Vols coverage by Randy Moore (July 7 to July 21, 2011)

Randy Moore is a sportswriter and editor-in-chief for Inside Tennessee.com providing football and basketball coverage of the Tennessee Vols.

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The free articles in this set include:

• Negativity fires up Vols: Tennessee's five projected starters for the 2011-12 basketball season spent a lot of time working together last winter. The catch: They were working together on the practice squad.
  
• Self-made shooter: Tennessee placed 11th among the 12 SEC basketball programs in 3-point accuracy last winter at 30.0 percent and recently saw its best outside shooter, Scotty Hopson, renounce his remaining eligibility.
  
• Fascinating facts: There are three reasons that college coaches have virtually zero credibility in terms of their voting for the national rankings.
  

The articles requiring a Premium subscription in this set include:

• No 'Comet' but ...: One of the greatest football players in University of Tennessee history was the so-called "Crossville Comet."
  
• Long trip to K-Town: Most of the prospects attending Tennessee's June football camp drove two hours or less to attend. But one prospect spent a long, long time behind the steering wheel just to check out the Big Orange.
  
• Brawny and bright : It's never too early to start scoring points with a football prospect who exhibits a remarkable blend of brains and brawn.
  
• Vols chase Ohio point guard: Every dozen years or so Tennessee's basketball program starts sniffing around Shaker Heights, Ohio, for a combo guard.
  
• Grand larceny: Tennessee's football program cherry-picked one of the elite prospects out of Michigan a year ago, and the Vols appear intent on doing so again.
  
• Big guy from Birmingham: He grew up in proximity to the University of Alabama and Auburn University but he’s taking a long look at the Tennessee Vols. And, vice versa, apparently.
  
• No-blindside zone: Tyler Bray proved himself to be the most valuable Vol last fall by averaging 310 passing yards per game in his five late-season starts. That means the guy who keeps Bray upright and uninjured might be the second-most valuable Vol.