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Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (2) throws a pass for the White squad during the Orange and White Game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville
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SEC football

Vols seeking breakthrough season from Guarantano

Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano was named MVP of Tennessee’s spring game Saturday night after going 19-for-37 for 198 yards and four touchdown passes. He didn’t throw an interception.

Apr 14, 2019 at 2:50 AM
Tennessee coach Jeremey Pruitt carries his youngest son, Flynt, before the Vols' Orange and White Game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. Tennessee wide receiver Marquez Callaway grabs Josh Palmer (5) after Palmer scored a touchdown for the White team during the Vols' Orange and White Game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. Neyland Bredwell, 4, dressed as the Tennessee mascot Smokey, waits for the Vol Walk ahead of the Orange and White Game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. Tennessee assistant coach Tee Martin stands on the sideline during the Vols' Orange and White Game on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.
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SEC football

Photo gallery: Tennessee spring game

Jeremy Pruitt's Tennessee football team held its annual Orange and White Game to cap spring practice Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. The White team beat the Orange 28-10 and QB Jarrett Guarantano was named the game's MVP.

Apr 14, 2019 at 2:38 AM
Virginia Tech quarterback Ryan Willis warms up for the Maroon-White game Saturday at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.
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ACC football

Hokies' QBs ‘kind of all have their challenges’

If Justin Fuente and Virginia Tech made much progress in sorting out their quarterback competition during Saturday’s spring game, no one was letting on.

Apr 14, 2019 at 2:11 AM
In this Thursday, March 7 photo, Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney instructs his players during the Vols' first practice of the spring.
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SEC football

OC Chaney’s goal: Crank up Vols' physicality

Jim Chaney, Tennessee’s new offensive coordinator, faces the challenge of upgrading an offense that had the fewest yards per game of any SEC team each of the past two seasons.

Mar 29, 2019 at 8:28 PM
Tennessee's Orange and White Game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, April 13.
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SEC football

Vols' spring game to kick off at 6 p.m.

The Tennessee football team starts spring practice on March 7.

Feb 5, 2019 at 7:59 PM
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SEC football

Tee Martin: 'It's the perfect time to come back home'

Two decades after quarterbacking Tennessee’s last national championship team, Tee Martin is returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach.

Jan 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM
Austin Lewis totaled 6.5 tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks during his true freshman season at Liberty University.
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College football

Lewis sets sights high after All-America honor

Collisions, sweat, highs and lows stand between Austin Lewis and the dream of a career in the National Football League. But the former David Crockett standout took the first step this season at Liberty University.

Jan 10, 2019 at 12:26 AM
The Clemson defense celebrates after stopping Alabama near the goal line during the second half of the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night in Santa Clara, Calif.
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College football playoff

Orange crush: Clemson topples 'Bama for national title

Trevor Lawrence passed for 347 yards and three touchdowns and the second-ranked Tigers beat No. 1 Alabama 44-16 on Monday night in the College Football Playoff national championship game.

Jan 8, 2019 at 1:30 AM
A host of Virginia Tech defenders brings down Cincinnati’s Hayden Moore, center, the Bearcats’ backup quarter-back, during the first half of the Military Bowl on Monday in Annapolis, Md. Cincinnati won 35-31.
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College football

Bearcats outslug Hokies to win Military Bowl

Michael Warren scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:29 remaining for Cincinnati, whose 35-31 victory Monday ended Virginia Tech’s run of 25 consecutive winning seasons.

Dec 31, 2018 at 10:46 PM
Miami quarterback N'Kosi Perry, left, talks with coach Mark Richt during a game against Pittsburgh in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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ACC football

Richt steps down after Hurricanes' 7-6 finish

Mark Richt stepped down as Miami’s football coach on Sunday, saying the move “is in the best interests of the program.”

Dec 30, 2018 at 1:44 PM
Tennessee linebacker Quart'e Sapp (14) plays against Georgia during their game on Sept. 30, 2017, in Knoxville.
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College football

Vols LB Sapp entering NFL draft

Tennessee linebacker Quart’e Sapp announced Friday that he will bypass his final season of eligibility to enter the NFL draft.

Dec 14, 2018 at 8:19 PM
ETSU offensive lineman Matt Pyke (57)
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ETSU’s Pyke, Robinson earn AP All-America honors

The dream season got even better for two members of the ETSU football team on Tuesday when senior center Matt Pyke and sophomore safety Tyree Robinson made the AP FCS All-America team.

Dec 11, 2018 at 6:37 PM
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence drops back to pass during the first half of the Tigers' 35-6 win over Duke on Nov. 17.
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Freshman sensation: QB Lawrence, who lived in Fall Branch, leads Clemson to playoffs

Long before Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was playing for one of the top college football coaches in America, he was a little boy playing on his grandmother’s farm in Fall Branch.

Dec 6, 2018 at 1:01 AM
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray hoists the Most Outstanding Player trophy after beating Texas 39-27 in the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
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College football

Oklahoma is in: Sooners snag fourth spot in playoff semifinals

Faced with a tricky choice, the College Football Playoff selection committee played it safe and fell back on some simple criteria: One loss is better than two. Winning a conference championship is better than not. Go with the team that avoided getting blown out.

Dec 2, 2018 at 8:04 PM
Paul Johnson anchors the news on WCYB and WEMT.
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What's in a name? For two Paul Johnsons, it's plenty

Paul Johnson, the evening news anchor for WCYB and WEMT, and Paul Johnson, the football coach, grew up together in Avery County, North Carolina. They played on the same teams in high school and spent hours going at it against each other in pickup basketball games.

Dec 1, 2018 at 6:20 PM
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