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The football program has run out of excuses.

Don’t be scared by the headline. This won’t be as negative as you think. In fact, it’s more reflective than anything.

If you’re a college football fan, then you know about the struggles of the Tennessee Volunteers over the past decade. If you’re an actual Vols fan, then you have lived through the struggle every day and you know every move that has led the program here.

The knee-jerk firing of Phil Fulmer and the subsequent, foolhardy hiring of Lane Kiffin led to the debacle that was Derek Dooley, which then begat Butch Jones and the worst season in program history.