By Dan Harralson
Well, Derek Dooley did something Nick Saban did in his first season running a SEC football program: They both did not defeat UAB in regulation. Of course we all know, that the Saban-led Tigers dropped a 13-10 affair in the year 2000. Matt Simms has now been sacked 13 times and Tyler Bray has been sacked once. Going into the UAB game, the Vols gave up 9 sacks (half of the 2009 team total - 18.) The offensive line is by far the weak link for the 2010 Tennessee Volunteers. I knew this would be a key component for the Vols yesterday and a question I proposed to Coach Dooley this week. Below I asked Dooley about the offensive line disappointments (which he deemed an unfair question to compare the two teams.) Here is Coach Dooley:
