Gameday forecast for Tennessee

I’ve had my fill of the gas-pumping saga.
Enough talk about Lane Kiffin, I-40 rockslides, David Reaves’ recruiting tactics, and the other UT/USC storylines – few of which have any real bearing on Saturday’s game in Knoxville.
Time for some good, ol’ rompin’, stompin’ SEC football. Halloween night on Rocky Top.
And you thought you saw a lot [...]

Reaves talks USC, recruiting

Talked to Tennessee QBs coach and former USC assistant David Reaves this morning for a story that will run in Thursday’s editions.
Reaves angered many Gamecock fans – and was criticized publicly by former USC tailback and Columbia sports talk radio host Duce Staley – for recruiting players who were committed to the Gamecocks after he [...]

Moe Brown pumped for UT

Lost in USC receiver Moe Brown’s colorful comments about wanting to show Lane Kiffin how the Gamecocks pump gas Saturday in Knoxville was this:
Would Brown, who missed the Vandy game after his concussion at Alabama, be cleared to play after he threw fuel on the fire (sorry) at the Tuesday press conference?
The answer: Pump away, [...]

Spurrier has no beef with officiating

A number of SEC coaches have formed a chorus singing the blues about the league’s officials. But you won’t hear Steve Spurrier complaining about the officiating.
Not this week, anyway.
While conceding during his Tuesday news conference that SEC “referees have struggled a little bit lately,” Spurrier later acknowledged the Gamecocks received two favorable instant-replay reviews during [...]

Game balls for Vandy

Better late than never.
(Disclaimer: I would have had these out sooner but the dog ate my Web browser.)
Without further procrastination …

Offense
This week was easy. When you have a guy pass for 300, another run for 100 and a third hit a hundy in receiving yards – the first time that’s happened at USC since 1996 [...]