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...
by Steve Williams | Oct 12, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When I first heard about a kid named Naumoff playing football at Farragut High School a couple of years ago, I wondered if he might be related to Paul Naumoff, the great University of Tennessee linebacker of the 1960s. Sure enough, Jacob Naumoff, the...
by Steve Williams | Oct 5, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Shred the analytic data on football tendencies for when to go for a touchdown or when to rush the quarterback. Let someone else keep up with the chart that tells when it’s best to go for two points after a touchdown. Who needs a cheat sheet for that...
