Tennessee says no to Kiffin, USC

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    In the latest round of the Lane Kiffin-Tennessee saga, the USC coach approached the Volunteers about meeting in the 2011 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.

    Tennessee, the program Kiffin abruptly left for USC early this year, declined the invitation.

    Reached for comment on Wednesday afternoon, Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said, "We told [USC] we could play 'em in a few years but we can't make it work with our schedule next year."

    Hamilton said Wednesday he's been approached several times by Chick-fil-A Bowl president Gary Stokan about a potential 2011 matchup in Atlanta. Hamilton said it would be too much for the Vols' schedule, which already includes meetings with Cincinnati and North Carolina in addition to the regular Southeastern Conference schedule. Hamilton also said Kiffin had recently sent him some text messages about the proposal.

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