by design | Sep 9, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Ayres Hall, old scoreboard dominated north end of Shields-Watkins Field By Tom Mattingly Stories about Tennessee football come in all shapes and sizes and from a number of perspectives. This one came from a son wanting to honor his family’s influence on Tennessee...
by design | Sep 3, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
How a jersey number becomes special By Tom Mattingly When I was working on a book proposal tentatively titled “The University of Tennessee Best of the Best… by the Numbers,” there were a few jersey numbers that were no doubters. Some of the best players in school...
by design | Aug 26, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘The die seemed cast for intercollegiate football in Knoxville’ By Tom Mattingly The time we have waited for—anxiously, in many cases—is now here. Tennessee football returns this Saturday (Aug. 31) against Chattanooga on the legendary field and in the...
by design | Aug 19, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Look Carefully at the Field By Tom Mattingly There are all kinds of storylines within the expanse of the Neyland Stadium, far beyond wins, losses, and ties, summonsed as if by magic in the mind’s eye. It’s definitely an orange-tinted world. More than 70 years ago, the...
by design | Aug 5, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Lindsey Nelson’s finest hour’ By Tom Mattingly Hearing Todd Helton’s remarks on his induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York brought back poignant memories. In retrospect, there was another day a “Tennessee Man” had his moment in the sun there...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Players Who Stood Tall By Tom Mattingly In the history of the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry, the series that defines the “Third Saturday in October,” there are many players who have stood tall when each year’s game was on the line. Former Tennessee defensive back...
