by design | Nov 29, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Despite the best of preparation and intentions, there are days and nights in various stadia that seem longer than most, when everything that can go wrong does. On Oct. 11, 1980, Tennessee was in the final stages of defeating Georgia Tech at...
by design | Nov 22, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly It was Monday, Nov. 21, 1891, when Tennessee played its first football game in Chattanooga against the University of the South, also known as Sewanee. For perspective, Robert Reese Neyland had not yet been born, making his earthly debut on Feb....
by design | Nov 15, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Over the years, there have been Tennessee football games that have taken fans’ breath away, games that always seem to be at the ready in the mind’s eye. Fans recall at a moment’s notice exactly where they were and what they were thinking when...
by design | Nov 7, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Tom Mattingly Heading downtown on a Saturday night to buy the early edition of the Sunday Knoxville News Sentinel was an essential part of the Tennessee football experience in the 1970s and 1980s. There are times that sports stories evolve into stories about...
by design | Nov 1, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Through the years, there have been a number of famous quotations from Tennessee players, coaches, and others associated with the Vol program about any number of subjects. They’re definitely part of the Tennessee lore and legend. When Tom Elam,...
by design | Oct 25, 2021 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly The 1990 Mississippi State game created a number of memories for those Tennessee fans who survived the heat and humidity of a Sept. 8 afternoon game in Starkville, Mississippi. The game was part of the former WTBS television (Channel 17) package and...
