Old Vol, co-star of The Ancients, dead at 89

Marvin Westwestwords

Another irreplaceable link to The Ancients has been lost.
Frankie Albertson, University of Tennessee loyalist, great storyteller, Southeastern Conference distance running champion from times long gone, died Sunday in Tampa. He …

NCAA awakens, notices NIL

Marvin Westwestwords

Knoxville-based Spyre Sports Group has been in the college football recruiting spotlight since president and co-founder Hunter Baddour described the company plan to sportswriter David Ubben of The Athletic.
David delivered …

Arkansas won or Tennessee lost

Marvin Westwestwords

Well, it was good while it lasted.
Tennessee won eight Southeastern Conference games in a row. Arkansas stopped the streak. Or maybe the Vols stopped it.
The Razorbacks got credit for a …

Tennessee version of Joe B. Hall

Marvin Westwestwords

You say they had another Super Bowl? Been there and done that.
In 1976, three days before game X in Miami, I found a briefcase resting comfortably in a restroom. Inside …

Big deal: Seven SEC wins in a row

Marvin Westwestwords

This could be habit-forming.
Tennessee has won seven consecutive Southeastern Conference games.
Good guard play was again the winning edge. A strong performance by John Fulkerson helped.
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The Vols defeated visiting Vanderbilt, 73-64. …

Vols surprise Bulldogs with awesome finish

Marvin Westwestwords

As Gomer Pyle used to say, surprise, surprise, surprise.
Tennessee, learning to play without Olivier Nkamhoua, undoubtedly surprised Mississippi State Wednesday night in Starkville.
The Volunteers won, 72-63, with a very impressive finishing …