Vols DTs hoping to put clamps on run game

By BRYAN MULLEN • Gannett Tennessee • August 7, 2008 KNOXVILLE — Expect an honest answer when you ask Demonte' Bolden a question. The Tennessee defensive tackle tells it how it is. The topic doesn't matter. The fallout isn't his concern. So when asked why he and his fellow defensive tackles didn't play up to expectations last season, Bolden was typically bold. "You could tell at the beginning of the game, we would have momentum. But as the game progressed, we wore down," the senior said. "We couldn't keep the same momentum but we tried to." Bolden isn't throwing the backup defensive tackles under the bus, however. He said the unit was simply thin. Now, questions remain about how far the entire unit has come from 2007. Answers sought The biggest question for UT entering fall camp — even bigger than a new starting quarterback —... [read full story]