Mackenzi Adams News

The big boys, Alabama and Florida, breezed through scrimmages, but there was still plenty of drama in the SEC in Week 12, which means there were several deserving recipients of helmet stickers: Ole Miss running back Dexter McCluster : Had McCluster been this involved in the Ole Miss offense back in September, we might be talking about the Heisman ...

Who's the best quarterback in the SEC? There are all sorts of variables to consider when you set out to answer that question, but the best place to start is how a guy has fared against SEC competition.

The play came in the closing seconds as the Vols were trying to deny Vanderbilt a tying drive.

Tennessee's bandage-wrapped and limping football team had enough firepower to beat Vanderbilt Saturday night at Neyland Stadium, chalking up their sixth win of the football season and thus becoming bowl eligible.

Jonathan Crompton managed the game well and was efficient, completing 20 of 34 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown.

After Vanderbilt forged a 10-10 tie, Jonathan Crompton threw two touchdown passes in the final four minutes of the half to give the Vols a 24-10 lead at the break.

VANDERBILT AT TENNESSEE Where. Neyland Stadium, Knoxville. When. 6 p.m. today TV.

From 1981-2004, Tennessee went bowling 23 of 24 years, and 47 total appearances rank third behind Alabama and Texas.

When Mackenzi Adams sat down to study film on Tennessee's defense this week, the Vanderbilt quarterback saw some familiar sights.

With a dismal 2-9 record and 0-7 in Southeastern Conference play, there has not been many bright spots for the Vanderbilt football team this season.

Throughout its laundry list of injuries this season, Vanderbilt had managed to stay pretty healthy at linebacker.

But the Commodores couldn't send them off with a victory. After taking a 13-10 lead, Vanderbilt was dominated by Kentucky in the second half, as Randall Cobb and Derrick Locke lit up the Commodore defense with an unstoppable rushing attack.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It took a second-half surge, but the University of Kentucky football team is bowl eligible for the fourth consecutive season.

Kentucky coach Rich Brooks has a couple incentives to keep his Wildcats focused and ready for struggling Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Several days after top-ranked Florida secured a spot in the SEC Championship Game, receiver David Nelson insisted some of his teammates didn't even know they had clinched the Eastern Division.

I've got an idea for Vanderbilt Coach Bobby Johnson. He should distribute pictures of his missing offense and offer a reward if someone recognizes it and returns it to him.

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Tim Tebow threw for 208 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, as top-ranked Florida took a 27-3 win over Vanderbilt.

NASHVILLE - Even without the red No. 9 quarterback jersey, it's easy to spot Mackenzi Adams on the Vanderbilt practice field.

No. 1 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 7:15, ESPN2, 970-AM Vanderbilt enters the game one week after losing its starting quarterback to a season-ending hamstring injury, part of a season-long struggle with injuries.