re: front page of ESPN

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Tennessee has had its ups and downs recently, but new coach Lane Kiffin has weathered the storm and signed a strong class, despite not signing a quarterback. Kiffin and his veteran recruiting staff had a successful signing day, which featured No. 13 WR Nu'Keese Richardson (Pahokee, Fla.), No. 5 safety Darren Myles (Atlanta/Carver) and No. 12 OLB Jerod Askew (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Frommel Smith). Askew is very explosive and could see the field early. However, the decommitment of RB David Oku (Midwest City, Okla./Carl Albert), the loss of No. 8 WR Je'Ron Stokes (Philadelphia/North East) to Michigan and the failure to sign in-state WR Marlon Brown (Memphis, Tenn./Harding Academy) will sting, but that was soothed by the announcement of top-10 CB Janzen Jackson (Lake Charles, La./Barbe) on Tuesday that he's signing with the Vols instead of LSU, making an already impressive class even better.

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