Rebuilding the Tennessee Volunteers (NCAA 14)

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Vols Stun Sooners in Blowout

Tennessee Volunteers at Oklahoma Sooners
Sep 13, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tennessee Volunteers (3-0)	7	21	7	17	52
Oklahoma Sooners (1-1)	10	0	10	0	20

Team Stats Comparison
	TENN	OKLA
Total Offense	500	292
Rushing Yards	224	134
Passing Yards	276	158
First Downs	26	17
Punt Return Yards	18	49
Kick Return Yards	100	191
Total Yards	618	532
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	8-16 (50%)	4-10 (40%)
4th Down Conversion	3-3	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	7-6-1 (100%)	4-2-1 (75%)
Penalties	5-50	10-74
Posession Time	39:44	20:16

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TENN	OKLA
	(TENN) Tenn: J. Pickett, 2 yard TD run	0	7
	(OKLA) OU: A. Ross, 2 yard TD run	7	7
	(OKLA) FG OU: M. Hunnicutt, 18 yard FG	7	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TENN	OKLA
	(TENN) Tenn: P. Howard, 9 yard TD pass from J. Worley	14	10
	(TENN) Tenn: M. Lane, 7 yard TD pass from J. Worley	21	10
	(TENN) Tenn: J. Croom, 34 yard TD pass from J. Worley	28	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TENN	OKLA
	(OKLA) OU: T. Metoyer, 4 yard TD pass from B. Bell	28	17
	(TENN) Tenn: A. Hill, 7 yard TD run	35	17
	(OKLA) OUT: M. Hunnicutt, 53 yard FG	35	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TENN	OKLA
	(TENN) Tenn: C. Golden, 29 yard FG	38	20
	(TENN) Tenn: J. Worley, 4 yard TD run	45	20
	(TENN) Tenn: A. Hill, 3 yard TD run	52	20

Butch Jones Post Game Press Conference Quotes:

"I knew we would come out here and give them a run for their money. But, wow.... I wasn't expecting this. I was expecting a close game that would come down to the wire."

"Normally coaches would sit here and knit pick some minor things, but I'm not going to do that. This was a fantastic win and our young men played extremely hard and really represented Tennessee in a big way today."

"I am sad to announce that our top 2 running backs on the depth chart, Marlin Lane and Justus Pickett, were both injured and from what I've heard so far they both won't be able to play in the next few games. I don't know long they will be out, but I know we all hope for speedy recoveries."

"As of now, Alden Hill will be receiving the majority of carries at running back and Devrin Young will be playing a hybrid role between running back and a slot wide receiver to fill the void we currently have since Tyrone is redshirting."

"I thought the defensive play was spectacular. We held their 2 QB's to a combined 12-24 for completions and 158 yards passing, which is great against any opponent. But this is one of the most hostile environments in college football and we were able to play on that high of a level. I'm VERY proud of our defense for the way they played."

"If we play like this for the rest of the season, I see absolutely no reason as to why we couldn't win a National Championship. If you play like this week in and week out you're going to win games. Period. Now, I want us to enjoy this great win, but I also want us to build on this momentum and get ready for a tough game against Florida next week."

Tennessee/Florida Matchup Preview:

Matchup Preview | September 20, 2014
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#18 Florida Gators (2-1 (0-1), 0-1 Away)		Tennessee Volunteers (3-0 (0-0), 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 40.0 (#13) Points Per Game 45.7 (#4) 509.3 (#5) Total Offensive Yards 477.0 (#13) 207.0 (#31) Rushing Yards 194.7 (#39) 302.3 (#5) Passing Yards 282.3 (#12) Defensive Stats Comparison 293.7 (#27) Total Yards Allowed 300.3 (#30) 135.0 (#49) Rushing Yards Allowed 69.7 (#4) 158.7 (#37) Passing Yards Allowed 230.7 (#95) Game Notes The Vols host 10 high profile recruits as they try to break their losing streak vs. the Gators. Kirk Herbstreit predicts the Vols to upset and when asked why he responded with... "After the win last week at Oklahoma, why wouldn't the Vols be favorite to win". He thinks the Vols beat Florida 27-24.

