Where to from here, Volunteers?

Marvin Westwestwords

Never, in the remarkable history of Tennessee football, has a Volunteer accomplished what Jalin Hyatt did to Alabama. He caught six passes and turned five into touchdowns.
It must have been …

Vol victory one for the ages

Marvin Westwestwords

Take your pick: Amazing, sensational, historic.
Tennessee’s fiercely determined Volunteers got a winning 40-yard field goal from Chase McGrath as time expired Saturday evening at Neyland Stadium. It was an ugly …

How to stop streak: Run and hide  

Marvin Westwestwords

It appears there is a developing generation of football fans with no soul. They want to stop losing to Alabama by not playing.
Many don’t know what made this rivalry famous. …

Stop the streak? Could happen

Marvin Westwestwords

A Jim Valvano quote in a simple frame hangs at eye level, straight in front of my desk: “Never give up; never, ever give up.”
The late basketball coach said it …

Crisp Vols overwhelm bumbling Tigers

Marvin Westwestwords

What a strange world we live in – okra $4 a pound, climate change speeding our direction and both teams are undefeated for the third football Saturday of October.
Can you …

Hooker has won Tennessee trophy

Marvin Westwestwords

No Volunteer has won the Heisman Trophy but Hendon Hooker has earned the Tennessee version. If there was ever a race, it is over.
Decades ago, George Cafego was national runner-up …

Down goes Florida – but it was close

Marvin Westwestwords

Overheard at Neyland Stadium: “Wonderful, wonderful and three hoorays.”
Tennessee defeated Florida, 38-33, to end the Gators’ demoralizing monopoly. Almost all of the spirited crowd (101,915) celebrated. The Vols are 4-0. …

Florida game just means more

Marvin Westwestwords

Commissioner Greg Sankey would have us believe the world’s second-best promotional slogan, “It just means more,” is about the history, legacy and positive impact of the Southeastern Conference.
You and I …