Rebuilding the Tennessee Volunteers (NCAA 14)

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Vols Lose Heartbreaker To The Ducks
Even though two of the Ducks star players, DeAnthony Thomas and Marcus Mariota, who are both injured and were not active for the game, but the #7 Oregon Ducks (3-0) still came out with the win over the Tennessee Volunteers (2-1)... But, it was much closer than many may think... Oregon squeaked out a 48-41 win in overtime on its home field against the Vols.



1st Quarter Scoring:
For every score Oregon had, Tennessee would match it. On the 2nd play of the game Rodrigues hit Keanon Lowe on a 45 yard post route over the middle of the field for a TD to take the early 7-0 lead. Then, with 1:09 left in the quarter Marlin Lane ran in for a 4 yard TD run to tie it up at 7-7.

2nd Quarter Scoring:
With 5:03 left in the quarter Rodrigues threw a perfectly thrown ball to Josh Huff, in between two Vols defenders, for a 20 yard TD which made it 14-7 Oregon. With 3:35 left in the quarter the Vols matched it when Senior RB Rajion Neal had a 5 yard TD run. Then, with 0:53 left in the half Oregon's Sophomore RB Byron Marshall had a 3 yard TD run right up the middle. So, at the half Oregon led 21-14.

3rd Quarter Scoring:
The Vols got the ball after the half and took full advantage of it. With 5:50 left in the 3rd quarter Justin Worley threw a 7 yard TD pass to Cody Blanc to tie the game at 21. Oregon then responded with a 42 yard field goal to make it 24-21. Then, the Vols took their first lead of the game when Justin Worley hit Devrin Young on an out route to the right corner of the endzone... BUT, here is where it gets interesting... Michael Palardy missed the extra point and it was now a 27-24 Tennessee lead. And of course, Oregon responds right back with a touchdown of their own as former 5* RB Thomas Tyner had a 2 yard TD run making it 31-27 Oregon.

4th Quarter Scoring:
After a Rajion Neal fumble, Oregon took advantage of it and with 4:08 left in the quarter Byron Marshall had another 3 yard TD run to make it 38-27 Oregon. Tennessee answered right back as Rajion Neal had a 1 yard TD run up the middle to make it a 38-34 Oregon lead. Oregon responded with another field goal, but this time from 46 yards out which made it 41-34. Finally, with 0:43 left in the 4th quarter Justin Worley hits Devrin Young on a screen to the right side where he then runs it in 10 yards for the score tying it up at 41!

OVERTIME:
It took Oregon only 3 plays to get in the endzone as Byron Marshall runs into the endzone from 2 yards out to make it his 3rd rushing TD of the game and that makes it a 48-41 Oregon lead. Neal gets stuffed on 1st down, Worley throws it away on 2nd down, and on 3rd down the play gets broken up by none other than Ifo Ekpre-Olomu. On 4th down Worley drops back to pass but after finding no one open he ends up getting sacked by Oregon DE Tony Washington to end the game and Oregon wins a close one 48-41 in Eugene.

Butch Jones Post-Game Press Conference Quotes:

"I'm extremely proud of our guys today for hanging in with a top 10 team in a very hostile environment," said head coach Butch Jones. "They came out and fought exactly how we wanted them to. I don't think we could've asked for a better game offensively, but defensively our weaknesses were exposed and we've got to work on them to get to the level where we want to be."

"I was impressed with the effort on defense, they never gave up, never stopped fighting," said Jones. "Cam Sutton was one individual who I was really impressed with. He got in there and broke up a few passes, and made it took for #1 to really do much offensively. Even on the play that he gave up a TD he played great coverage on him, I think he'll really be a good player soon."

"Our defensive line has to get more physical. The effort was there today, they never gave up, and I'm proud of them for that," Jones said. "But, their running back's had such an easy time near the goal line running the ball in. So, in practice come Monday, we're going to have to have the offense vs. defense on the goal line. That's the only way we'll get better. "

"All in all, I'm proud of the guys, but we can't let this loss come to our head since we've got to go on the road to yet another hostile environment next week with Florida... And they're also ranked in the top 25 so we'll see how our guys adjust to this type of environment in a big, conference game." said Jones as the post game press conference came to an end.

