Friday's Tennessee Football Briefing (8/3)

By Jason Yellin on August 3, 2012 7:25 AM

The Vols kickoff the 2012 season with their first practice this afternoon, at 2:15 p.m., on Haslam FIeld. On Thursday, the team held its pre-camp press conference, check out the following from UTSports.com:

- VOL REPORT: 'Twas The Night Before Camp

- Derek Dooley Preseason Press Conference

- Vols Pre-Camp Press Conference Videos

Here are the stories from the media:

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Derek Dooley: Vols will hit the field at full gear

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Derek Dooley, players express renewed confidence, optimism

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Recruits look more impressive in August

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Justin Hunter: Not the Olympics, but football dream will do

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Derek Dooley to 'reshape' Vol for Life with Andre Lott gone

- Knoxville News Sentinel: Brendan Quinn's observations on Vols meeting the media

- Associated Press: Tennessee trying to bounce back

- CBS Sports.com: Tennessee: DT Dante Phillips joins Vols

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Johnson image of Vols' offseason work

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Lot of Vols changes now include Lott

- ESPN.com: Opening preseason camp: Tennessee

- GoVols247: Phillips officially joins Vols

- GoVols247: Notes: Dooley confident in 'Tiny'

- GoVols247: Camp Competition: No. 2 (Kicking)

- Inside Tennessee: Hunter back and better than ever

- Inside Tennessee: Putting the UT in UniTy

- Nooga.com: Tennessee football fall camp primer

- The Chattanoogan: Dooley Wants Vols' Defense To Be Unsettling For Opponents

- Volquest: Vols putting the 'Power T' in unity

- Volquest: Weapons galore

- Volquest: Tiny ready to step up big

- Volquest: Prentiss Waggner talks season, legacy

- Volquest: Five early trends to watch

- WBIR: The Tennessee Vols will open fall practice Friday

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