Tennessee QB commit does not fear Nico

Marvin Westwestwords

Interesting development in the wonderful world of high school football recruiting: Jake Merklinger, quarterback at Calvary Day School in Savannah, Ga., is not afraid of the more famous Nico Iamaleava.
Jake …

Just the facts, ma’am: 25-11, 11-7

Marvin Westwestwords

As I recall, it was Sgt. Joe Friday who gained TV Dragnet fame with one line, ‘‘Just the facts, ma’am.’’
That’s what you’ll find here, just the facts, no hidden agenda, …

The end: Florida Atlantic stuns Volunteers

Marvin Westwestwords

Tournament upsets are a lot of fun until one happens to you.
Underdog Florida Atlantic, strangers in the big time, slapped a very sudden dead end on the Tennessee season, sent …

Experts helping tutor officials

Marvin Westwestwords

The world is warming up to help officiate tonight’s Tennessee basketball game.
Jay Bilas started it. The ESPN analyst is a Duke man. He tried to explain away Duke’s loss to …

Your pick: Most meaningful Vol victory

Marvin Westwestwords

This is a multiple-choice question: Which of Tennessee’s 25 basketball victories so far in 2022-23 was most meaningful? Which was most fun?
The 99-80 exhibition romp (that didn’t count) over then …

Vols stun Duke; Sweet 16 is next

Marvin Westwestwords

How about that! The old man knows something.
Rick Barnes, 68, had the feeling that famous-name Duke, one of the hottest teams in the country, might not be tough enough to …

Tennessee prevails: Pretty part was final score

Marvin Westwestwords

Summation: The game was not pretty. Highlight was determination. Officials couldn’t find their whistles and allowed the early minutes to be a war. Tennessee maintained composure, built an 18-point lead …