 (10/10/2004)
The Georgia Bulldogs didn't have much time to savor their ranking.
In one Saturday's biggest collegiate surprises, the 17th-ranked Tennessee
Volunteers shocked a mighty defense and shut down David Greene, for the most
part, in their 19-14 upset victory over the nation's third-best team at
Sanford Stadium.
"We're really happy to come here and get the win," said Tennessee coach
Phillip Fulmer. "Many people didn't give us a chance. The win is big, but what
we do with it is what really counts."
Greene was outplayed by a freshman, while David Polluck and the 'Dog defense
couldn't live up to its top billing.
Tennessee's pass defense was solid, with the exception of the fourth quarter,
holding Greene to 163 yards passing with five sacks.
On the other side, Volunteer freshman Erik Ainge was only sacked once while
completing 12-of-21 for 150 yards and two scoring strikes. 
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Carnell Williams
(09/19/2004)
Phillip Fulmer remembers his offense had to do the almost-unthinkable last year
at Auburn: abandon an ineffective ground game.
Tennessee fell behind 14-0, 21-7 and 28-7 to the Tigers in a game it
eventually lost 28-21. The offense finished the Southeastern Conference clash
with just 4 rushing yards.
``That wasn't good,'' Fulmer said in his Sunday teleconference. ``We kind of
almost gave up on the run, and (Auburn) did a heckuva job. They were really,
really good on defense. ``And they were having a hard time with the pass, so we
just stayed with the pass.''
Tennessee's chance to showcase its newfound offensive balance to the No. 8
Tigers (4-0) comes Saturday night inside Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is 7:45
(ESPN).
These days the Vols' offense is displaying a much more agreeable symmetry for
Fulmer. Tennessee (3-0), which jumped to a 10th-place tie with California in
today's Associated Press poll, paces the SEC in both rushing offense (263.3
yards-per-game) and total offense (503.7). Freshman quarterback Erik Ainge has
thrown three touchdown passes in each of his last two outings, 10 different
receivers caught passes against Louisiana Tech.
LaMarcus Coker
(09/19/2004)
The name just sort of fits LaMarcus Coker — “Soda Pop.’’
It was given to him by Antioch High assistant coach Jason Bush for his exploits
on the football field, knowing that Coker makes his Bears (4-0) loaded for bear.
“It started out as Coke, short for Coker, then Soda Pop, because just like Coke
fizzes to the top, that’s what LaMarcus does on the field,’’ Bush said earlier
this week before practice.
Heading into a huge two-game stretch against Hillsboro and Gallatin the next two
weeks, the Bears are riding the lightning-bolt runs of Coker who has rushed for
632 yards in just 74 carries (a sparkling 8.5 yards per carry) as one of
Nashville’s leading rushers.
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