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VOLS BREAK THE LOSING STREAK

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
Sep 20, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#18 Florida Gators (2-2 (0-2))	7	10	0	7	24
Tennessee Volunteers (4-0 (1-0))	7	10	14	3	34

Team Stats Comparison
	FLA	TENN
Total Offense	341	419
Rushing Yards	57	107
Passing Yards	284	312
First Downs	18	22
Punt Return Yards	12	3
Kick Return Yards	25	47
Total Yards	378	469
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	6-12 (50%)	5-10 (50%)
4th Down Conversion	2-4 (50%)	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-2-1 (75%)	7-3-2 (71%)
Penalties	2-20	2-15
Posession Time	10:38	9:22

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FLA	TENN
1:57	(FLA) UF: K. Taylor, 29 yard TD pass from J. Driskel	7	0
0:02	(TENN) Tenn: D. Young, 5 yard TD run	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FLA	TENN
3:05	(FLA) UF: A. Hardin, 30 yard FG	10	7
1:47	(TENN) Tenn: C. Golden, 30 yard FG	10	10
0:55	(FLA) UF: Q. Dunbar, 3 yard TD pass from J. Driskel	17	10
0:04	(TENN) Tenn: D. Young, 22 yard TD pass from J. Worley	17	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FLA	TENN
4:07	(TENN) Tenn: J. Croom, 30 yard TD pass from J. Worley	17	24
0:49	(TENN) Tenn: A. Hill, 8 yard TD run	17	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FLA	TENN
4:12	(FLA) UF: M. Jones, 2 yard TD run	24	31
2:46	(TENN) Tenn: C. Golden, 28 yard FG	24	34

Butch Jones Post Game Press Conference Quotes:

"Wow... It's about time. Basically, in the locker room before the game, I told them the losing streak starts now. Not only were we hungry for the win, but the fans desperately wanted this win. A 9 year losing streak is never acceptable and especially when it's against one of your biggest rivals."

"I think Devrin Young is the most improved so far this year. He's done everything we've asked him to do and more. He plays a little running back, wide receiver and returns kicks/punts and does a great job at everything. I couldn't ask for more of him and I'm very proud of the way he's continued to improve as a football player since I've been at Tennessee."

"I thought our defense did a good job again... It wasn't great, but it was pretty solid. We got pressure on their QB but he just continued to show why he's a great QB and just kept completing passes. We got 4 sacks on him today which shows the improvement of our defensive line from the first game of the season to now. I'm proud of the way they've worked hard to become better players and it's showing on the field."

"Justin is continuing to be a great QB for us. He's making the right reads and delivering the ball where it needs to be. I know I've said something similar to this before, but it's the truth. He really is doing a great job for us."

"It really was a great win, and it's great to be a Tennessee Vol right now. Let's enjoy this win for now, but Monday it's back to work so we can prepare for a tough challenge at LSU. I know we'll be ready to play, but it will still be a tough environment to play in. They don't call it Death Valley for nothing..."

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Week 6 Preview:

Tennessee/LSU Matchup Preview:

Matchup Preview | September 27, 2014
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#20 Tennessee Volunteers (4-0 (1-0), 1-0 Away)		#6 LSU Tigers (4-0 (1-0), 3-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 42.8 (#5) Points Per Game 31.8 (#32) 462.5 (#11) Total Offensive Yards 411.3 (#41) 172.8 (#62) Rushing Yards 263.0 (#6) 289.8 (#4) Passing Yards 148.3 (#102) Defensive Stats Comparison 310.5 (#31) Total Yards Allowed 299.0 (#23) 66.5 (#1) Rushing Yards Allowed 130.8 (#39) 244.0 (#107) Passing Yards Allowed 168.3 (#34) Game Notes Kirk Herbstreit predicts LSU to win at home 31-17.

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 15, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (33)	3	0	1497
2	3	Texas (23)	3	0	1385
3	6	Michigan (1)	3	0	1334
4	4	Oregon (2)	2	0	1302
5	5	Florida State (1)	3	0	1240
6	7	LSU (1)	4	0	1119
7	8	Kansas State	2	0	1061
8	2	Notre Dame	2	1	1028
9	10	Texas A&M	1	1	958
10	11	Virgnia Tech	2	1	957
11	12	Louisville	3	0	857
12	13	NC State	4	0	789
13	14	Georgia Tech	3	0	739
14	15	Clemson	3	0	690
15	9	Nebraska	2	1	624
16	19	Miami	3	1	618
17	20	Washington	4	0	464
18	22	Michigan State	1	1	344
19	16	Ohio State	2	2	338
20	-	Tennessee	4	0	315
21	-	Iowa	3	0	299
22	24	Ole Miss	2	2	271
23	25	South Carolina	2	0	271
24	21	Auburn	2	1	231
25	-	Oregon State	3	0	216

[orlegend0208]

I'd like to keep this dynasty rolling along but with my busy schedule the past week I haven't had time to give any updates. So, here are the results to the season. Sorry, this is the last time I'll just give the results of the season and not post updates about each individual week...

