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'Stay the course'

Embattled Tennessee football coach Butch Jones continues to defend his program and how he conducts business amid allegations that he told a former Volunteers player that he "betrayed the team" by helping a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by two of his teammates.

"Stay the course," Jones told The Macon Telegraph on Friday. "You know you do things right. We've done everything the right way. We have great kids. We have a great culture -- all the support we've had and the people who truly know and understand. Tennessee is a special place and a great place.