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Compiling college football's most expensive, and one of its most impressive, coaching staffs wasn't an impossible task for Tennessee 's Lane Kiffin.

Football coaching carousel rumors reached the University of Tennessee campus long before Friday night, when the Volunteers practiced in front of multiple assistants who could leave the program.

Tennessee tailback Montario Hardesty embodies resiliency. Judging by the way he and the rest of the Volunteers responded to adversity in clawing out a 30-24 overtime win over Kentucky on Saturday, it appears his teammates have followed his lead.

Tennessee Coach Lane Kiffin defeated the Cats for the first time. It was the 25th straight win over UK for the Volunteers.

Montario Hardesty ran for three touchdowns, including a 20-yard game winner in overtime, as Tennessee outlasted Kentucky 30-24 on Saturday night, the Volunteers' 25th straight victory against their border rivals.

Tennessee's Gerald Jones made it past Kentucky's Ashton Cobb to score a touchdown in the Vols 28-10 win last year in Knoxville.

Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin talks to quarterback Jonathan Crompton during a time out on Saturday, Nov.

OXFORD - For Ole Miss, today's game represents somewhat of a line in the sand for its season.

Jonathan Crompton has joined some elite company at the University of Tennessee. Think Erik Ainge, Heath Shuler, Peyton Manning.

By Ryan Callahan ryanc@thedailytimes.com Originally published: November 09. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: November 08.

Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton throws to a receiver during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Memphis, Saturday, Nov.

Jonathan Crompton threw for a career-high 331 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another as Tennessee routed Memphis 56-28 on Saturday night.

Usually being 3-4 doesn't cause a fan base or a coach to gain confidence. It certainly doesn't give critics reason to stop being so critical, unless it's Lane Kiffin's critics.

Nearly every week this time of year, the University of Tennessee offense flips on the film and knows what it's about to see.

The delayed response to a fire on the Homestead Road this week is indicative of a much larger problem, that volunteer fire departments in rural New Brunswick face a big challenge in providing enough people to answer emergency calls, especially when most of the volunteers are working at their day jobs.

The 21st-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks invade Knoxville this weekend for an SEC clash with the Tennessee Volunteers.

Well, lookie here. Lane Kiffin done went and got himself in a whole heap a trouble again.

Terrence Cody was not thinking about that. "I told myself when I lined up that I was going to block this field goal," he said of the ensuing 44-yard attempt.

Tennessee's new coaching staff can't recite the history of the Volunteers' annual matchup with their biggest rival.

After a reception, Georgia's Michael Moore lost the ball in the air which was then taken by Tennessee's Eric Berry, setting up an eventual touchdown for the Volunteers.