by Steve Williams | Apr 28, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It’s so interesting how fast the dominoes can fall. Auburn snatched up Bruce Pearl before Tennessee could have if it wanted. Cuonzo Martin left for the calmer pastures of California. Eleven-year-old Grace Tyndall sent her dad a text message: THE...
by Steve Williams | Apr 21, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams My first thought when I heard the breaking news: Is this a belated April Fool’s joke? I wish it had been, but this was real. Cuonzo Martin had left the University of Tennessee men’s basketball program to become head coach at California. A little...
by Steve Williams | Apr 14, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams There seemed to be more laughter than sadness when family, friends and fans of Bobby Denton reacted to the passing of the popular and longtime University of Tennessee football public address announcer last week. From the many stories I’ve read and...
by Steve Williams | Apr 7, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It’s hard to argue with a Sweet 16 showing, but Tennessee could have won the NCAA championship this season. Point guard DeAndre Mathieu, a product of Knoxville Central High School who helped lead Minnesota to the NIT title last week, could have made...
by Steve Williams | Mar 31, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Tennessee’s play against Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament was like a microcosm of its season. The Vols fell behind, battled back and came up a little short. Going into Friday night’s game in Indianapolis, I...
by Steve Williams | Mar 24, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Give Cuonzo Martin credit. The embattled University of Tennessee basketball coach didn’t let himself get caught up in all that negativity. He kept his eye on the prize and his players followed suit. As I write this on Friday night, the Vols are...