Tennessee’s 11-2 record exceeded expectations. One reader of westwords said it was so exciting, he could barely believe it.
Another said no way Josh Heupel shows improvement in his third season …
Looking back, looking ahead
Vols ‘won’ Orange Bowl back in October
Tennessee won the Orange Bowl on the third Saturday of October.
Clemson didn’t get to experience going from the wrong end of the playground to a triumphant field goal against Alabama …
Vols 1-0 on SEC basketball road
Knockdowns, step-ons, bumps and bruises – such is basketball life on the road in the Southeastern Conference.
Most of that is predictable. The really hard part is winning.
So said Rick Barnes …
How did Josh Heupel get where he is?
How the heck did Josh Heupel, 44, get where he is as a football coach?
So, where is he, you ask? Best offense in the country, one awful evening from the …
Reflections: Mike Leach and Josh Heupel
So, the flowers wilted and the steady flow of Mike Leach stories slowed to one more now and then.
I doubt that college football’s most intriguing coach would have given a …
‘Gathering’ planned for Johnny Mills
Vol for life Johnny Mills, one of Elizabethton’s favorite sons, has died as a follow-up to a massive heart attack a dozen or more years ago.
As Johnny would have it, …
Romp turns too close for comfort
The big basketball game in Brooklyn ended up near expectations, 56-53 for the Volunteers. How Tennessee and Maryland arrived at that conclusion was borderline unbelievable.
For a half, it looked like …
Tennessee gave Clemson a boost toward excellence
Through the years, Tennessee and Clemson have not exchanged Christmas cards.
I have long surmised that recruiting was the cause of friction. I’m not sure the two ever liked each other. …