Kentucky moaning and groaning

Marvin Westwestwords

Did you hear the moaning and groaning? Did you see or feel the tears flowing down I-75? Kentucky had a hard time with the Tennessee blackout, the 44-6 romp over …

Inspired Volunteers wallop Wildcats

Marvin Westwestwords

Here are headlines:

Vols clobber Wildcats
Tennessee defense dominates
Hyatt sets touchdown record
Kentucky loses comparison of quarterbacks
Moment of truth: Tennessee at Georgia

Undefeated Tennessee, favored by 11.6 points, wildly exceeded expectations. Saturday night was …

UT sports: Life and death, news and notes

Marvin Westwestwords

Joy to the world, Tennessee has settled on another alternate uniform, black for Saturday.
There was a time I thought players were choosing anything except orange. I now think the retail …

Kentucky good enough to be a problem

Marvin Westwestwords

We interrupt exciting conversation about the forthcoming Georgia game, the October version of the Heisman Trophy and national playoff possibilities with this fair warning:
Beware of the Kentucky Wildcats, Saturday evening …

UT-Martin was light workout

Marvin Westwestwords

Josh Heupel and the undefeated Volunteers didn’t go too far out of their way to show brotherly love to the Martin branch of the University of Tennessee system.
Hendon Hooker played …

John Majors dictated return to reality

Marvin Westwestwords

Forty years ago, on the third Saturday in October, unranked Tennessee snapped an 11-game losing streak against Alabama, 35-28. There was bedlam at Neyland Stadium. Fans stormed the field and …

Vols over Tide was greatest game

Marvin Westwestwords

The colorful setting, the drama, the stakes, the noise record, the perfect plays, Chase McGrath’s winning knuckleball kick as time ran out – that combination was as good as football …

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 …