Next Weeks Matchup Preview:
Tennessee Vols (2-1) vs. #14 Florida Gators (1-1)

Tennessee (2-1, 0-0 SEC) hasn't defeated Florida (1-1, 0-0) since a 30-28 victory at Neyland Stadium in 2004. The Vols also have lost their last 17 games against ranked opponents and are 1-23 versus Top 25 teams since 2008.

Both teams are currently coming off of losses. Tennessee lost to #7 Oregon 41-48 in overtime and the #10 Gators lost to the #24 Miami Hurricanes 26-35

"Our players understand the rivalry, what is at stake," Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. "I think they understand what has gone on before them. The only thing we can control is our preparation and how we play on Saturday."

Tennessee hasn't come particularly close to ending the streak recently. The Gators squeaked past the Vols 21-20 in their 2006 national championship season, but the last six Florida-Tennessee games had an average margin of 19 points, with each of them being decided by double digits.

Tennessee, a 17-point underdog, knows it must play its best to have a shot at ending the streak. During a team meeting Sunday, Tennessee's upperclassmen emphasized the importance of this rivalry and the necessity to avoid dwelling on the loss to Oregon.

Kick off for the game is at 3:30 local time in Gainesville, FL.



PREDICTION: Florida wins 31-14.

[orlegend0208]

Big 2nd Quarter Lifts #14 Gators Over Vols

Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
Sep 21, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tennessee Volunteers (2-2 (0-1))	7	3	7	7	24
#14 Florida Gators (2-1 (1-0))	3	21	7	3	34

Team Stats Comparison
	TENN	FLA
Total Offense	382	473
Rushing Yards	127	147
Passing Yards	255	326
First Downs	17	21
Punt Return Yards	14	9
Kick Return Yards	171	26
Total Yards	567	508
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Converstion	4-13 (30%)	10-21 (47%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-0 (33%)	11-4-2 (54%)
Penalties	5-26	6-44
Posession Time	13:12	14:48

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TENN	FLA
1:11	(FLA) Austin Hardin, 30 yard FG	0	3
0:44	(TENN) Pig Howard, 100 yard Kick Off Return for TD	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TENN	FLA
3:58	(FLA) Matt Jones, 5 yard TD run	7	10
2:34	(FLA) Matt Jones, 1 yard TD run	7	17
1:45	(TENN) Michael Palardy, 50 yard FG	10	17
0:47	(FLA) Trey Burton, 19 yard TD pass from Jeff Driskel	10	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TENN	FLA
4:09	(TENN) Marquez North, 11 yard TD pass from Justin Worley	17	24
2:04	(FLA) Jeff Driskel, 1 yard TD run	17	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TENN	FLA
4:08	(FLA) Austin Hardin, 32 yard FG	17	34
3:10	(TENN) Devrin Young, 28 yard TD pass from Justin Worley	24	34

Tennessee Volunteers

Florida Gators

Butch Jones Post-Game Press Conference Quotes:
"First off, I just want to say congratulations to the Florida Gators. They played a great game and were a very tough opponent. But, I was impressed with the mental toughness of our team. It really showed in the second half when we really did a great job of tuning out the crowd and really focusing on our gameplan. I saw a different team in the 2nd half and I saw a lot of progress being made. Not only did we keep our composure in the 2nd half, but we also outscored them. I'm really excited to see if we can keep up this momentum for the rest of the year now because we made huge strides today."

"One thing that I was encouraged by was our secondary play. Their QB had 18 completions on 43 attempts which is less than 50% which is where we strive to get to every week. And in a game this big, and playing against a very good team like Florida, I'd say it's a great accomplishment that we were able to achieve this goal."

"Our return game I'd say is one of the best in the country. That's two kick off returns for touchdowns in the past 3 weeks. Pig and Devrin are doing a fantastic job back there. And now I'm just waiting for them to take a punt back for a touchdown cause they're obviously capable of doing it."

"I think Justin is doing a good job right now at QB. He's making the right reads most of the time, delivering the ball where it needs to be, and distributing the ball among our receivers. He's improved a lot since this off-season and I'm really proud of him for that. I can't wait to see what he'll do the rest of the season as he continues to develop into an even better QB."

"Right now, I think we have to forget about this game and focus 110% on South Alabama next week and regain that confidence that we had after the first two games of the season when we played absolutely fantastic football."

