1/1-Tennessee S Eric Berry declares for NFL Draft
1/5-DB Brent Vinson dismissed from team by Head Coach Lane Kiffin
1/9-Graduate Assistant (and former Syracuse OC) Mitch Browning forgoes second year of being a Graduate Assistant to become Offensive Line Coach at Akron
1/12-Tennessee LB commitment Michael Taylor decommits and commits to Florida
1/12-Head Coach Lane Kiffin hired by Southern California
1/12-Defensive Coordinator Monte Kiffin, Recruiting Coordinator Ed Orgeron, and Offensive Line Coach James Cregg join Lane Kiffin at USC
1/12-Report: Ed Orgeron calls Tennessee's seven early enrollees from his new Los Angeles office to attempt to persuade them to enroll at USC
1/12-Tennessee DT commitment Brandon Willis decommits and enrolls at North Carolina
1/12-Tennessee DB commitment Ahmad Dixon decommits from Tennessee
1/13-Tennessee DL commitment Calvin Smith decommits from Tennessee
1/14-Texas Coach in Waiting Will Muschamp announces that he will remain at Texas after being contacted by Tennessee
1/14-Air Force Head Coach Troy Calhoun announces he'll stay at Air Force
1/15-Tennessee TE commitment Delvin Jones decommits from Tennessee
1/15-Duke Head Coach David Cutcliffe announces he'll stay at Duke after a breakdown in negotiations between Cutcliffe and Tennessee regarding Cutcliffe's possible staff
1/16-Tennessee Interim Head Coach Kippy Brown leaves Tennessee to coach the Wide Receivers for the Seattle Seahawks
1/16-Tennessee QB Coach David Reaves not retained by new Head Coach Derek Dooley
1/19-Tennessee CB Dennis Rogan declares for NFL Draft
1/20-Clemson Defensive Coordinator Kevin Steele announces he'll stay at Clemson after being contacted by Tennessee for Defensive Coordinator position
1/22-Tennessee DB Coach Willie Mack Garza leaves Tennessee to join Lane Kiffin at USC
1/29-Tennessee Strength and Conditioning Coach Aaron Ausmus leaves Tennessee to join Lane Kiffin at USC
2/3-Tennessee WR commitment decommits from Tennessee and signs with USC
2/3-Tennessee DL commitment JC Copeland decommits from Tennessee and signs with LSU
2/12-Tennessee recruiting intern Steve Rubio linked to major recruiting violations at Central Florida
3/18-Bryce Brown leaves football team, but remains enrolled
3/25-Freshman All-American OL Aaron Douglas asks for release from Tennessee
3/25-So. Aaron Douglas granted partial release from program
3/25-Starting So. LB Greg King injures leg in spring practice
4/8-Sr. Tennessee QB Nick Stephens leaves program
4/17-So. DB Darren Myles, Jr. arrested for disorderly conduct on night of Orange & White game
5/7-Aaron Douglas transfers to Western Arizona JUCO
5/4-Tennessee RFr. DB Naz Oliver tears his ACL; undergoes successful surgery to repair the damage
6/28-Jr. WR Todd Campbell announces he plans to leave the program
7/9-Two Tennessee football players (DaRick Rogers and Darren Myles, Jr.) arrested for involvement in campus bar fight
7/9-Tennessee Head Coach Derek Dooley announces DB Darren Myles, Jr. has been dismissed from the program and So. DT Marlon Walls and So. LB Greg King are indefinitely suspended
7/10-UT Compliance Office looks into Tennessee athletes' VIP status after comments from Bar Knoxville owners
7/21-Tennessee So. QB Nick Lamaison asks for and his denied his release from Tennessee
7/27-Tennessee RB Bryce Brown send Derek Dooley a message via text requesting he be released from his scholarship
7/30-Derek Dooley denies Bryce Brown's request to release him from his scholarship
8/5-Starting Sr. DE Ben Martin tears achilles; will redshirt 2010 season
8/6-Report: NCAA to investigate Tennessee for numerous violations committed during the Lane Kiffin era
8/8-Starting So. DT Marlon Walls reportedly tears achilles; will reportedly redshirt 2010 season