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Nothing more than a baby step for young baseball Vols

by Steve Williams | May 27, 2014 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Dave Serrano called Tennessee’s qualifying for the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament this season a “huge step” for the program. I call it a baby step for the young Vols. Sure, it was UT’s first trip to Hoover since 2007, but when 12 of the...

Tyndall’s whirlwind recruiting haul creates excitement

by Steve Williams | May 19, 2014 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Not since the 1970s, when Tennessee signed Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King out of New York City, can I recall there being as much excitement over basketball recruiting as we’ve seen the past couple of weeks. New coach Donnie Tyndall had to work fast...

Butch needs to let high school players experience Neyland

by Steve Williams | May 12, 2014 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Have you heard the latest marketing promo for University of Tennessee football? Behind the iron gates and statue of the General lies “the hallowed grounds” of Neyland Stadium. The message is well done and might help get you in the mood for the...

And now, it’s basketball time in Tyndallsee

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...

Classy Cuonzo finds ‘peace of mind’ in California

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...
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