[orlegend0208]

Huge Recruiting Weekend For The Vols


Even with the rather slow start for the Vols (2-2) head coach Butch Jones has the Vols sitting in a great position for a number of highly touted recruits. This weekend for the South Alabama game, the Vols will be hosting 10 high profile recruits that could all potentially be game changers down the road. They are hosting one 5 star recruit, eight 4 star recruits, and one 3 star recruit who is rated as the #1 JUCO TE in the nation.

Butch Jones has a great chance to get the 2014 class rolling this weekend.

5 Players Most Likely To Commit On Visit:
4* DT Robert Williams
4* MLB Braylon Lacey
4* CB Terrance Sanders
4* T Tim Turner
3* TE Brian Jones

South Alabama Game Visitors Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Matt Fuller (#13 overall)	#2 WR	HS	Farmington, MO	6'0	192
Robert Williams (#55 overall)	#4 DT	HS	Palm Coast, FL	6'5	262
Derrick Young (#70 overall)	#2 CB	HS	Fenton, MI	5'9	181
Anthony Owens (#93 overall)	#3 T	HS	Greer, SC	6'4	347
Braylon Lacey (#100 overall)	#8 MLB	HS	Bethesda, MD	6'1	232
Terrance Sanders (#104 overall)	#3 CB	HS	Glen Cove, NY	6'1	183
Tim Turner (#160 overall)	#9 T	HS	Narragansett Pier, RI	6'6	261
Ben Bowser (#164 overall)	#6 CB	HS	Schriever, LA	5'11	190
Jason Roberson (#287 overall)	#20 T	HS	Clearwater, SC	6'6	306
Brian Jones (#669 overall)	#31 TE	JUCO So	Bethel, CT	6'6	255

[orlegend0208]

Year 1 (2013) Review:
I decided to go ahead and sim the rest of Year 1 because of my work schedule the next week or so I'm not sure how often I'll be able to play and post updates. But, I was rather surprised when I saw the results I got after simming because they were pretty realistic (record wise at least... not so sure about score wise). So, this post will basically be me summing up everything that happened in Year 1.

Week 1: Austin Peay: 63-17: Win (1-0)
Week 2: Western Kentucky: 45-16: Win (2-0)
Week 3: @ #7 Oregon: 41-48: Loss (2-1)
Week 4: @ #14 Florida: 24-34: Loss (2-2)
Week 5: South Alabama: 41-14: Win (3-2)
Week 6: #23 Georgia: 24-28: Loss (3-3)
Week 7: Bye
Week 8: #19 South Carolina: 24-40: Loss (3-4)
Week 9: @ #1 Alabama: 21-31: Loss (3-5)
Week 10: @ Missouri: 40-37 OT: Win (4-5)
Week 11: Auburn: 15-22: Loss (4-6)
Week 12: Bye
Week 13: Vanderbilt: 34-31: Win (5-6)
Week 14: @ Kentucky: 38-24: Win (6-6)
Week 15: Bye
Holiday Bowl: Washington: 24-49: Loss (6-7)

So, I was fairly impressed that Tennessee was able to get to a bowl game... even though we got destroyed. But, I'm extremely excited about Year 2 (2014) because of the talent coming back and the incoming 2014 recruiting class I have so far. Out of 25 available scholarships, I have 21 targets and 14 total commitments. So, here is the list of current commitments.

2014 Tennessee Recruiting Class Recruiting -
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Robert Williams	#4 DT	HS	Palm Coast, FL	6'5	262
Anthony Owens	#3 T	HS	Greer, SC	6'4	347
Braylon Lacey	#8 MLB	HS	Bethesda, MD	6'1	232
Tim Turner	#9 T	HS	Narragansett Pier, RI	6'6	261
Ben Bowser	#6 CB	HS	Schriever, LA	5'11	190
Tyrone Franklin	#36 ATH	HS	Fort Myers, FL	5'11	223
Jason Roberson	#20 T	HS	Clearwater, SC	6'6	306
Greg Weaver	#26 DE	HS	St. Charles, MO	6'2	283
Andy McBride	#54 ATH	HS	South Gate, CA	6'2	194
Brian Jones	#31 TE	JUCO So	Bethel, CT	6'6	255
Carlos Golden	#12 K	HS	Catonsville, MD	5'10	231
Reggie Medlock	#152 DE	JUCO Jr	Lebanon, TN	6'1	247
Cornelius Jackson	#15 P	HS	Georgetown, KY	6'1	178
Thomas Williams	#131 G	JUCO Jr	McLean, VA	6'1	307

