by design | Aug 17, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly One of the greatest comebacks in college football history earned Tennessee a victory at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., on Nov. 2, 1991, 35 years ago. The players from that game are now in their mid-to-late 50s. The passage of time can’t...
by design | Aug 3, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly In the wide, wide world of college athletics, a Tennessee player or coach can be a part of the Volunteer family on one day (“us”), and, yet on another day can become a part of some rival program (“them”). In the heat of the moment during Saturday...
by design | Jul 27, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Led by tailback Hank Lauricella averaging an amazing eight yards per carry, the Tennessee Volunteers won both the writers’ (AP) and coaches’ polls (United Press) wire to wire as the Vols captured the 1951 collegiate football national championship....
by design | Jul 20, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly In the 1966 season, Tennessee won eight games for a second straight year under head coach Doug Dickey in a season marked by offensive fireworks and defensive prowess. The Vols scored 240 points in 11 games and gave up 99. Quarterback Dewey Warren,...
by design | Jul 13, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Since I retired from the athletic department in 2005 and the president’s office in 2006, I rarely get back to campus. When I do, I find that things have markedly changed. The memories linger, however, and among the fondest are those that happened on...
by design | Jul 6, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly In another long-ago lifetime, I was a daily blogger for the local newspaper, along with writing a weekly column much like this one. The task was to write commentaries each week on various happenings in the daily world of sports I thought might be of...