Week 5: @ #6 LSU: 28-49 Loss (4-1)
Week 6: @ Georgia: 28-24 Win (5-1)
Week 7: Bye
Week 8: @ #22 South Carolina: 21-14 Win (6-1)
Week 9: vs. #10 Alabama: 17-38 Loss (6-2)
Week 10 vs. Miami: 14-24 Loss (6-3)
Week 11: vs. Missouri: 37-22 Win (7-3)
Week 12: @ Vanderbilt: 31-24 Win (8-3)
Week 13: Bye
Week 14: vs. Kentucky: 28-31 Loss (8-4)
Week 15: Bye
Capital One Bowl: vs. #11 Iowa: 31-38 Loss (8-5)

Rakeem Cato, Senior QB from Marshall, won the Heisman

Bowl Game Results:
New Mexico Bowl: Utah State-21 vs. Boston College-38
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois-24 vs. Louisiana Tech-14
Poinsettia Bowl: Western Michigan-7 vs. Nevada-21
Beef O'Brady's Bowl: FIU-38 vs. Connecticut-35
New Orleans Bowl: UTEP-24 vs. Arkansas State-34
Las Vegas Bowl: UCLA-31 vs. #17 San Diego State-28
Hawaii Bowl: Rice-6 vs. #19 Boise State-27
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Miami-42 vs. Toledo-10
Military Bowl: Buffalo-7 vs. Navy-45
Holiday Bowl: Kansas State-20 vs. #18 Stanford-34
Belk Bowl: #15 NC State-22 vs. Central Michigan-3
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: UCF-24 vs. Duke-34
Russell Athletic Bowl: Arkansas-17 vs. Virginia Tech-27
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Penn State-6 vs. TCU-34
Armed Forces Bowl: ECU-28 vs. Air Force-33
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Rutgers-20 vs. Colorado-16
Alamo Bowl: Baylor-10 vs. #23 Oregon-17
Buffalo Wild Wings: Kansas-21 vs. Wisconsin-38
Music City Bowl: #21 Florida-17 vs. Florida State-14
Sun Bowl: #25 Oregon State-35 vs. #14 Maryland-31
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: LSU-48 vs. #22 Marshall-17
Chic-Fil-A Bowl: Auburn-18 vs. #12 Clemson-20
Heart of Dallas Bowl: North Carolina-38 vs. Indiana-7
Gator Bowl: Ole Miss-38 vs. #20 Nebraska-19
Capital One Bowl: #24 Tennessee-31 vs. #11 Iowa-38
Outback Bowl: #13 South Carolina-31 vs. Northwestern-10
Rose Bowl: #6 Ohio State-29 vs. #5 Washington-26
Fiesta Bowl: #7 Louisville-44 vs. #10 Notre Dame-17
Allstate Sugar Bowl: #4 Texas A&M-45 vs. #8 Georgia Tech-7
Orange Bowl: #3 Syracuse-40 vs. #9 Michigan-28
AT&T Cotton Bowl: Kentucky-34 vs. Oklahoma-41
BBVA Compass Bowl: Army-28 vs. SMU-24
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Ball State-35 vs. #16 UL Lafayette-39
BCS National Championship: #2 Alabama-15 vs. #1 Texas-34