Conference Championship Results:

C-USA: FAU-21 vs. Tulsa-16
SEC: #6 Alabama-31 vs. South Carolina-14
Mountain West: #25 Utah State-31 vs. Hawaii-24
PAC-12: #14 USC-49 vs. Washington-42
ACC: #13 NC State-21 vs. #10 Virginia Tech-17
Big 10: #1 Ohio State- 42 vs. #4 Nebraska-21
MAC: Ohio-31 vs. #21 Ball State-21

Heisman Trophy Results:

N/Player/Pos/Team/1st/2nd/3rd/Total
1. Braxton Miller/QB/Ohio State/365/225/153/1698
2. Johnny Manziel/QB/Texas A&M/236/305/188/1506
3. Carlos Hyde/HB/Ohio State/133/198/312/1107
4. Byron Marshall/HB/Oregon/44/45/107/329
5. Logan Thomas/QB/Virginia Tech/7/12/25/70

Award Winners:

2013 NCAA Football Award Winner
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Maxwell Award	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
Walter Camp Award	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
Chuck Bednarik Award	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	CB	Oregon
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	DeMarcus Lawrence	LE	Boise State
Davey O'Brien Award	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
Doak Walker Award	Byron Marshall	HB	Oregon
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Mike Evans	WR	Texas A&M
John Mackey Award	Ryan Malleck	TE	Virginia Tech
Outland Trophy	Jake Matthews	LT	Texas A&M
Rimington Trophy	Andrew Miller	C	Virginia Tech
Lombardi Award	Jacques Smith	RE	Tennessee
Linebacker of the Year	Matt Robinson	ROLB	Maryland
Jim Thorpe Award	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	CB	Oregon
Lou Groza Award	Drew Basil	K	Ohio State
Ray Guy Award	Ben Rhyne	P	Stanford
Returner of the Year	Khalek Shepherd	HB	Virginia
Heisman Memorial Trophy	Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State

All-Americans:

2013 NCAA 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M	6'1	200	So.
HB	Carlos Hyde, Ohio State	6'0	242	Sr.
HB	Jeremy Smith, Oklahoma State	5'10	208	Sr.
WR	Matt Miller, Boise State	6'3	218	Jr.
WR	Amari Cooper, Alabama	6'1	202	So.
TE	Eric Tomlinson, UTEP	6'6	255	Jr.
OL	Jack Mewhort, Ohio State	6'7	308	Sr.
OL	Jake Matthews, Texas A&M	6'5	305	Sr.
OL	Andrew Norwell, Ohio State	6'6	319	Sr.
C	Corey Linsley, Ohio State	6'3	297	Sr.
OL	Anthony Steen, Alabama	6'3	309	Sr.
DL	Jason Ankrah, Nebraska	6'4	265	Sr.
DL	Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina	6'6	274	Jr.
DL	Brandon Ivory, Alabama	6'4	310	Jr.
DL	Thad Randle, Nebraska	6'1	295	Sr.
LB	A.J Johnson, Tennessee	6'2	243	Jr.
LB	Michael Doctor, Oregon State	6'0	223	Sr.
LB	Matt Robinson, Maryland	6'4	230	Jr.
DB	Bradley Roby, Ohio State	5'11	193	Jr.
DB	Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon	5'10	190	Jr.
DB	Demetrius Wright, USC	6'1	195	Sr.
DB	Christian Bryant, Ohio State	5'10	192	Sr.
K	Drew Basil, Ohio State	6'1	210	Sr.
P	Will Baumann, NC State	6'6	190	Jr.
RS	Corey Smith, Ohio State	6'0	170	Jr.

