Team 120 - 2016 Tennessee Volunteers Football Thread

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This year, they... will... all... fall. Tennessee will persevere. We, the fans will be Orange and White (and Smokey Gray). We will bay like the hound. We will be ever gracious hosts and visitors. Our unflagging spirit, our good nature, our generosity will be affirmed anew.

 

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Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield talks revenge on Texas, missing baseball and more

(Athlon) What stadium, other than your own, have you enjoyed playing in the most?

(Mayfield) You can’t beat the Cotton Bowl. There’s nothing like that. But last year when we went to play Tennessee in Neyland Stadium, that was probably the best game experience I’ve had and probably will ever have. That’s a different type of loud. I can’t even describe it. It was unbelievable.

 

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Report: Two Tennessee linemen quit the team

According to a report by John Brice and 247Sports, two Tennessee reserve offensive linemen are leaving the program.

Brice indicated that senior tackle Dontavius Blair and sophomore Ray Raulerson quit the team and are looking at transferring down to I-AA programs. Neither player was figured to have a starting role in 2016.

 

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Five Vols Named Athlon Preseason All-Americans

Tennessee's five representatives across the four squads ties them for the fourth most in the country and third in the SEC, trailing only Alabama (8) and LSU (6). The Vols have three first-team selections -- tied with Florida State for the second most behind Alabama's four -- one third-teamer and one fourth-team choice.

Junior Derek Barnett (defensive end) landed on the All-American first team defense. Additionally, the nation's top returning kick returners in junior Evan Berry (kickoff) and senior Cameron Sutton (punt) rounded out UT's first team selections as special teams picks. Senior Jalen Reeves-Maybin (linebacker) was placed on the third team defense, and junior Jalen Hurd (running back) was a fourth team offensive selection.

 

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Tennessee preseason rankings (Somebody else did the work):
Athalon (#7)
ESPN Joe Schad (#9)
Bleacher Report post spring (#7)
CFN post spring (#3)
Campus Insider post spring (#3)
ESPN FPI (#5)
Sports Illus, Postseason PR (#8)
Fox post spring Top 25 (#8)
ESPN Way Too Early (#10)
Massey Ratings (#7)
CBS CFB Power Ratings (#12)
Pro Football Focus (#9)
Lindy's (#6)
McIllece Sports (#1)
The Sporting News (#13)
Phil Steele (#7)

That's a composite #7 ranking.

 

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Sweep the East, beat Bama, happy Vol Nation!

 

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Sweep the East, beat Bama, happy Vol Nation!

 

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Nine Vols named to preseason All-SEC teams

A day after being named the favorite to win the SEC East, Tennessee placed nine players on the three preseason All-SEC teams, including three defenders on the first team.

The Vols' total was the third highest in the conference and the highest in the East. Conference favorite Alabama (13) and LSU (10) were the only teams with more.

 

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