John Majors: A living legend lost

Marvin Westwestwords

John Majors, one of the three biggest names in Tennessee football history, has died at age 85.
John was the oldest son from a famous football family, an all-American tailback for …

Tennessee football: 50 years later

Marvin Westwestwords

Note to Phillip: Please consider inviting the 1969 Tennessee football team back to campus for a 50th-anniversary celebration.
Oh, so this has been on the planning board for weeks. Yes, I …

Interesting and entertaining

Marvin Westwestwords

This just in: Tennessee’s spring football game did not scare Georgia State.
The Panthers, four and a half months away as the first foe for the Volunteers, have already heard about …

NFL tells us why

Marvin Westwestwords

We didn’t ask, but the NFL is telling us why Tennessee football has been in the doldrums.
The league will conduct the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis this week. Three hundred …

Pruitt hits home run with Chaney hire

Marvin Westwestwords

Tennessee finally has an offensive coordinator. Jeremy Pruitt says he found a perfect fit. Phillip Fulmer says the choice was worth the wait. The athletic director found the funds to …

As bad as it gets

Marvin WestFeature, westwords

This is George Cafego memorial day.
Let us remember the late, great Tennessee Volunteer, one of the genuine good guys who gave more than he got, an all-American, No. 1 pro …

How humbling

Marvin WestFeature, westwords

For a place sort of set in its ways, football things sure do change in a hurry around here.
Gone are progress and momentum and Jeremy Pruitt being hailed as prospective …

Wonderful, wonderful

Marvin WestFeature, westwords

All around town, the now words are wonderful, wonderful.
Tennessee’s traditional victory over Kentucky, more meaningful than usual, exceeded expectations. The Wildcats were thought to be the stronger team. Not so.
Facts …