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...
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...
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...