2013 NCAA 2nd Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Braxton Miller, Ohio State	6'2	215	Jr.
HB	Byron Marshall, Oregon	5'10	201	So.
HB	T.J Yeldon, Alabama	6'2	218	So.
WR	Mike Evans, Texas A&M	6'5	218	So.
WR	Dres Anderson, Utah	6'1	187	Jr.
TE	Ryan Malleck, Virginia Tech	6'4	248	Jr.
OL	Taylor Lewan, Michigan	6'8	308	Sr.
OL	Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama	6'6	310	Jr.
OL	Spencer Long, Nebraska	6'4	315	Sr.
OL	Mason Walters, Texas	6'6	320	Sr.
C	Andrew Miller, Virginia Tech	6'4	293	Sr.
DL	Darryl Cato Bishop, NC State	6'3	266	Sr.
DL	Jacques Smith, Tennessee	6'2	243	Sr.
DL	Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech	6'1	295	Jr.
DL	Anthony Johnson, LSU	6'3	304	Jr.
LB	V.J Fehoko, Utah	5'11	225	Jr.
LB	Xzavier Dickson, Alabama	6'3	265	Jr.
LB	Dillon Rake, Oklahoma State	6'1	210	Fr.
DB	Torin Harris , USC	6'0	190	Sr.
DB	Victor Hampton, South Carolina	5'10	202	Jr.
DB	Detrick Bonner, Virginia Tech	6'0	189	Jr.
DB	Corey Bell, Boise State	5'11	208	Jr.
K	Cade Foster, Alabama	6'1	224	Sr.
P	Sam Foltz, Nebraska	6'1	200	Fr.
RS	Marqise Lee, USC	6'0	195	Jr.

2013 NCAA Freshmen All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Jameis Winston, Florida State	6'4	218	Fr.
HB	Riley Bullough, Michigan State	6'2	232	Fr.
HB	Trey Edmunds, Virginia Tech	6'1	212	Fr.
WR	Jason Croom, Tennessee	6'5	223	Fr.
WR	Marquez North, Tennessee	6'4	215	Fr.
TE	Josh Parris, Syracuse	6'2	252	Fr.
OL	Jordan Simmons, USC	6'5	335	Fr.
OL	Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M	6'5	338	Fr.
OL	Parker Osterloh, Virginia Tech	6'8	299	Fr.
OL	Kyle Dodson, Ohio State	6'6	324	Fr.
C	Colby Watson, UCF	6'5	303	Fr.
DL	Dalton Rodriguez, Tulsa	6'6	258	Fr.
DL	Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss	6'4	297	Fr.
DL	Malcolm Brown, Texas	6'4	315	Fr.
DL	Stevie Tu'ikolovatu, Utah	6'1	320	Fr.
LB	Marcus Newby, Nebraska	6'1	210	Fr.
LB	Steve Longa, Rutgers	6'1	220	Fr.
LB	Dillon Rake, Oklahoma State	6'1	210	Fr.
DB	Lamar Robins, USF	6'3	188	Fr.
DB	Cam Sutton, Tennessee	6'1	180	Fr.
DB	Martez Hester, Ball State	6'2	188	Fr.
DB	Tony Conner, Ole Miss	6'2	202	Fr.
K	Jamie Sutcliffe, Utah	6'2	184	Fr.
P	Sam Foltz, Nebraska	6'1	200	Fr.
RS	Darius Tice, USF	5'10	200	Fr.

2013 1st Team All-SEC
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M	6'1	200	So.
HB	Jeremy Hill, LSU	6'2	235	So.
HB	T.J Yeldon, Alabama	6'2	218	So.
WR	Mike Evans, Texas A&M	6'5	218	So.
WR	Amari Cooper, Alabama	6'1	202	So.
TE	Rory Anderson, South Carolina	6'5	242	Jr.
OL	Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama	6'6	310	Jr.
OL	Jake Matthews, Texas A&M	6'5	305	Sr.
OL	Arie Kouandjio, Alabama	6'5	315	Jr.
OL	Anthony Steen, Alabama	6'3	309	Sr.
C	Ryan Kelly, Alabama	6'5	290	So.
DL	Jacques Smith, Tennessee	6'2	243	Sr.
DL	Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina	6'6	274	Jr.
DL	Anthony Johnson, LSU	6'3	304	Jr.
DL	Brandon Ivory, Alabama	6'4	310	Jr.
LB	Ronald Powell, Florida	6'4	234	Jr.
LB	A.J Johnson, Tennessee	6'2	243	Jr.
LB	Xzavier Dickson, Alabama	6'3	265	Jr.
DB	Cody Quinn , Kentucky	5'10	177	So.
DB	Victor Hampton, South Carolina	5'10	202	Jr.
DB	Cody Prewitt, Ole Miss	6'2	214	Jr.
DB	Demetruce McNeal, Auburn	6'2	194	Sr.
K	Cade Foster, Alabama	6'1	224	Sr.
P	Collin Barber, Georgia	6'2	200	So.
RS	Trey Williams, Texas A&M	5'8	185	So.