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Jan 15, 2015
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Texas (61)	13	0	1525
2	3	Texas A&M	13	1	1321
3	5	Syracuse	11	3	1248
4	6	Louisville	12	1	1201
5	2	Alabama	11	2	1131
6	9	Ohio State	11	3	1121
7	4	Washington	12	2	1061
8	11	Iowa	12	2	952
9	12	South Carolina	10	3	909
10	13	Clemson	10	3	872
11	7	Georgia Tech	11	3	851
12	8	Michigan	10	3	850
13	14	NC State	10	3	834
14	15	UL Lafayette	11	2	802
15	18	Stanford	9	3	679
16	19	Florida	7	5	629
17	20	Boise State	11	3	603
18	10	Notre Dame	9	4	571
19	24	Oregon State	9	4	504
20	23	Oregon	10	3	481
21	16	San Diego State	11	3	456
22	-	Air Force	10	3	271
23	-	UCLA	9	4	233
24	-	Rutgers	10	3	228
25	22	Marshall	11	3	165

Heading into the Off-Season the Vols have the #1 recruiting class with 15 total commits. Two are 5 stars, eight are 4 stars, four are 3 stars, and one is a 2 star.

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Farewell to the Seniors:
Antonio Richardson- LT- 96 overall
A.J Johnson- MLB- 94 overall
Justin Worley- QB- 92 overall
Marlin Lane- HB- 89 overall
Justin Coleman- CB- 87 overall
Brett Brewer- LOLB- 86 overall
Corey Miller- LE- 85 overall
Devrin Young- WR- 83 overall
Brendan Downs- TE- 83 overall
JaRon Toney- CB- 81 overall
Marques Pair- LT- 78 overall
Woody Quinn- FB- 77 overall
Isaac Hamilton- C- 76 overall Freshman is transferring to Vanderbilt for more playing time

February 2015: Vols Sign #1 Class

Butch Jones pulled off an amazing feat today. He has brought in the #1 ranked recruiting class in to Knoxville. Here is a star breakdown of the 20 man 2015 recruiting class:
5 Stars: 2
4 Stars: 12
3 Stars: 5
2 Stars: 1

Tennessee Volunteers Recruiting - 2015
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Corey Burley (77)	#1 OLB	HS	Tysons Corner, VA	6'2	215
Tim Shaw (78)	#14 ATH	HS	Bettendorf, IA	6'2	229
Bobby Shaw (80)	#13 WR	HS	University City, MO	6'1	208
Brian Hopkins (81)	#15 ATH	HS	Lawrenceville, GA	6'2	198
Roy Sykes (79)	#3 MLB	HS	Daleville, AL	6'5	230
Ernie Mitchell (78)	#3 QB	HS	Sterling, VA	6'3	217
Tommy Morales (77)	#26 ATH	HS	Rockford, IL	6'6	209
Raymond Stovall (74)	#13 DE	HS	East Brunswick, NJ	6'0	241
Cameron Alexander (76)	#14 DE	HS	Van Buren, AR	6'2	232
Kyle Kendrick (76)	#8 G	HS	Pulaski, TN	6'4	313
Chris Reid (74)	#6 TE	HS	Morehead, KY	6'4	251
Jason Gunn (75)	#9 DT	HS	Louisville, MS	6'3	298
Manuel Williams (72)	#12 DT	HS	Nashville-Davidson, TN	6'6	282
Vince Adams (79)	#43 ATH	HS	Freeport, TX	6'2	199
Jayson Sykes (72)	#25 G	HS	Jackson, TN	6'3	320
Dominic Childress (78)	#52 DE	JUCO So	Naperville, IL	6'1	240
Ryan Davis (72)	#45 CB	HS	Merritt Island, FL	6'1	185
Brett Nichols (71)	#55 T	HS	Knoxville, TN	6'7	296
Michael Bray (70)	#66 T	HS	Orlando, FL	6'6	315
Joey Fleming (74)	#4 FB	HS	Maryville, TN	6'0	236

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2015 (Year 3)



Schedule:
Week 1: @ UAB
Week 2: vs. Oklahoma
Week 3: vs. LSU
Week 4: @ Florida
Week 5: vs. Virginia Tech
Week 6: vs. Georgia
Week 7: Bye
Week 8: vs. South Carolina
Week 9: @ Alabama
Week 10: Bye
Week 11: @ Missouri
Week 12: vs. Nevada
Week 13 vs. Vanderbilt
Week 14: @ Kentucky
Week 15: Bye

Tennessee Info:
Overall Rating: 95
Offense Rating: 93
Defense Rating: 97
Team Prestige: 4 stars
Pre-Season Ranking: 29
Toughest Place To Play: #22: A-

