by design | Oct 3, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
Reaching for the stars By Tom Mattingly There are celebrations, and then there are celebrations. When Tennessee defeated Florida 34-32 on Dec. 1, 2001, in Gainesville, Fla., there was a tumultuous celebration, albeit hastily arranged, at Tom Black Track after...
by design | Sep 26, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
A Significant Swagger By Tom Mattingly This is one of my favorite Neyland Stadium pictures, an aerial shot from the 1966 Ole Miss game. It was Homecoming Day in Knoxville, and a near-capacity crowd of 55,206 (57, 122) found its way into the stadium. Here’s the context...
by design | Sep 19, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
An important question By Tom Mattingly My wife and I celebrated a significant milestone in the 2022 season-opening game against Ball State. Each of us celebrated our 50th anniversary as season ticket holders, dating from the first game of the 1972 season, the 28-21...
by design | Sep 12, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
An unmatched feat in Tennessee football history By Tom Mattingly The journey from the misery of an 0-6 start to the 1988 football season to four SEC titles and the national championship in the ensuing 10 seasons began Oct. 22 at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. No one...
by design | Sep 6, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
A number of significant, exciting, and occasionally disappointing moments By Tom Mattingly The 1972 football season had a number of significant, exciting, and occasionally disappointing moments nearly every week. The final record was 10-2, with a No. 8 national...
by design | Aug 29, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘It was all football, just rock ‘em, sock ‘em’ By Tom Mattingly If you were to go to war on the gridiron, you’d want to have former Vol Steve DeLong on your side. Steve DeLong could play the game… and play it at a high level. Steve died Aug. 18, 2010, at age 67, but...
