Tennessee Vols head football coach Derek Dooley stated tonight that he won’t release stud RB Bryce Brown from his scholarship.
Brown had asked to be released from his scholarship via text message.
Dooley laid out the criteria for why he rejected Brown’s request:
“As with the other players who have asked for a release, I went through the [...]

The Tennessean is reporting that the Tennessee Titans have filed a lawsuit in Davidson County against USC Trojans head coach Lane Kiffin and USC, claiming that running backs coach Kennedy Pola breached his contract by inducement from Kiffin.
The lawsuit states “as a result of USC and Kiffin’s tortuous conduct, Tennessee (Titans) football has been damaged [...]

USC Trojans head football coach Lane Kiffin continues to piss off most everyone in Tennessee.  Kiffin caused an uproar in the state earlier this year when he left the Tennessee Volunteers after just one season to replace Pete Carroll as the head coach at USC.
Now he has irked Tennessee Titans long-time head coach Jeff Fisher, [...]

The NCAA, according to published reports, has hit the USC Trojans football team hard with sanctions from the Pete Carroll era centered around improper benefits that Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush received while playing football at the school.
The sanctions include a two-year bowl ban for the football team along with the loss of 30 scholarships [...]

Two virtually identical teams in the SEC (Southeastern Conference) replaced their coaches last season. Though the teams were identical the coaching hires were complete opposites.
2008 UT Vols                                     2008 Auburn Tigers
5-7 record             [...]