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

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.

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.

Thirty NCAA men's basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were tabbed as candidates Wednesday for the 2009-10 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, and Tennessee's Tyler Smith was among them.

Dan Williams doesn't garner the kind of attention safety Eric Berry gets. He hasn't racked up as many tackles as linebacker Rico McCoy or as many sacks as defensive end Chris Walker.

Sophomore guard Scotty Hopson scored 20 points in 18 minutes Wednesday night to lead No.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee has lost its starting middle linebacker because of a season-ending injury for the second time 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.

Mark Story recounts UK's 25 most memorable basketball games since the 1983-84 season.

Freshman wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson did not attend Tennessee's brief Sunday night practice.

Georgia wore black against Alabama; you see how well that worked out for them. So after much speculation, rumors from a couple anonymous players, and a surprising amount of debate on the end of Tennessee fans, the team didn't disappoint.

Forgive coach Bruce Pearl if he's sounds a little repetitive. His Volunteers have competed for SEC championships each of the four seasons he's been with the team, and Pearl expects this year to be no different.

KNOXVILLE - Count rapper Lil Wayne among the fans of Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin and his big mouth.

Josh Tabb has left A the Tennessee Volunteer men's basketball team after being suspended indefinitely by Bruce Pearl for the infamous "violation of team rules." Tabb, who stands 6'4" and weighs 196 lbs., was an extremely talented guard who started 11 games for the Vols last season.

Josh Tabb has withdrawn from school at Tennessee and returned home to Illinois to be near his mother who is ill, according to a University news release Wednesday.

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.

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.

As much as the upset is a part of college football, so too is the Houdini-like escape of a national power to avoid such a fate.

Perhaps Texas deserves a turn at the top. Another week, another set of stumbling performances by college football's supposed elite.