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Bowl representatives will be in attendance Saturday when Tennessee travels to Mississippi with both teams on the verge of clinching postseason eligibility.

We've seen every trick out of Lane Kiffin's recruiting sleeve. First, there were the Urban Meyer comments that had him all over ESPN and USA Today for weeks.

View full size photo>> Emotions around Rocky Top are burning brightly after the Tennessee Volunteers drilled the Memphis Tigers 56-28 in Neyland Stadium .

View full size photo>> Best beginning. David Oku , who took the opening kickoff 69 yards and set the tone for the entire game.

Jonathan Crompton has joined some elite company at the University of Tennessee. Think Erik Ainge, Heath Shuler, Peyton Manning.

Tennessee is trending upward, appearing to have successfully navigated the meat of the Kiffin Chimera's learning curve.

Jonathan Crompton threw for a career high 331 yards and tied his career best with five touchdown tosses as the Vols beat Memphis 56-28 on Homecoming for the Volunteers.

When Tennessee hired Lane Kiffin, I met the decision with a heavy dose of skepticism.

South Carolina senior linebacker No. 40 Eric Norwood sacks Mississippi quarterback Jevan Snead in the third quarter at William-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. C. Aluka Berry/caberry@thestate.com South Carolina launched a Web site this week to promote senior linebacker Eric Norwood.

Each Sunday, our staff of college football experts will offer thoughts on things they learned over the weekend.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee and South Carolina's annual meeting has been a kind of turning point for both teams in recent years.

He's been lost since the last drive of the first half against Auburn. But during the intermission of the Vols' Halloween contest against South Carolina, Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton finally showed up and played the second half.

Decked out in black jerseys, Tennessee took three South Carolina fumbles and turned them into touchdowns as the Volunteers beat the No.

The Tennessee Vols got in their last heavy contact Wednesday for Saturday's game with South Carolina, and coach Lane Kiffin likes his team's focus and work ethic.

The big news out of Knoxville on Tuesday? Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin said nothing controversial during his weekly teleconference, which might constitute a stop-the-presses moment given his 11-month history on the job.

Media day comments from Tennessee head football coach Lane Kiffin. The Vols play host to South Carolina on Saturday night.

Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin says he chose not to run another play before the Volunteers attempted a potential game-winning field goal against Alabama in part because of the penalty disparity between the two teams.

South Carolina has earned most of its wins this season without much flair. The 21st-ranked Gamecocks, though, will take any kind of victory they can get Saturday night at Tennessee, where they've won once in 14 tries.

Greg McElroy's performance may be the difference in Alabama's showdown with Tennessee.

Heath Shuler, who passed for 4,089 yards and 36 TDs as Tennessee's quarterback, likes the direction Lane Kiffin is headed.