Four Downs with Finebaum: Tennessee’s CFP downfall, final word on Memphis’ season
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Tennessee’s and Memphis’ seasons end and the College Football Playoff continues.
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December 2024
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Collierville grad will be front and center in UT’s College Football Playoff
University of Tennessee drum major Christian Carroll, of Collierville, is only the third Black drum major in the school’s history.
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Four Downs with Finebaum: CFP chatter, bowl talk, Heisman hopefuls
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions going into the College Football Playoff and bowl seasons.
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Four Downs with Finebaum: Talking Tennessee, CFP, Silverfield and the Egg Bowl
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 14 games.
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November 2024
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No. 7 Tennessee gives up 1st 14 points before rallying to rout Vanderbilt
The Vols beat Vanderbilt for a sixth straight season. Tennessee needed a big victory to impress the College Football Playoff committee enough to earn a home playoff game in December.
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Vols’ postseason prospects murky after loss to Georgia
A win over No. 6 Tennessee gave a huge boost to Georgia’s College Football Playoff hopes. Now, they are positioned for a likely playoff berth. But the Vols’ prospects for a berth in the SEC championship game are uncertain.
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Finebaum: Ole Miss-Georgia looms, Tennessee’s big game, assessing Ryan Silverfield
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 10 games.
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Sampson leads No. 7 Tennessee to win over Mississippi State
Dylan Sampson rushed for a career-high 149 yards and a touchdown to take Tennessee past the Bulldogs. He led the Vols’ offense after quarterback Nico Iamaleava exited with an upper-body injury.
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Dylan Sampson rushes for 141 yards and 2 TDs to lead Tennessee past Kentucky
Tight end Miles Kitselman caught six passes for 97 yards and a touchdown for the Volunteers as they kept their College Football playoff hopes alive. The Wildcats lost their fourth straight game.
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October 2024
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Tennessee rallies, edges Florida in overtime
Eighth-ranked Volunteers trailed 10-0 in the third quarter but win in overtime on Dylan Sampson’s 1-yard run.
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Arkansas overcomes deficit to defeat Tennessee
With 1:17 remaining, Arkansas’ Malachi Singleton scored to lift the Razorbacks from a deficit to defeat the Vols. It was their first home win over a top-five opponent since beating the Volunteers in 1999.
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September 2024
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Tennessee overwhelms Kent State
In the win over the Kent State Golden Flashes, Tennessee rolled up 37 points in the first quarter, the most in one quarter in school history.
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August 2024
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Four Downs with Finebaum: ESPN’s own answers local college football questions
SEC football commentator Paul Finebaum digs into the Tigers’ College Football Playoff chances, Ole Miss and Tennessee expectations and fond Memphis memories.
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January 2024
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Tennessee, Virginia AGs suing NCAA over NIL-related recruiting rules with Vols under investigation
A lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee claims the NCAA is “enforcing rules that unfairly restrict how athletes can commercially use their name, image and likeness at a critical juncture in the recruiting calendar.”
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July 2023
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Omari Thomas, Tennessee star from Briarcrest, never met a camera he didn’t like
The Briarcrest Christian School product once played pee-wee ball for the Whitehaven Cowboys.
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October 2022
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Calkins: Tennessee beats Alabama! It was the leg!
While Jalin Hyatt, Hendon Hooker and Chase McGrath all had a hand in the Vols' win over Alabama, Catherine Davenport had — well, she had a leg.
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Vols defeat Alabama on field goal to end 15-game losing streak
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Calkins: A Tennessee fan even Memphis fans can root for
Vols fans in West Tennessee have it rough. On this massive weekend for Tennessee football, a local fan named Catherine Davenport will celebrate by putting on a bright orange prosthesis. That’s right, she has a Tennessee leg.
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February 2021
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Calkins: From ‘bush league’ (Tennessee) to ‘a better place’ (Memphis)
Star wide receiver Roc Taylor was jilted by Tennessee and landed at Memphis. He and his coach both say Taylor ended up at the better program.
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December 2020
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Army replaces Tennessee in AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Army replaces Tennessee after the Volunteers opted out of the bowl game because of positive coronavirus tests within the program.
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June 2020
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Calkins: Fans at college football games? Not so fast, my friend
Dr. Jon McCullers, head of the task force to open the University of Tennessee, remains skeptical that there will be large fan gatherings at football games this fall.
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September 2019
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Calkins: A Tennessee fan, his pitch-perfect obit, and the enduring power of sports
A Tennessee fan's obituary said his only regret was that the Vols "predeceased" him. Here's how that obituary came to be — and why it highlights the best things about sports.
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Calkins: How Memphis punter Adam Williams — once bound for Tennessee — wound up at the best football program in the state
Memphis punter Adam Williams found out on Twitter that Tennessee had recruited over him. His decision to switch to Memphis has been a booming success.
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Calkins: Should Memphis fans take the high road this week? Nah!
Memphis is 1-0. Ole Miss and Tennessee are 0-1. It's a rare opportunity, Memphis fans. Laugh as hard as you like.
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