On Friday night, Don Weller arrived at Neyland Stadium for what he thought would be a tour of Tennessee's newly renovated home field. If he'd known the real reason he was there, he never would have turned up.

Tennessee opened the Derek Dooley era with a 50-0 shutout of UT-Martin Saturday night at Neyland Stadium. More coverage on 'The Beat' blog

Nathan Dougherty's name goes down in the UT historical archives as one of the greatest academic leaders in school history. And his impact on athletics was just as important.

For the Tennessee football program, Saturdays in Knoxville mean more than just a football game.

Tennessee fans are encouraged to arrive early for Saturday's football season opener against UT Martin. And not just to beat the traffic.

Linebacker Nick Reveiz will participate in a live chat Friday morning at 11:15 a.m., exclusively on UTSports.com.

Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley announced that the football team's Vol Walk pregame tradition will be modified to include more fans and to pay homage to the Volunteer Statue.

DISH Network, DirecTV and AT&T U-Verse announced their state of Tennessee channel numbers for Tennessee's game Saturday against UT Martin.

Tennessee officially passed the mid-week point in its preparations for Saturday's season opener against UT Martin. The Vols worked for better than 90 minutes at Haslam Field in their next-to-last full practice before game day.

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