Vols coverage by Randy Moore (September 20 to 28, 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:

• Dooley defends O-line: Derek Dooley believes a good football program resembles an apprentice program: A young guy learns from watching an older guy, then eventually replaces him.
• 'I was non-existent': After gaining just 18 yards on nine carries, Tennessee's No. 1 tailback isn't content to view himself as a non-factor in Saturday's 33-23 loss at Florida; he views himself as a non-entity.
• SEC picks by Inside Tennessee Staff: Seven games are on this weekend's SEC schedule, with the headliner finding Arkansas visiting Alabama in a battle of Western Division unbeatens.
• The invisible man: One Tennessee football player has been showing up in the starting lineup this fall because he hasn't been showing up on film.
• Talkin' the talk
  : Like a S.W.A.T. team poised outside the door of a darkened building, Tennessee's alarmingly inexperienced basketball team has no idea what perils await.
  
• Vols catch a break: A football team that's executing well and building momentum hates to be interrupted by an open date. Clearly, the Tennessee Vols are not such a team.

The articles requiring a Premium subscription in this set include:

• Vols need a Rainey: After watching diminutive Florida speedster Chris Rainey frustrate Tennessee's defense Saturday at The Swamp, Vol fans will be glad to know the Big Orange is in hot pursuit of a player cast from the same mold.
• Vanishing Vol: He was Tennessee's second-leading rusher as a true freshman last fall. He posted the Vols' third-longest reception of 2010 with a 58-yard catch/run at Georgia. He flashed some return skills with a 29-yard kickoff runback against Alabama. He ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns in the first spring scrimmage of 2011.
• 'Hall' of a prospect: The first time he saw Tennessee's freshmen in action, junior post Kenny Hall was struck by the resemblance. Sign in or subscribe now to start familiarizing yourself with the freshmen of the Volunteer basketball team.
• Corey Smith update: A lot of folks were affected when standout Tennessee receiver Justin Hunter limped off the field with a torn ACL in the first quarter of Saturday's loss at Florida, including at least one future teammate.
• Vision problem: Noting that senior tailback Tauren Poole runs up the back of his blocker on some plays and pauses before hitting the hole on others, many Tennessee fans surmise that he lacks vision.
• Ultimate trap game: The term "trap game," applied when a team must focus on a lightly regarded opponent shortly before facing an important foe, doesn't begin to capture the challenge facing Tennessee this week.
• Da'Rick Rogers: 'Got to step up': It's Babe Ruth without Lou Gehrig, Doc Blanchard without Glenn Davis, Kobe Bryant without Shaquille O'Neal, Jerry Rice without Joe Montana, Ernie without Bernie, Batman without Robin.
• Green but growing: Tennessee defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox is getting older every day but his starting lineup seems to be getting younger every week.