Championship Contenders Rankings:
2015: 29
2016: 1
2017: 1
2018: 1

Tennessee Volunteers Depth Chart - 2015
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Marquez North (91)	Josh Smith (86)	Andy McBride (80)	Tommy Morales (77)
TE	Brian Jones (84)	A.J Branisel (79)	Chris Reid (74)
LT	Tim Turner (83)	Brett Kendrick (82)	Brett Nichols (71)
LG	Marcus Jackson (93)	Anthony Owens (80)	Kyle Kendrick (76)
C	Mack Crowder (86)	Austin Sanders (85)
RG	Dylan Wiesman (83)	Thomas Williams (78)	Jayson Sykes (72)
RT	Kyler Kerbyson (84)	Jason Roberson (82)	Michael Bray (70)
WR	Jason Croom (88)	Pig Howard (85)	Bobby Shaw (80)
QB	Josh Dobbs (86)	Nathan Peterman (86)	Ernie Mitchell (78)
FB	Joey Fleming (74)
HB	Justus Pickett (89)	Alden Hill (87)	Tyrone Franklin (82)	Tim Shaw (78)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Corey Vereen (86)	Reggie Medlock (81)	Cameron Alexander (76)
LDT	Carlos Watkins (93)	Jason Carr (86)	Robert Williams (84)
RDT	Danny O'Brien (86)	Trevarris Saulsberry (86)	Jason Gunn (75)
RDE	Jordan Williams (92)	LaTroy Lewis (87)	Greg Weaver (78)	Dominic Childress (78)
WLB	Curt Maggitt (93)	Braylon Lacey (81)	Corey Burley (77)
MLB	Christian Harris (87)	Justin King (82)	Shaun Moss (81)	Roy Sykes (80)
SLB	Jalen Reeves-Maybin (84)	Kenny Bynum (84)	Jeremy Hall (76)
CB	Cam Sutton (87)	Malik Foreman (84)	Devaun Swafford (81)	Vince Adams (79)
SS	LaDarrell McNeil (89)	Willie McGee (79)
FS	Brian Randolph (91)	Jerome Weber (84)	Lemond Johnson (80)
CB	Riyahd Jones (87)	Ben Bowser (82)	Brian Hopkins (81)	Ryan Davis (72)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Carlos Golden (88)
P	Cornelius Jackson (84)
PR	Pig Howard (99)	Josh Smith (99)
KR	Pig Howard (99)	Josh Smith (99)
LS	Marcus Jackson (93)	Mack Crowder (86)

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Week 1 Preview:

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 26, 2015
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Ohio State (32)			1496
2	Alabama (27)			1394
3	Texas (1)			1369
4	Texas A&M (1)			1294
5	Washington			1167
6	Louisville			1053
7	South Carolina			971
8	Iowa			963
9	Clemson			949
10	Notre Dame			888
11	Michigan			848
12	Stanford			799
13	Florida			771
14	Oregon			689
15	LSU			632
16	Virginia Tech			593
17	Miami			522
18	Georgia Tech			481
19	NC State			458
20	Syracuse			449
21	Oklahoma			400
22	Oregon State			324
23	UCLA			237
24	Nebraska			207
25	Maryland			196

SEC Outlook Conference Standings - Updated: Aug 26, 2015
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#2 Alabama (West)
#4 Texas A&M (West)
#7 South Carolina (East)
#13 Florida (East)
#15 LSU (West)
Ole Miss (West)
Tennessee (East)
Auburn (West)
Georgia (East)
Kentucky (East)
Arkansas (West)
Mississippi State (West)
Vanderbilt (East)
Missouri (East)

Tennessee Pre-Season All-American:
2nd Team: Jordan Williams: RE: 92 overall: Redshirt Senior

Tennessee Pre-Season All-SEC:
1st Team: Marquez North: WR: 91 overall: Junior
1st Team: Marcus Jackson: LG: 93 overall: Redshirt Senior
1st Team: Jordan Williams: RE: 92 overall: Redshirt Senior
2nd Team: Jason Croom: WR: 89 overall: Redshirt Junior
2nd Team: Danny O'Brien: DT: 86 overall: Redshirt Junior
2nd Team: Curt Maggitt: LOLB: 94 overall: Redshirt Senior
2nd Team: LaDarrell McNeil: SS: 89 overall: Redshirt Junior


Kirk Herbstreit predicts the Vols will win 38-14