Gerald Jones has had a fine football career at the University of Tennessee, but he’s never fully lived up to the immense billing that came when he arrived four years ago as one of the nation’s premier prospects.<
Justin Hunter, a skinny but talented freshman wide receiver nicknamed “Bones” by his Tennessee teammates, was approved by the NCAA clearinghouse Tuesday morning and practiced with the Volunteers in the afternoon.
Gerald Williams spent one year after high school trying to qualify on his own to play football at Tennessee. Then he spent a year at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy and another at City College of San Francisco.
KNOXVILLE — Ask Derek Dooley about expectations for his first University of Tennessee football team, and you won’t get a response about wins and losses.
When Marsalis Teague started and caught two touchdowns in his collegiate debut for Tennessee last season, some left Neyland Stadium wondering if the 5-foot-10 freshman was the next coming of Donte’ Stallworth or Cedrick Wilson.
Highly touted safety signee Eddrick Loften from Texas didn’t qualify academically and won’t play for the University of Tennessee football team this season, Coach Derek Dooley confirmed Wednesday night.