Tuesday's Tennessee Football Briefing (11/20)

By Jason Yellin on November 20, 2012 8:00 AM

Jim Chaney ran his first practice as the interim head coach on Monday. Check out the VOL REPORT: Chaney In Charge as well as Jim Chaney Media Transcript as he met with the media on Monday.

Here's a look at some of the latest articles on the football team as the Vols prep for Kentucky in the season finale on Saturday.

- Associated Press: Coaching search overshadows Vols' final game

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Tennessee Vols saddened but not really surprised

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: 'Steady' Jim Chaney not auditioning

- GoVols247: Chaney ready to 'go to work'

- GoVols247: Notes: Vols react to Dooley news

- Inside Tennessee: Change has come

- Knoxville News Sentinel: At the head: Chaney takes over as interim coach

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee still a top-20 job ... especially if the price is right

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee players take news of Derek Dooley's firing in stride

- Knoxville News Sentinel: UT's Cheek: No plan yet for funding coaching buyout

- Tennessee Journalist: Chaney, Vols moving past coaching change

- Volquest: Players talk of future vision

- Volquest: Shiftchange

- Volquest: James make plea for Pittman

Here are a few stories from the Kentucky side:

- UK Athletics: Joker Phillips Press Conference Coverage

- Lexington Herald Leader: Joker Phillips begins his separation from UK

- Courier-Journal: Joker Phillips prepares for final Kentucky football game

- WKYT: Wildcats have chance to beat Vols two straight

- WKYT: Joker, UK players hope to end Phillips' tenure with Wildcats on a high note

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