... of the most dreadful things for any college football fan is the dead period in between the end of the regular season and the start of the bowl season. However, it is a necessary evil, as the emphasis in that time is placed on the studying part of being a student athlete. But that doesn't keep the die-hards like me from cursing the system.

After a two-week hiatus from the practice field where they traded their shoulder pads for scantron sheets, Derek Dooley and the Tennessee Volunteers are prepared to jump back into action Thursday at the Neyland Thompson Sports Center. 

Six weeks ago it was difficult to picture the Vols would have the opportunity to be practicing in December at all, but after an...

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