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Article: Game jerseys give incentive.
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- Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)
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- August 13, 2007
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Byline: Gentry Estes
Aug. 13--KNOXVILLE -- It was Coach Phillip Fulmer's idea, although center Josh McNeil couldn't be sure of all the reasons behind it.
Tennessee's offensive linemen were issued their game jerseys for Saturday's scrimmage at Neyland Stadium. The rest of the team was not, and this subtle difference instantly proved a point to the big men up front.
"All of us were like, 'All right, we've got our game jerseys on,' " McNeil said. "It's definitely a game type attitude we came out here with."
Wearing the actual white shirts they will wear Sept. 1 at California, the Volunteers' five first-string linemen paved a 68-yard ...