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VOLS ANNOUNCE CAPTAINS FOR SATURDAY AT SOUTH CAROLINA
October 27, 2006 | Football
Oct. 27, 2006
Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer named six captains to lead the team Saturday when the Vols take on South Carolina in Columbia.Offensive linemen David Ligon and Arron Sears are joined by defensive tackle Turk McBride, linebacker Marvin Mitchell, cornerback Jonathan Wade and placekicker James Wilhoit.
For the first time in the Fulmer era and the first year since 1990, Tennessee began the season without predetermined team captains. Instead, the Vols are naming captains on a game basis.
Other Vols who have served as captains this season are: Cory Anderson, Ben Greene, Justin Harrell, Inquoris Johnson, Matt McGlothlin, Bret Smith, Antwan Stewart, Jayson Swain, Ryan West and David Yancey.
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Stay Hungry. Stay Humble. The Keys to Volunteer Success: Exclusive to EGC
By: Phillip Fulmer
The key this week and beyond is NOT TO CHANGE what we've been doing. NCAA Football is always a huge challenge and though planning is critical, the game makes no promises. The plan for this season focused on hard work, long practices, hot 2-a-days, and supreme focus on discipline has worked like I planned. I keep talking about being fired up, focused and prepared and this team and staff have done just that.
Of course I would love to have our one point loss against Florida back and I would really like to have survived the season without suffering the troublesome injuries we've had. Inky was a very big loss and although he continues to be a leader from the sidelines he would obviously made a major difference for us on the field.
But if you fans had an opportunity to be in our players or staff meetings you would hear a recurring theme: "stay hungry and stay humble!"
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