Tennessee Headlines – 11/18/09

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1.  We actually start with basketball today due to the incredible statistics from Tennessee’s 124-49 win over UNC-Asheville last night.  The Vols led 20-0  at one point and kept the Bulldogs from scoring a basket from the field until the 3:09 mark of the first half.  I’ve never seen that before.

2.  This writer points out that while other SEC schools are having rough starts against second-tier opponents, Tennessee dismantled their “upset special.”

3.  Frank Wilson says his receiving corps is resilient and has character.

4.  Lane Kiffin says it was “a very, very difficult decision” to dismiss two of the three freshmen who were arrested last week.

5.  Several UT players say they back their coach’s decision.

6.  It seems someone else has noticed that Kiffin went out of this way to say his program had had no police incidents last Wednesday, when in fact another freshman had been cited for shoplifting just a few days earlier.

7.  Here’s the story on the shoplifting charge.

8.  According to this notes column, Kiffin says that he’s been giving pro evaluations to some of his players.