2013 2nd Team All-SEC
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Justin Worley, Tennessee	6'4	222	Jr.
HB	Ladarius Perkins, Mississippi State	5'10	195	Sr.
HB	Rajion Neal, Tennessee	5'11	212	Sr.
WR	Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss	6'3	216	Jr.
WR	Damiere Byrd, South Carolina	5'9	166	Jr.
TE	Travis Dickson, LSU	6'3	230	Jr.
OL	Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State	6'4	335	Sr.
OL	Jarvis Harrison, Texas A&M	6'4	320	Jr.
OL	Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M	6'5	295	Jr.
OL	Austin Shepherd, Alabama	6'5	315	Jr.
C	Evan Swindall, Ole Miss	6'4	295	Sr.
DL	Jermauria Rasco, LSU	6'3	255	Jr.
DL	Jeoffrey Pagan, Alabama	6'4	290	Jr.
DL	Gabe Wright, Auburn	6'3	300	Jr.
DL	Daniel McCullers, Tennessee	6'8	351	Sr.
LB	C.J Mosley, Alabama	6'2	232	Sr.
LB	Otha Peters, Arkansas	6'2	231	So.
LB	Cedrick Cooper, South Carolina	6'2	213	So.
DB	E.J Gaines, Missouri	5'10	195	Sr.
DB	Jalen Mills, LSU	6'0	185	So.
DB	Ha Ha Clinton Dix, Alabama	6'1	208	Jr.
DB	Josh Harvey-Clemons, Georgia	6'5	212	So.
K	Taylor Bertolet, Texas A&M	5'9	174	So.
P	Kyle Christy, Florida	6'3	193	Jr.
RS	Devrin Young, Tennessee	5'8	171	Jr.

Bowl Results:

New Mexico Bowl: Hawaii-39 vs. Arizona State-42
Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois-34 vs. Air Force-0
Poinsettia Bowl: Kent State-14 vs. #11 Boise State-45
Beef O'Brady's Bowl: Louisiana Tech-17 vs. SMU-42
New Orleans Bowl: Marshall-14 vs. UL Lafayette-21
Las Vegas Bowl: Oregon State-23 vs. #24 Utah State-6
Hawaii Bowl: Tulsa-26 vs. Fresno State-31
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Cincinnati-24 vs. Ball State-26
Military Bowl: Toledo-28 vs. Navy-12
Holiday Bowl: Tennessee-24 vs. Washington-49
Belk Bowl: #23 Fresno State-28 vs. Rice-21
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: BYU-14 vs. Miami-28
Russell Athletic Bowl: Buffalo-10 vs. #14 Georgia Tech-42
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Indiana-27 vs. UL Monroe-24
Armed Forces Bowl: UTEP-23 vs. #22 San Diego State-3
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: UCF-31 vs. Stanford-20
Alamo Bowl: Kansas-14 vs. #21 Utah-10
Buffalo Wild Wings: Oklahoma-42 vs. Iowa-26
Music City Bowl: Mississippi State-31 vs. Virginia-24
Sun Bowl: #17 Oregon-28 vs. Maryland-23
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: #19 LSU-38 vs. FAU-13
Chic-Fil-A Bowl: #20 Georgia-21 vs. #13 Virginia Tech-28
Heart of Dallas Bowl: MTSU-14 vs. Wisconsin-31
Gator Bowl: Auburn-19 vs. #18 Michigan-27
Capital One Bowl: South Carolina-14 vs. #25 Michigan State-24
Outback Bowl: #16 Florida-31 vs. Northwestern-26
Rose Bowl: #4 Notre Dame-38 vs. #12 USC-14
Fiesta Bowl: #3 Texas-28 vs. #8 Nebraska-19
Allstate Sugar Bowl: #5 Alabama-45 vs. #7 Louisville-14
Orange Bowl: #10 NC State-33 vs. #6 Oklahoma State-10
AT&T Cotton Bowl: #15 Ole Miss-10 vs. #9 Kansas State-27
BBVA Compass Bowl:Vanderbilt-38 vs. Syracuse-24
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Ohio-41 vs. Arkansas State-32
BCS National Championship: #2 Texas A&M-24 vs. #1 Ohio State-25

