This Week in UT Sports History – July 29th-August 4th
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Each week, we take a look back at both the good and bad that happened in Tennessee athletics in our weekly column, This Week in UT Sports History.
Fulmer Believed to be UT’s Next AD
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Former Tennessee head football coach Phillip Fulmer is expected to be named Tennessee’s next athletic director.
Gary Patterson: Tennessee Thought He “Couldn’t Handle the Big Stage”
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According to an interview with ESPN, Gary Patterson said Tennessee told him they didn’t think he “could handle the big stage” back in 2009.