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TICKETS REMAIN ON SALE FOR OUTBACK BOWL
December 09, 2006 | Football
Dec. 9, 2006
TICKETS REMAIN ON SALE FOR OUTBACK BOWL
Tickets for Tennessee's appearance in the Outback Bowl against Penn State remain on sale.
Ticket sales since the announcement have been brisk, according to UT ticket manager Joe Arnone, but seats still can be purchased out of UT's allotment for the game. Tickets can be bought at the UT Ticket Office, which is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets can also be ordered on-line at UTsports.com or by calling 656-1200 or toll-free in Tennessee 1-800-332-VOLS (8657). Tickets for the Outback Bowl are $60.
On Thursday, the Outback Bowl announced it had sold all tickets that were not provided in team allotments to Tennessee and Penn State.
VOLS RESUME PRACTICE; SCHEDULE INCLUDES "SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS"
Tennessee returned to the practice field Saturday for the first time since concluding its 2006 regular season with a 9-3 record. The Vols worked for 90 minutes inside the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center as preparations began for their Outback Bowl meeting against Penn State.
"It was good for us to get back to practicing again," head coach Phillip Fulmer said. "Our coaches have been on the road recruiting and the players have been getting ready for finals, so I was glad to see them again as a whole."
Fulmer also said he was eager to get the message across that the season-ending win over Kentucky was not very pretty.
"I came in the Sunday after that game and it looked about as bad as we've played all year," Fulmer said. "Kentucky did some good things, but I was eager to get back to the practice field and get their attention. We had some difficulties with injuries and stuff, but we.re a better football team than we showed in the last ballgame.
"I'm challenging them to show that in preparation for Penn State during our time here in Knoxville."
Fulmer said the Vols will work on an extended amount of fundamentals during their 10 days of campus workouts, holding what amounts to a mini-spring practice for the younger team members. Topping the agenda will be a full-contact scrimmage under the Neyland Stadium lights.
"Next Saturday night we'll have 'Saturday Night Lights,'" Fulmer said. "We're going to have a good scrimmage at the stadium so that we will have played football before we get to the Jan. 1 ballgame. We did a really good job with that (two years ago) versus Texas A&M before the Cotton Bowl and I want the same type of mentality by getting better during this bowl time."
Tennessee practices again Sunday before taking two days off for final exams. The Vols will practice once a day Dec. 13-20 before breaking for the Christmas holidays.
PARKER SIDELINED FOR BOWL AFTER SURGERY; LIKELY TO RETURN FOR SPRING
Tennessee head athletic trainer Jason McVeigh reports that sophomore offensive guard Anthony Parker has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
"He will not play in the bowl game," McVeigh said. "He is expected to make a full recovery and, although he may not be ready by the start of spring practice, he should be able to participate on a limited basis at some point during spring drills."
Tennessee is slated to begin 2007 spring practice in late February, with the Orange and White Game scheduled for March 31.
McNEIL ON SPORTING NEWS ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM; COKER HONORABLE MENTION
Tennessee's pair of sensational freshmen, center Josh McNeil and tailback LaMarcus Coker, keep popping up on postseason award lists.
The Sporting News named McNeil to the 2006 Freshman All-America second team, with Coker gaining an honorable mention nod.
Just this week, McNeil was the only player to be a unanimous selection to the SEC Coaches All-Freshman Team. McNeil made eight starts in 11 games, taking over the starting position in the fifth game of the season against Memphis. He was part of an offensive line unit that allowed only 17 sacks (third-fewest in the league) against 378 pass attempts (second-most in the league). The Collins, Miss., native was also named Freshman All-America by Rivals.com.
Coker, too, was an SEC Coaches All-Freshman choice after an explosive season. He finished the regular season as the leading freshman rusher and seventh overall among SEC ball carriers with an average of 66.0 yards per game. The Antioch native already owns two of the four longest runs in UT history, despite playing in only 10 games because of an injury. He was named second team Freshman All-America by Rivals.com.
TENNESSEE 2006: "FIRED UP, FOCUSED & PREPARED"
Vol Network Home Entertainment is proud to present the video story of the 2006 Tennessee Volunteers on DVD. "Tennessee 2006: Fired Up, Focused & Prepared" is available for pre-ordering now online in Vol Network Store at www.volnetwork.tv.
The highlights DVD of the Vols 2006 football season also will be available in the Simply For Sports department at most JCPenney locations across the state of Tennessee beginning Friday. Online orders from the Vol Network Store also will begin shipping on Friday.
The DVD contains highlights from all 12 of Tennessee's regular season games. Included are exclusive locker room speeches by head coach Phillip Fulmer and Vol Network play-by-play. In addition to the main feature, this DVD contains tons of special bonus tracks featuring student-athlete features, position profiles and top plays from the award-winning Phillip Fulmer TV Show.
Check out the complete line of Vol Network Home Entertainment products this holiday season at JCPenney stores located across Tennessee or online in the Vol Network store at www.volnetwork.tv.
