The Game Day Express is available for all home games starting  Sept. 12 vs. Oakland.

http://www.musiccitystar.org/specialevents_gamedayexpress2010.html

Tennessee's athletic department has already begun accepting pre-orders. At least 1,000 pre-orders must be placed before the state will begin production. The specialty plate costs $35.

To order, make a check payable to UT and send it to University of Tennessee, Attn: Checkerboard License Plate, P.O. Box 15016, Knoxville, Tenn. 37901.

include the name, phone number, address, city, county and zip code of the person in whose name the vehicle is registered.

An order form can be downloaded by visiting http://ht.ly/2mf5F

All proceeds from the sale of the plate benefit the University of Tennessee

From dnj.com...

BY ADAM SPARKS
 

Tennessee wide receiver Todd Campbell is transferring to MTSU, and he is expected to suit up for the Blue Raiders this season.

Campbell, a 6-foot, 188-pounder, played three games the last two seasons at UT and did not make a reception.

Campbell, a former Franklin High standout, is graduating early from UT, so he can transfer and play immediately without sitting out a season, which is required by NCAA rule of undergraduate transfers.

Campbell has two years of eligibility remaining. He can play for the Blue Raiders in the 2010 season, pending NCAA approval and acceptance to MTSU graduate school. He is expected to be approved by both.

"I did a lot of research on this before deciding to transfer," Campbell said. "I heard about people graduating early and then playing immediately somewhere else when they transferred. I think the (NCAA) rule went out in 2007, but I can be grandfathered in because I was already at UT in 2007. I finished my last class (Friday) and I'm getting at least a B in it. So I'll have my proof of graduation next Thursday and I'll be at MTSU."

Campbell said he is already enrolled at MTSU, but he is waiting on acceptance to graduate school to find out when he starts classes. He said he can work out with MTSU players in the summer and begin practice immediately in fall camp in August.

One stipulation of the NCAA transfer rule for graduates is that the student-athlete must pursue a major that his former school does not offer. Campbell, who will earn a Bachelor's degree in communication studies, will be a graduate student in MTSU's business administration and entrepreneurship program.

Such transfers for early graduates have happened elsewhere.

Former All-American cornerback Ryan Smith took advantage of the NCAA graduate transfer rule when he transferred from Utah to Florida in 2006 and played immediately on the Gators' national title team. Smith was drafted and released by the Tennessee Titans in 2007.

Campbell said he is happy to get a new start to his college career.

"It's kind of like going through the recruiting process all over again because you are looking at different schools to see how you fit," Campbell said. "It was a hard decision, but (UT head coach Derek Dooley) knew I wanted to play close to home. He knew that meant Vanderbilt and Kentucky. I already have my release from UT, and coach Dooley OK'd me going to MTSU."

Campbell had a combined 100 catches for 1,947 yards during a high school career at both Todd County High in Kentucky and Franklin High in Tennessee. He earned 2005 all-state honors as a junior at Franklin, making 35 receptions for 817 yards and 12 TDs.

Campbell signed with UT in 2007 under head coach Phillip Fulmer. He will be one of two UT transfers to play for MTSU this season. Former Montgomery Bell Academy standout Preston Bailey, a 2007 Mr. Football Lineman of the Year and also a Fulmer signee, will play on MTSU's offensive line this season. Bailey took a redshirt at MTSU last season.

Campbell said he was attracted to MTSU for its proximity to his hometown and its wide-open offensive style.

"I looked at different schools with different schemes, but I know MTSU does some four-wide stuff and they throw the ball," Campbell said. "I haven't played much at UT, so I think I have a lot left in the tank. I think I've still got it, and I'm happy that MTSU is giving me a chance to show that."

MTSU is scheduled to play UT at Neyland Stadium for homecoming in 2011, which would be Campbell's senior year with the Blue Raiders. Campbell said he looks forward to reuniting with his school and former teammates.

"I have no animosity toward UT. It will be fun to play against some of my friends there," Campbell said. " ... That game will mean something to me. I'm a Vol for life because I have a degree from there. I tried to do everything right at UT and I had a good time there. It's a good place with good people. In the end I was rewarded because I got my degree.

