Montario Hardesty News

It's been a decorated few weeks for Tennessee running back Montario Hardesty. The New Bern native shared co-Southeastern Conference player of the week honors last week after rushing for 179 yards on 39 carries in Tennessee's overtime win against Kentucky on Nov.

Football coaching carousel rumors reached the University of Tennessee campus long before Friday night, when the Volunteers practiced in front of multiple assistants who could leave the program.

Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton lines up with center Cody Sullins on Saturday, Nov.

Tennessee's Montario Hardesty scored the game winning touchdown in overtime to give the Volunteers their 25th straight win in the series.

Tennessee tailback Montario Hardesty embodies resiliency. Judging by the way he and the rest of the Volunteers responded to adversity in clawing out a 30-24 overtime win over Kentucky on Saturday, it appears his teammates have followed his lead.

Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the thirteenth week of college football action, and AT&T* is relying on fans to determine who rules the gridiron.

Montario Hardesty ran for three touchdowns, including a 20-yard game winner in overtime, as Tennessee outlasted Kentucky 30-24 on Saturday night, the Volunteers' 25th straight victory against their border rivals.

For all the pre-season hype about Florida's Tim Tebow and Mississippi's Jevan Snead, it's been Arkansas' Ryan Mallett and Tennessee senior Jonathan Crompton who have been the Southeastern Conference's best quarterbacks down the stretch.

Chick-fil-A Bowl representative Kurt Patberg will visit Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky.

Jonathan Crompton threw for two touchdowns as Tennessee beat in-state rival Vanderbilt 31-16 on Saturday night.

On a week when three Tennessee players were arrested on attempted armed robbery charges, the rest of the Vols showed up at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday completely unarmed and definitely not dangerous.

OXFORD - For Ole Miss, today's game represents somewhat of a line in the sand for its season.

Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton throws to a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Memphis, Saturday, Nov.

KNOXVILLE - Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin sent running back Tauren Poole to the locker room during Saturday's game against Memphis because of what he said was an issue on the sideline.

For the University of Memphis football program, its 11 trips to east Tennessee since the late 1960s to play the Volunteers have produced a shutout.

After losing six of their first eight games, The University of Memphis now heads to Knoxville to face the Tennessee Volunteers, a game which will likely prove to be the Tigers' most arduous confrontation this season.

KNOXVILLE - "Mum" was the word when it came to producing the University of Tennessee's first black football jerseys in almost 90 years.

He was 2-for-2 on field goals, including a career-long 47-yarder, making the junior 14-for-16 this season.

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

South Carolina assistant Ellis Johnson said anyone who describes Tennessee's run game as a bruising, 3-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust attack is not giving the Volunteers enough credit.