Tennessee has a basketball team

Marvin Westwestwords

We interrupt a compelling football coaching search to tell you that Tennessee has a basketball team.
It may be better than the low-ball estimate of Southeastern Conference media giants who assigned …

Comedy of errors is over

Marvin Westwestwords

America can stop laughing. The comedy of errors is over. A hint of sanity has returned to University of Tennessee athletics.
Chancellor Beverly Davenport on Friday replaced athletics director John Currie …

No Schiano

Marvin Westwestwords

Editor’s Note: This column replaces the one written 11/26/17
If you thought Tennessee football hit rock bottom on Saturday night, take another look at Sunday.
The Volunteers almost had a new coach …

End of an era

Marvin Westwestwords

Overheard at Neyland Stadium: “This is so sad. No bowl. Our streak has been broken.”
Bowl-ony!
We now know Tennessee 2017 never was a bowl team. Not even close. The offensive line …

Guru of grass is gone

Marvin Westwestwords

Bobby Campbell, Tennessee’s guru of grass, has died.
The legendary groundskeeper of Shields-Watkins Field and other turf playing surfaces at the University of Tennessee finally lost a fierce fight with a …

The search is on

Marvin Westwestwords

Our current crisis isn’t really about dearly departed Butch Jones. It is about Tennessee football, rich in tradition, elite for decades at a time, back in the ditch, maybe the …

Two different worlds

Marvin Westwestwords

If you listen closely, you might still hear Hank Williams strumming his guitar and pouring out his heart and soul …
“We live in two different worlds, dear; That’s why we’re …

Football relief for $7

Marvin Westwestwords

Good news: Tennessee basketball is waiting in the wings, ready to storm onto the stage and claim the spotlight.
Bad news: Distinguished scribes, broadcasters and bloggers who think they know about …