... deal had not been finalized. Kiffin, 33, replaces Phillip Fulmer, who was forced out after 17 seasons as Vols coach ... 5) on Saturday night in what has been dubbed "Phillip Fulmer appreciation day." The Knoxville News Sentinel first ...

... a football coach in University of Tennessee history," Hamilton said. He took over the Volunteers two days after Phillip Fulmer's 17-season tenure ended with a win over Kentucky and has a six-year contract worth $2 million in 2009 with ...

... Crimson Tide beat four teams whose coaches have since been fired or resigned: Clemson (Tommy Bowden), Tennessee (Phillip Fulmer), Mississippi State (Sylvester Croom) and now Tuberville. "So I guess we're 5-7 away from the same thing ...

... hand that coaching is a business and other SEC coaches got a reminder of that hard fact recently. Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer, Mississippi State's Sylvester Croom, Auburn's Tommy Tuberville and outside the league, Clemson's Tommy Bowden ...

... Summitt over her 35 seasons flashed on the videoboards during timeouts. Summitt had former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer cheering her from a luxury suite with men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl also on hand, even though he kept his ...

... State coach Bobby Bowden (left), Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer share a light moment at news conference. (AP ... at them,'' Bowden said. Offensively, UT coach Phillip Fulmer can only hope the Vols are more productive in Randy ...

... Year--Jevon Kearse, Florida Coach of the Year--Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee Freshman of the Year--Quincy Carter ... 66th annual All-SEC team Monday. Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer guided the No. 1 Volunteers (12-0) to their second ...

... Miles to Knoxville. 630 Miles to Atlanta. 1 Miles to Ann Arbor." At that exact moment, Miles and Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer were attending a big SEC luncheon for fans and officials. Miles drew a standing ovation from the LSU faithful when ...

... Tennessee (9-4) had its five-game win streak stopped. Asked whether he had a bowl preference for his team, coach Phillip Fulmer drew a laugh. "We'd like to go to the Rose Bowl, how about that?" he said. Instead, the Volunteers might ...

... subsequently elected for induction in the same class as Priest and another former teammate, current Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer. "There's no one in this hall of fame that deserves to be in it more than Jackie Walker," Priest said at the ...