Final Top 25 Rankings:

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 7, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio State (61)	14	0	1525
2	3	Texas	11	2	1258
3	5	Alabama	13	1	1200
4	4	Notre Dame	11	2	1162
5	2	Texas A&M	11	2	1107
6	10	NC State	12	2	1042
7	9	Kansas State	11	2	996
8	11	Boise State	11	2	917
9	7	Louisville	11	2	902
10	12	Georgia Tech	11	2	884
11	6	Oklahoma State	10	3	842
12	8	Nebraska	11	3	837
13	14	Virginia Tech	12	2	829
14	15	Oregon	9	4	772
15	16	Florida	9	4	738
16	19	Michigan	9	4	634
17	20	LSU	9	4	598
18	13	USC	10	4	494
19	23	Florida State	9	4	492
20	-	Northern Illinois	10	3	388
21	-	Ball State	12	2	358
22	17	Ole Miss	9	4	355
23	-	Michigan State	9	4	309
24	-	Wisconsin	9	4	272
25	-	Fresno State	10	3	240

[orlegend0208]

Farewell to the Seniors:
Ja'Wuan James-91 overall RT- Projected 3rd Round Pick
Zach Fulton-89 overall RG- Projected 7th Round Pick
James Stone-89 overall C
Daniel McCullers-88 overall DT- Projected 5th Round Pick
Maurice Couch-86 overall DT- Projected 7th Round Pick
Rajion Neal-86 overall HB
Jacques Smith-83 overall RE
Alex Bullard-83 overall LG
Michael Palardy-83 overall K
Byron Moore-82 overall SS
Marlon Walls-82 overall LE
Dontavis Sapp-80 overall ROLB
Daniel Hood- 78 Overall DT

Underclassmen Declaring for the Draft:
Brandon Ivory- DT- Alabama
Xavier Dickson- ROLB- Alabama
Trey DePriest- MLB- Alabama
Jamil Douglas- RT- Arizona
Jonathan Mincy- CB- Auburn
Gabe Wright's DT- Auburn
Matt Miller's WR- Boise State
Charone Peak WR- Clemson
Grady Jarrett- DT- Clemson
Gifford Timothy- RT- Clemson
Tony Steward- LOLB- Clemson
Corey Crawford- LE- Clemson
Marcus Roberson- CB- Florida
Kyle Christy- P- Florida
Hunter Joyer- FB- Florida
Timmy Jernigan- DT- Florida State
Damian Swann- CB- Georgia
Chase Hoobler- ROLB- Indiana
Mark Weisman- HB- Iowa
Anthony Johnson- DT- LSU
Devante Parker- WR- Louisville
Dominique Brown- HB- Louisville
Eli Rogers- WR- Louisville
Denzel Perryman- ROLB- Miami
Jake Ryan- LOLB- Michigan
Raymond Taylor- CB- Michigan
Blake Countess- CB- Michigan
Andrew Gleichert- TE- Michigan State
Paul Lang- TE- Michigan State
Henry Josey- HB- Missouri
Eric Ebron- TE- North Carolina
Troy Niklas- TE- Notre Dame
Ishaq Williams's ROLB- Notre Dame
Evan Spencer- WR- Ohio State
Donte Moncrief- WR- Ole Miss
Terrance Mitchell- CB- Oregon
Marcus Mariota- QB- Oregon
Hronnis Grasu- C- Oregon
Scott Crichton- LE- Oregon State
Brandin Cooks- WR- Oregon State
Landon Fletcher- SS- Purdue
Victor Hampton- CB- South Carolina
Henry Anderson- LE- Stanford
Ed Reynolds- FS- Stanford
Malcolm Brown- HB- Texas
Deshazor Everett- CB- Texas A&M
Xavier Su'a Filo- LG- UCLA
D.J Morgan- HB- USC
Nate Orchard- LE- Utah
Peniel Jean- CB- Wisconsin

Transfer To Tennessee:
Carlos Watkins- 84 overall Sophomore DT from Clemson

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SIGNING DAY 2014



Butch Jones brought in Tennessee's highest rated recruiting class since the Fulmer era Wednesday. Tennessee's 2014 recruiting class was ranked 7th in the nation and 3rd in the SEC by ESPN. According to ESPN, the Vols signed 10 4* players, 8 3* players, and 1 2* player.

