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Cutliffe performs emergency surgery on Vols offense

By Chris Low
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, September 7, 2006

The transformation of Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge was nothing short of a complete makeover. Upon returning as the Vols' offensive coordinator last winter, David Cutcliffe changed everything from Ainge's mechanics, to his footwork, to his presence in the pocket, to the way he thinks. "I'm going to change how you play quarterback," Cutcliffe bluntly told Ainge soon after taking the job. Now comes the hard part: Sustaining that makeover for the next 11 weeks. Ainge returned to his freshma ...

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