Lunchtime links: Phillips narrowing down class

...suspension, South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders is back for the spring. Georgia's newest safety, Jakar Hamilton, hits the ground running, writes David Hale of The Macon Telegraph. Florida adds a quarterback in this...

Preview of the next decade in the SEC

We've spent so much time looking back this week. Why not look ahead? The SEC won five national championships last decade. Any reason to believe tha...

Vols AD's future may rest with Dooley

Mike Hamilton took a chance when he hired Lane Kiffin in late 2008 only to find himself in the middle of another coaching search 14 months later and cleaning up the mess the 34-year-old coach left behind en route to Southern California.

Kiffin crashed Lexus in August

Lane Kiffin crashed his Lexus in August, the school confirmed to ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach on Tuesday.

Lunchtime links: Malzahn staying put

...writes that it's lonely at the top for Nick Saban and Alabama. Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton wanted to give Kippy Brown a shot at the Vols' head coaching job, but admitted that...

Lunchtime links: Lattimore narrows choices

...New Tennessee coach Derek Dooley values the Nick Saban connection, writes David Climer of The Tennessean. Mike Hamilton's fumbling of the coaching search will cost Tennessee, writes Matt Hayes of The Sporting News...

Did Hamilton get it right this time?

We'll find out soon enough if Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton got it right this time with the hiring of Derek Dooley. One thing's for sure...

Athletic director Mike Hamilton, right, introduces Derek Dooley as the new head football coach at the University of Tennessee during...

New Vols era set after whirlwind ride

Tennessee courted a number of potential partners before deciding to dance with Derek Dooley. After a bunch of false steps, the Vols and AD Mike Hamilton better hope the new coach has the right moves.

Dooley paid dues to get his UT shot

Derek Dooley left the law to coach. It wasn't a popular decision, but his career fell into place. He wasn't the trendy pick to lead Tennessee, but that doesn't mean he won't knock 'em over in Knoxville.

Big 12 mailbag

It wouldn't be a Friday afternoon without answering a few questions from the readers. It's funny, but the stream of e-mails hasn't abated with the ...

4 p.m.: Vols/Arenas/Press/Thamel

Doug Gottlieb has some words for Tenn. AD Mike Hamilton and their new coach. Gottlieb explains how bad Gilbert Arenas' contract is. NY Times writer Pete...

Audio PodCast | January 15, 2010

Dooley introduced as Vols coach

Derek Dooley will be named the next Tennessee head coach, a source close to Dooley said Friday.

So, Tennessee walks into a bar ...

...come the pick-up lines. Check out some of the things we suspect Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said to woo candidates to replace Lane Kiffin: • Rich Rodriguez: "I can see in the...

Cutcliffe to remain Duke's coach

Duke coach David Cutcliffe withdrew his name from consideration for the Tennessee head coaching job.