"I'm very proud of the job our staff did with this recruiting class. In my mind, today the Tennessee Vols signed the #1 class in the country today and I truly believe it will show on the field." said Butch Jones during his signing day press conference.

"I believe that Tennessee signed the best class today," said ESPN's Tom Luginbill. "I think they really got some steals with Tyrone Franklin, Jason Roberson, Andy McBride, and Carlos Golden. All of them are guys I've really been impressed with and am surprised they're not rated higher than what they currently are. Butch Jones will get the Vols back to a football powerhouse soon."

Tennessee Volunteers Recruiting - 2014
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Robert Williams (78)	#4 DT	HS	Palm Coast, FL	6'5	262
Anthony Owens (77)	#3 T	HS	Greer, SC	6'4	347
Braylon Lacey (77)	#8	HS	Bethesda, MD	6'1	232
Tim Turner (78)	#9 T	HS	Narragansett Pier, RI	6'6	261
Ben Bowser (77)	#6 CB	HS	Schriever, LA	5'11	190
Jerome Weber (79)	#4 FS	HS	Philadelphia, PA	6'0	190
Tyrone Franklin (77)	#36 ATH	HS	Fort Myers, FL	5'11	223
Willie McGhee (74)	#6 FS	HS	Carlisle, PA	6'3	191
Shaun Moss (77)	#21 MLB	HS	Huntington Park, CA	6'2	228
Jason Roberson (79)	#20 T	HS	Clearwater, SC	6'6	306
Greg Weaver (74)	#26 DE	HS	St. Charles, MO	6'2	283
Isaac Hamilton (76)	#9 C	HS	Chattanooga, TN	6'3	308
Andy McBride (77)	#54 ATH	HS	South Gate, CA	6'2	196
Brian Jones (78)	#31 TE	JUCO So	Bethel, CT	6'6	255
Jeremy Hall (71)	#53 OLB	HS	Nutley, NJ	6'1	213
Carlos Golden (82)	#12 K	HS	Catonsville, MD	5'10	231
Reggie Medlock (77)	#152 DE	JUCO Jr	Lebanon, TN	6'1	247
Cornelius Jackson (78)	#15 P	HS	Georgetown, KY	6'1	178
Thomas Williams (74)	#131 G	JUCO Jr	McLean, VA	6'1	307

(Number in parentheses is their overall rating)

Top Recruiting Classes - 2014
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Texas	2	10	11	0	0	23
2	Alabama	6	3	12	0	0	21
3	Oklahoma	4	6	9	0	0	19
4	Ohio State	2	7	12	0	0	21
5	Florida State	2	8	7	3	0	20
6	Georgia	1	10	3	4	0	18
7	Tennessee	0	10	8	1	0	19
8	Stanford	1	8	10	0	0	19
9	Michigan	0	8	13	0	0	21
10	Oklahoma State	2	6	7	7	0	22
11	USC	3	5	9	0	0	17
12	LSU	4	3	8	0	2	17
13	Florida	2	5	9	0	2	18
14	Notre Dame	1	5	13	0	0	19
15	Ole Miss	0	6	10	3	3	22
16	Virginia Tech	1	3	14	6	0	24
17	Auburn	0	5	13	4	0	22
18	Penn State	1	4	10	4	0	19
19	Kansas State	0	4	14	2	3	23
20	Oregon State	0	4	11	7	2	24
21	Arizona	0	7	3	5	1	16
22	Wisconsin	0	4	13	3	0	20
23	Texas A&M	1	4	9	1	4	19
24	South Carolina	0	6	8	0	2	16
25	Arkansas	0	4	13	2	1	20

[IchBinDeutsch]

I'm really enjoying this, Go Vols!

[orlegend0208]

Vols in the 2014 NFL DRAFT



In this years draft two former Vols were taken. Massive DT Daniel McCullers was chosen in the 3rd round and RT Ja'Wuan James was chosen in the 5th round.

Tennessee Vols Picked
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
Round 3 Pick 15	San Diego Chargers	Daniel McCullers	DT	6'8	351
Round 5 Pick 12	Arizona Cardinals	Ja'Wuan James	RT	6'6	318