and Ohio State last year, beating both on the road on the final play of the game. The Spartans get the Wolverines (Oct. 29) and Buckeyes (Nov. 19) at home this season. Michigan State also plays at Notre Dame on Sept. 17.RUNNING GAMEMichigan State returns three players who ran for at least 500 yards la

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jalen Hurd recovered quarterback Joshua Dobbs overtime fumble in the end zone and No. 9 Tennessee overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to escape with a 20-13 victory over Appalachian State on Thursday night.Tennessee faced third-and-goal from the 2 when Dobbs ran to his right and lost control of the ball as he tried to stretch his arms across the goal line. Hurd won the scramble for the loose ball in the end zone to give the Volunteers their only lead of the night.Micah Abernathy ended the game by breaking up a pass into the end zone on fourth-and-5 from the 20.Tennessees comeback prevented Appalachian State from producing another shocker nine years to the day after the Mountaineers stunned No. 5 Michigan in one of the greatest upsets in college football history.The Vols tied it on Dobbs 67-yard touchdown pass to Josh Malone with 10:30 left in regulation. Appalachian States Michael Rubino, who earlier missed an extra point, was wide right on a 42-yard field goal attempt with 5:24 remaining.Rubinos miss wasted a 57-yard punt return by Jaquil Capel that gave Appalachian State the ball at the 28.Tennessee entered the season with its highest ranking since 2006 after winning its final six games last year, but the Volunteers looked nothing like a Top 10 team Thursday. The Volunteers committed two turnovers and lost linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin to a targeting penalty in the first half as Appalachian State built a 13-3 lead.Cam Sutton fumbled on a punt return and Appalachian States Alex Gray recovered at Tennessees 36 to set up the first touchdown, a 5-yard keeper from Taylor Lamb barely four minutes into the game. Appalachian States other touchdown came in the second quarter on a 33-yard completion from Lamb to Marcus Cox, who also rushed for 115 yards.THE TAKEAWAYAppalachian State: The Mountaineers had lost by at least 28 points in each of their six meetings with Power Five teams since that Michigan game, but they showed Thursday that they could compete with college footballs big-name programs. Appalachian State refused to get pushed around and kept Tennessees offense out of the end zone for the first 49 1/2 minutes.Cox, who has rushed for over 1,200 yards each of the last three years, showed he can run effectively against any team from any conference.Tennessee: The Vols vowed they werent overlooking Appalachian State and werent distracted by sky-high preseason expectations, but something was clearly missing Thursday. Tennessee didnt bear any resemblance to the team that ended the 2015 season on a six-game winning streak.The biggest question surrounding Tennessee during the offseason was whether it could add efficiency and explosiveness to its passing attack. That area remains a major concern.UP NEXTAppalachian State: The Mountaineers have their home opener Sept. 10 against Old Dominion. Appalachian State must avoid looking ahead to its Sept. 17 home game with Miami.Tennessee: The Volunteers face Virginia Tech at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The Sept. 10 Battle at Bristol is expected to draw over 150,000 fans, which would mark the largest recorded attendance for a college football game.Vans Old Skool Tienda Online . Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. Vans Old Skool Baratas España . 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Venta De Zapatillas Vans Old Skool . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Since the start of the 2010 season, Michigan State is 56-10 with Kirk Cousins or Connor Cook starting at quarterback -- and 9-6 with anybody else.Cook was the most recent star throwing passes for the Spartans, and now theyll have to prove they can excel without him.Michigan State took another big step forward as a program last year, winning the Big Ten and playing in college footballs four-team playoff. Coach Mark Dantonios team has now won the conference twice in the past three seasons, and the Spartans have made it clear they shouldnt be taken lightly even when they have to deal with significant personnel losses.Quarterback, though, is no ordinary position.Weve got to put our team in good positions and avoid the very bad situations, said Tyler OConnor, the fifth-year senior who appears to be the heir apparent to Cook. Things are never going to be perfect -- thats kind of something thats very well-known at the quarterback position -- so as long as we avoid those very bad plays and plays that could beat us, I think well be OK. But at the same time, were going to be asked to make plays that will win the game as well.OConnor and Damion Terry were listed together atop the preseason depth chart, but OConnor seems to have the inside track to start. Hes only started one game in his Michigan State career, but it was an important one -- he and Terry both played last year when the Spartans won at Ohio State with Cook injured.Dantonio is entering his 10th season at the helm at Michigan State, and the Spartans have won at least 11 games in five of the last six. The one comparativee down year (2012) came after Cousins left and before Cook established himself.ddddddddddddThat season now seems like an aberration, but 2016 should be an interesting test.I think you need to be consistent, Dantonio said. What we want to do is win a championship, then the next thing we want to do is prove ourselves to be consistent winners. I think were doing that.KEY GAMESMichigan State pulled off a memorable sweep of Michigan and Ohio State last year, beating both on the road on the final play of the game. The Spartans get the Wolverines (Oct. 29) and Buckeyes (Nov. 19) at home this season. Michigan State also plays at Notre Dame on Sept. 17.RUNNING GAMEMichigan State returns three players who ran for at least 500 yards last season, but the bigger question may be how much blocking theyll get. The offensive line lost three starters, including standouts Jack Conklin and Jack Allen.DEFENSIVE STARThe defensive line lost Shilique Calhoun, Joel Heath and Lawrence Thomas. That leaves Malik McDowell as the top remaining candidate to cause havoc up front. He had 4 1/2 sacks last season.SEASON OPENERThe Spartans will be heavy favorites at home Sept. 2 against Furman.PREDICTIONMichigan State has a chance to repeat atop the Big Ten, if for no other reason than the fact that its two toughest league games are at home. But because of the uncertainty at quarterback, pencil the Spartans in a step behind Ohio State and Michigan.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '