by design | Oct 7, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘This field belongs to everybody’ By Tom Mattingly When you think about it, there are memories of a number of great moments scattered across the greensward of Shields-Watkins Field. It’s been quite a run for the Vols since Shields-Watkins Field opened for...
by design | Sep 30, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
The Same Score Two Weeks in a Row? By Tom Mattingly In the 1950s, probably into the 1970s, there was a Saturday morning game day program on WATE, later WETE, radio called “Pigskin Panel,” featuring E. L. “Tip” Tipton, Russ Bebb, Ben Byrd and Ed Harris. It was part of...
by design | Sep 23, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
Orange and White… and Black? By Tom Mattingly In late October 2009, there was a great deal of interest engendered across Volunteer Nation when the Tennessee Vols were rumored to be wearing black shirts (with their orange pants) in their upcoming game against South...
by design | Sep 16, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
A ‘neutral site’ venue for the Mid-South By Tom Mattingly Many Tennessee fans have no idea where Crump Stadium was located, for whom it was named, and what significance it holds in University of Tennessee football history. With the days of the Vols...
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...
