‘Paperboy’ is the real Vince Vawter story

Marvin Westwestwords

Vince Vawter spent 40 years in the newspaper business. I contributed. I invited him to move from the closing Memphis Press-Scimitar to Knoxville.
It was self-defense.
He made a wonderful difference in …

NCAA and honest confessions

Marvin Westwestwords

In the beginning of the Jeremy Pruitt mess, old friend Phillip Fulmer made a mistake. He hired the wrong guy to lead the football Volunteers out of the wilderness.
In semi-summation, …

Hooker has NFL hurdles to jump

Marvin Westwestwords

Hendon Hooker will encounter a moment of truth sometime Thursday during the NFL draft.
A general manager – it only takes one – will say “Let’s go for it” or all …

Vols are Joe’s team

Marvin Westwestwords

The ball is in Joe’s court. All he has to do is keep on keeping on, learn more, gain confidence, throw the long ball now and then to entertain pro …

Spring game: Stunning crowd, young Vols shine

Marvin Westwestwords

A stunning Neyland Stadium crowd announced as 58,473 got to see already famous freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava and several other very promising newcomers in the Orange and White game Saturday.
The White …