UT-OLE MISS SET FOR MORNING KICKOFF
KNOXVILLE -- The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that Tennessee's Nov. 14 visit to Mississippi is being televised by CBS and kicks off at 11 a.m. Central time. The telecast is part of a CBS doubleheader and marks UT's third road game appearance on the network this season.
The Vols lead the series against the Rebels 43-18-1, having won the last 12 games. Tennessee is 3-0 all time in Oxford, with wins in 1951 (46-21), 1988 (20-12) and 2004 (21-17). Vols assistant head coach Ed Orgeron was the Ole Miss head coach in 2005 when UT defeated the Rebels 27-10 in Knoxville.
Other games being televised that weekend involving SEC teams are Kentucky at Vanderbilt on the SEC Network (11:21 a.m. Central), Florida at South Carolina on CBS (3:30 p.m. Eastern), Louisiana Tech at LSU on ESPNU (6 p.m. Central) and Troy at Arkansas on CSS (6:30 p.m. Central). Two additional games -- Alabama at Mississippi State and Auburn at Georgia -- are being selected after this weekend’s results for telecast on either ESPN or ESPN2.
JACKSON NAMED SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Tennessee safety Janzen Jackson earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after making a career and season high seven tackles during Saturday’s win over South Carolina.
The true freshman from Lake Charles, La., also forced a fumble and contributed two pass breakups during the 31-13 victory. Jackson's big hit on the game’s third play from scrimmage resulted in a Gamecocks fumble that Tennessee recovered and turned into seven points just two plays later. The Vols capitalized on four Carolina turnovers to score 24 of their 31 points.
"I don't know how he did what he did; he was everywhere,'' head coach Lane Kiffin. "I'd like to figure out what it is and let everybody else have it because he was unbelievable. That's a freshman. He's knocking people out left and right all around the ball, and then on kickoff coverage he's still the first guy down.
"I'd like to say he's going to be a great player, but he already is.''”
Jackson has started seven of eight games this season and stands as the leading freshman on the team with 33 tackles. He’is also tied for third in special teams tackles with five.
Other honorees this week from the SEC are Mississippi State tailback Anthony Dixon (offense), Auburn cornerback Walt McFadden (defense), Florida placekicker Caleb Sturgis (special teams), Arkansas guard Mitch Petrus (offensive line) and Auburn end Antonio Coleman (defensive line).
(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)