Thursday's Tennessee Football Briefing (9/15)

By Jason Yellin on September 15, 2011 6:45 AM

The Vols will head to Gainesville on Friday for their SEC opener vs. Florida. Check out Thursday's Vol Report: Road Ready along with videos from Wednesday of: Practice Highlights, Coach Derek Dooley, Offensive Coordinator Jim Chaney and Defensive Coordinator Justin WIlcox. Plus a Photo Gallery from practice action.

Here's what the media is writing:

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Jacques Smith the Vols' unknown

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Receivers look to counteract speed of Florida secondary

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Kirk Herbstreit interested in implications of UT-Florida game

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Vols confidence is up on offense

- Memphis Commercial Appeal: SEC notebook

- ESPN.com: Dooley wants more from running game

- ESPN.com: Vols preparing for the Weis touch

- ESPN.com: Vols are young, but Gators are younger

- Associated Press: SEC offenses are taking off _ and leaving defenses behind

- Tennessee Journalist: Vols face first SEC test in No. 16 Gators

- WVLT: Looking back on the classic 1971 UT-Florida game

- WBIR TV: The Tennessee Vols have impressed a lot of skeptics

- Athlon Sports: Georgia Legend Vince Dooley Talks Dawgs Football

- Birmingham News: Saban disciples Derek Dooley and Will Muschamp prepare to clash

- GVX247: Five on the rise: Florida week

- Inside Tennessee: Poise vs. poison

- Inside Tennessee: Vols have to go do it

- Volquest: Offense gaining confidence, more notes

- Volquest: Bottling up UF's speed a priority

News out of Florida includes:

- Associated Press: Florida Gators make Chris Rainey a priority on offense

- Gainesville Sun: Gators vs. Vols still big, just not on national scale

- Gainesville Sun: Gators look to dial up pressure vs. Vols

- Florida Times-Union: Florida Gators short on sacks

- Florida Today: Gators search for offense

- Tampa Bay Tribune: UF's Floyd will play against Volunteers

- Tampa Bay Tribune: Across the state, plenty to see on a great college football weekend

- Fox Sports Florida: Putting pressure on Vols' QB a critical battle

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