Treasure: Hendon Hooker quote from August

Marvin Westwestwords

A reader said I almost never write anything good about Tennessee. I’ll try to do better.
Here’s a start: Uniforms were an improvement over the previous week.
Readers are very special. One …

Big game Saturday for several Volunteers

Marvin Westwestwords

Big game Saturday in Nashville – first game for Alec Abeln as coach of Tennessee tight ends. He is a beneficiary of Josh Heupel’s in-house development and promotion plan.
Abeln (pronounced …

You may not know Virginia quarterback

Marvin Westwestwords

How would you like to be Virginia quarterback Tony Muskett a few fretful days away from facing Tennessee in the football opener?
The Volunteer defense is supposedly improved. It has roughed …

Old Vol Elliott Gammage dead at 76

Marvin Westwestwords

Elliott Gammage, old Vol from the Doug Dickey title time, has died. He was 76. He fought a long fight with dementia.
Gammage was a starting offensive tackle on the 1967 …

Vol football has very important job opening

Marvin Westwestwords

Quarterback is forever the most important job on a football team. Quarterbacks make things happen. Consider what Peyton did – most victories by a quarterback, 39.
Tennessee does not emphasize such …

Emmanuel Okoye to learn on the job

Marvin Westwestwords

Tennessee has the undivided attention of Southeastern Conference football foes.
They are still trying to decide what is a Josh Heupel and how does he do what he does. They have …