by Steve Williams | Feb 20, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams In 1977 University of Tennessee chancellor Jack Reese had a little fun with the media when he introduced Johnny Majors, one of the Vols’ all-time greats, as Tennessee’s new head football coach. “Ladies and gentlemen, after an extensive nationwide...
by Steve Williams | Feb 13, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams If you haven’t read Joshua Dobbs’ “Goodbye, Tennessee” on The Players’ Tribune yet, be sure you do. It tells you a lot about Dobbs the person as much as Dobbs the quarterback, and also how much he thinks of the University of Tennessee and its...
by Steve Williams | Feb 6, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Surely you know figuring out how Tennessee football will do based on National Signing Day results is about as accurate as Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast on Groundhog Day. Still, after many Tennessee fans woke up last Thursday morning in Volville, it...
by Steve Williams | Jan 30, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The Tennessee men’s basketball team finally landed a big one when the Vols held off No. 4 ranked Kentucky 82-80 last week. And while this young but surprising UT squad had come up on the short end of the stick in five previous outings against...
by Steve Williams | Jan 23, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The once-great Tennessee women’s basketball program has been sinking the past season and a half. Every now and then we hear a gurgle. But last week she made a splash. The 71-69 come-from-behind win over No. 6 ranked Notre Dame at fired up...
by Steve Williams | Jan 16, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Clemson and Alabama literally put the 2016 college football season to bed last Monday night. Actually it was Tuesday morning, a few minutes past midnight, when Deshaun Watson threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow with only one...
