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 …

Noon kickoff might help Vols

Marvin Westwestwords

Saturday’s football game at LSU looms large. Tentacles could reach all the way to bowl bonuses.
Godfathers of television may have helped Tennessee’s chances. None of the decision-makers wanted the kickoff …

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 …