by Steve Williams | Jan 4, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The first phase of Rick Barnes’ first season as men’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee is in the books. The Vols pulled out a 74-69 win over Tennessee State in a Tuesday afternoon game last week in front of a holiday crowd at...
by Steve Williams | Jan 3, 2016 | Archives, Williams
By Steve Williams Dave Moore’s Christmas vacation is still on the go in January, and he’s enjoying every minute of it. So are many others who have seen Moore driving through Knoxville and the surrounding area in “the Family Truckster,” a station wagon fixed up much...
by Steve Williams | Dec 28, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Real Tennessee football fans don’t get caught up in all the bowl hype, or at least they shouldn’t. The truth of the matter is the Vols haven’t played in a major bowl game since Jan. 1, 2005, when Tennessee, led by Rick Clausen, pummeled Texas A&M...
by Steve Williams | Dec 7, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I thought Nathan Peterman was the worst starting quarterback to play for the University of Tennessee since the Vols switched from the old single wing to the T formation in the mid-1960s. That opinion began soon after Butch Jones started Peterman...
by Steve Williams | Nov 16, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When we last looked in on Tennessee football the Vols were enthused by a 38-31 come-from-behind victory over Georgia and well rested from a midseason open date as they prepared to head to Tuscaloosa to play Alabama. However, I was moaning about how...
by Steve Williams | Oct 19, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It was good to see Tennessee finally win a big-time football game, but I couldn’t fully enjoy the thrill of the 38-31 come-from-behind victory over Georgia, not after those three previous losses UT had suffered this season. I couldn’t help but think...
