Hank Lauricella and Bob Davis were the key names the last time I tried to write westwords about long snaps from center in college football. That was two or three …

Surprise, surprise, even with all the excitement surrounding the Tennessee Entertainment District and the forthcoming boutique hotel, The Danny Whitehouse, not everybody has booked an October weekend.
When I turn up …

Please be seated, students. Class is about to begin.
Let us start with a pop quiz. All who know what is a Tarleton State, hold up your hand.
That’s OK. Almost nobody …

Happy birthday and a tip of my complimentary orange cap to Jim Haslam.
At 93 he is the oldest former Volunteer football player and, in my mind, the most generous contributor …

This is “weird week” in the Tennessee basketball season.
Rick Barnes, from time to time, has praised enthusiastic fans for making a lot of noise at Food City Center and helping …

I just checked the pantry. We have one box of Cheez-Its, white cheddar, on standby. I suppose that makes us co-sponsors of the Citrus Bowl.
Bring on the holiday season.
Oops, we …

Good championship game, Alabama over Georgia, knock-down-and-drag-out intensity, end of the Bulldogs’ winning streak. Bragging will drop off.
Good break for the Southeastern Conference, the playoff selection committee got it right. …

New version of halftime optimism: Things can’t get any worse.
North Carolina overwhelmed the highly regarded Tennessee defense with 61 first-half points and looked as if it might set a world …