Tentative dates have been set for the Tennessee's football team's 2008 spring practice schedule. The Vols open spring drills March 11 and are allowed 15 practice dates, culminating with the Orange and White Game on April 19 at Neyland Stadium.

Spring Practice Dates
Week 1 -- March 11, 13
Spring Break -- March 14-23
Week 2 -- March 25, 27, 28, 29
Week 3 -- April 1, 3, 5
Week 4 -- April 8, 10, 12
Week 5 -- April 15, 17
Orange and White Game -- April 19

There's also a Vol who will take part in Spring Practice that might surprise many fans.

Antonio Gaines received an extension of his five-year eligibility clock from the NCAA. That means he should be eligible to play in 2008.

A Covington native, Gaines was playing as a fifth-year senior before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the second game of 2007 against Southern Mississippi. He also missed his freshman season of 2003 with an injury.

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