at Lane Stadium. Junior quarterback Kelly Bryant passed for 186 yards and a touchdown and rushed for…
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Tennessee has been bitten by the injury bug pretty hard this year and it looks like it has struck yet again. Senior linebacker Cortez McDowell is reportedly going to be out indefinitely with a wrist injury…
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The Southeastern Conference is discussing the effects of Hurricane Irma on the ability of No. 24 Florida to host No. 23 Tennessee on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla. The game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. “Now that the storm has passed through Gainesville, the University of Florida is working with local authorities to assess the effect…
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The governor of Tennessee looks to be channeling his inner Bernie Sanders by implementing a program that cannot possibly remain solvent in the long run. Gov. Bill Haslam (Rep.) is about to sign a bill into law that gives any adult who wants to go to college free admission to community colleges in his state of…
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Students at the University of California, Fresno sued a professor Thursday for wiping away pro-life chalk messages that were approved by the university. The Students for Life group at Fresno and the group Alliance Defending Freedom are suing Dr. Gregory Thatcher, who teaches public health at the university, for scrubbing out pro-life messages the group had…
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