Jacques Smith talked openly of feeling an obligation to a state known for its sacrifice for others. Antonio 'Tiny' Richardson didn't spurn virtually every major college football program in America to lose, in blowout fashion no less, to Vanderbilt in front of countless family and friends. Just two of Tennessee's native Vols who are picking up the shards of a disastrous season, the Chattanooga-area native Smith and Nashville-born Richardson made clear on Monday they intend to be part of the solution moving forward for the University of Tennessee.

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