"I still think I can play, and hopefully I can show some people at both MTSU and UT."

Two year Bowl ban... up to 30 lost scholarships...vacating wins over 2 seasons (including a National Championship game)...possible loss of Heisman Trophy for Reggie Bush.

I know alot of Tennessee fans are grinning ear to ear about this... saying Kiffin got what he deserved. Why? Because he left Tennessee after only one season? So? We all knew he was leaving UT eventually. We just didn't know the USC job was gonna come open that quick.

Let's remember that if Phil Fulmer wouldn't have ran the program into the ground, Kiffin would've never been there in the first place. So channel your energy towards the person responsible for all of this...Mr. Fulmer. Kiffin re-energized an entire Volunteer fanbase that Fulmer had lost and that Dooley has not yet brought back (and probably won't). I wish Kiffin was still in Knoxville...

They helped with flood relief, too!

The Predators Foundation and the NHL were among the first to donate to The Community Foundation. And every player made a financial contribution to the American Red Cross. Also, the team has encouraged other NHL teams to donate.

From "The Tennessean"...

By Jim Wyatt.

Tennessee Titans work to
help Nashville flood victims

 
Donald Meadows stood on the front porch of his
gutted West Nashville home, a tattered Titans flag
waving from the roof, most of his other belongings
piled up by the street.

He pointed to a hole at the top of his neighbor's
house. It had been kicked out to save the family
from rising floodwaters.

A few houses down on Hite Street were the homes of
his son, and another his daughter had lived in until
May 2, when Richland Creek became an angry river.

"It wiped us all out,'' said Meadows, shaking his
head. "A lot of people around here, I don't know
what they're going to do. They don't know what
they're going to do.''

A group of mask-wearing volunteers showed up
Wednesday to help. About 70 Titans players,
coaches and staff members gutted houses, tearing
drywall and insulation from the walls, hauling
ruined refrigerators and other items to the street.

This West Nashville neighborhood is like so many
others around the area — streets lined with piles of
debris and personal belongings, a car with its
windows bashed out still sitting in the creek — but
Hands On Nashville sent the Titans here.

"They lost everything in a day,'' linebacker Gerald
McRath said as he hauled drywall to the street. "A lot
of memories, that's what you lose — things like
valuables, pictures, jewelry, keepsakes that can't be
replaced. It's sad, but coming out here to help your
neighbor, that's what you are supposed to do at a
time like this.''

Offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger tore out
insulation in one house, Coach Jeff Fisher busted
up drywall in another. Down the street, Tony Brown
and his fellow defensive linemen smashed a ticket
booth that had washed away from the Opry Mills
area.

"The only thing you can save in some of these
houses is the ceiling," said Ronnie West, also
working in the area. "To see some of these Titans
guys in here, and for them to get in these nasty
places that stink and you have sewage in some of
them, it is amazing.''

As players moved from one house to the next,
residents called out. Some of them hadn't even
started the demolition process because they'd had
no one to help.


"As a child growing up, you know how much your
mom puts into your house. And now that I am older
and have my own place, you know how much work
you put into your house,'' quarterback Vince Young
said. "For Mother Nature to take over, it is a terrible
thing. It's sad to see all this. But we have guys out
here willing to help, trying to make it a little better.''

As Meadows showed off his mud-covered Harley
Davidson and a car that had been totaled, he said he
was beginning to come to grips with the possibility
that he'd never move back into his home of the last
18 years.

At least for a few minutes, however, those thoughts
were in the back of his mind as he spoke with
Fisher. He showed the coach waterlogged game
programs dating back to 1999 as well as other
ruined memorabilia. He was still looking for his
ticket to Super Bowl XXXIV.

Behind his sunglasses, Fisher appeared to be fighting back tears.

"Coach got my name and an address and said, 'Don't
worry about your Titans stuff, I can help you with
that,' '' Meadows said. "He didn't have to be out here.
None of those guys had to be out here. … They
could have gone to places like Belle Meade and
Bellevue to help out. But to come to the low-rent
district to help, that says a lot to me. I've always
supported the Titans, but I'm even a bigger fan
now.''