{"id":383,"date":"2014-06-09T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?p=383"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:07:36","slug":"dobbs-named-smartest-college-football-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/news\/dobbs-named-smartest-college-football-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Dobbs Named One of 14 Smartest College Football Players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NFL.com has named its 14 smartest college football players for 2014. The Vols\u2019 sophomore quarterback and MABE student, Joshua Dobbs, has earned a spot on the list. 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