Ready or not, Tennessee opener is upon us

Marvin Westwestwords

Ready or not, the show starts Saturday.
Unless another blockade is placed on the runway, Tennessee’s Volunteers will fly into Columbia to do battle with the South Carolina Gamecocks. Strange as …

Old Vol Bill Johnson has died

Marvin Westwestwords

We’re running short of old Vol football all-Americans.
Bill Johnson, prominent two-way guard on the 1956 Tennessee championship team and captain a year later, died Sunday at his home in Sparta. …

Some remain disturbingly doubtful of Volunteers

Marvin Westwestwords

Here I go again, writing about writers.
Dennis Dodd, Missouri man, former Kansas City Star star, now CBS Sports senior columnist, seems to be saying Tennessee football has regressed. He picks …

Victor Taj: Unusual Tennessee connection

Marvin Westwestwords

OK, I got the message. The sporting world is all mixed up. I’ll try to help.
What follows is a story of influence, determination, service and humility – with just a …

To play or not to play, that is the question

Marvin Westwestwords

College football is restarting practice while knee deep in a high-risk dilemma. If you are into colorful adjectives, choose a four-letter D word to precede dilemma.
Of course, Tennessee’s coaches want …