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Talking SEC Coaches: Derek Dooley

10:00 PM ET 05.25

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Of the fourteen coaches who start this season with the ultimate goal of reaching Atlanta, one sits on a hot seat and needs it more than the others. Derek Dooley is in his third season on Rocky Top, having gone 6-7 and 5-7 in his first two. The program in Knoxville is proud and distinguished - they want big wins now. You know you are in trouble when the coach is dropping crude expletives about beating Vanderbilt. In fact, Vanderbilt was the only conference win they notched last year. Let's look at the schedule:
Out of conference: NC State: mild advantage to the…

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Discipline Makes its First Appearance in Fayetteville

07:18 PM ET 05.14

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Coach Smith has announced that Wide Receiver Kane Whitehurst has been released from his scholarship, due to his arrest for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, which means the Razorbacks could stand to lose three of the nine wide receivers on their depth chart due to misconduct off the field. On the depth chart Arkansas announced on April 30, http://arkansas.rivals.com/cdepthtext.asp Marquel Wade was #1 for one spot, Maudrecus Humphrey was #2 for another and Whitehurst sat directly behind Humphrey. Cobi Hamilton had best keep his nose clean and avoid injury.
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A Thug on the field, a Thief Off - Is Anyone Surprised?

03:28 PM ET 05.13

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Last year, Arkansas punted to Vanderbilt and the Vandy player called for a fair catch. Waving his arm twice, he ran three steps forward, got under the ball, and sustained a crippling hit from a Razorback running full speed. The Arkansas player who dealt the blow that caused a concussion and injured the Commodore claimed that he thought the player had already caught the ball. Even if he did not see the player's two overhead waves to call for a fair catch, he still hit his opponent helmet-to-helmet, so the hit was entirely indefensible. The officials ejected him from the game and he…

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