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Vols Expect Big Play From Mismatched Tigers

(AP) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin went through the record books to get familiar with the Memphis series.

What he saw were several close games in the interstate rivalry, including a Tigers win over a Volunteers team led by Peyton Manning. That's why Kiffin knows Memphis will come to play, despite appearing mismatched against the Vols (4-4).

For a Memphis team that's struggled all season, any win would be big. A win over Tennessee would probably get the Tigers (2-6) over their hump.

The win in 1996 over the sixth-ranked Manning-led squad at Memphis is the Tigers' only victory in the series.

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