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6 Vols Ineligible for Outback Bowl

Dec 22, 2007 – 12:37 PM
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6 Vols, including three starters, will be unavailable for the Outback Bowl game against Wisconsin due to academic ineligibility. The starters sidelined are WR Lucas Taylor, DT Demonte Bolden and LB Rico McCoy.

Why? Nope, not cheating. FSU's got the "academic scandal" angle all wrapped up.

Tennessee's at less than full strength due to sheer laziness on the parts of the players.

Whaddup, Phil Fulmer?
"We have every resource available through our academic center for academic success by our athletes in all of our sports," he said in a statement released by the sports information office. "In most of these cases, it was simply the student-athlete not being accountable and doing their work."
So there you have it. Lucas Taylor is the Vols' best receiver, with 73 receptions and 5 TDs; but the biggest loss might be Rico McCoy, who is the team's second-leading tackler.

First they lose Coach Cut, now this. Tennessee's going to have their hands full against Bret Bielema and his Badgers.
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