by design | May 18, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly When news broke the morning of June 3, 2020, that former Tennessee tailback and head football coach John Majors now belonged to the ages, everyone who knew him weighed in with a number of different perspectives of a Tennessee legend. Majors...
by design | May 11, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly In nearly 70 years of watching Tennessee football, I have calculated seeing the Vols play in 15 states and 38 stadiums, 34 outdoors and four indoors (the Astrodome, the Carrier Dome, the Louisiana Superdome, and the Georgia Dome). I’ve been around...
by design | May 4, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Football fans, particularly in the South, often make critical, life-changing decisions about team allegiances in their most tender years and live with the impact of those decisions throughout the rest of their lives. Former Auburn Sports...
by design | Apr 27, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly NOTE: When I write a book about the significant dates in Tennessee Volunteer football, Nov. 30, 1963, will be at the top of the list for that date and for the history of Vol football overall. ANALYSIS: The single-wing offense, a staple of...
by design | Apr 13, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Here’s the question for today. If “The Stop” against LSU in 1959 is the greatest defensive play in Tennessee history, what play comes in second? Here’s one man’s opinion of such game-changing defensive plays, starting with s second look at “The...
by design | Apr 6, 2026 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There are times that someone posts something on the internet that just cries out for historic perspective. One thing is certain. You talk about “retiring numbers,” and you get all kinds of reasons to do so… or not do so. You also get an occasional...
