KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Coach Phillip Fulmer says redshirt
freshman quarterback B.J. Coleman will get a shot at playing when
Tennessee faces Vanderbilt on Saturday.
      Fulmer says there's no reason not to try anything because of
Tennessee's inconsistency on offense this season.
      The Vols (3-7, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) have fielded both
junior Jonathan Crompton and sophomore Nick Stephens this season at quarterback, but neither one has sparked enough production on
offense to keep the team from going into a tailspin.
      Fulmer said earlier in the week that he plans on starting
Crompton against the Commodores (6-4, 4-3) after he engineered the
Vols' only scoring drive in a 13-7 loss to Wyoming two weeks ago.
      Coleman started in Tennessee's junior varsity game against
Hargrave Military Academy on Thursday. He finished 22-for-31
passing for 325 yards and two touchdowns.
      The Chattanooga native says it's a great feeling to get an
opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream to play SEC football.
     
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