There are 11 article(s) tagged Tennessee football:

• August 2024

  • Four Downs with Finebaum: ESPN’s own answers local college football questions

    SEC football commentator Paul Finebaum digs into the Tigers’ College Football Playoff chances, Ole Miss and Tennessee expectations and fond Memphis memories. 

    By Tim Buckley August 29, 2024

• January 2024

  • Tennessee, Virginia AGs suing NCAA over NIL-related recruiting rules with Vols under investigation

    A lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee claims the NCAA is “enforcing rules that unfairly restrict how athletes can commercially use their name, image and likeness at a critical juncture in the recruiting calendar.”

    By The Associated Press January 31, 2024

• July 2023

  • Omari Thomas, Tennessee star from Briarcrest, never met a camera he didn’t like

    The Briarcrest Christian School product once played pee-wee ball for the Whitehaven Cowboys.

    By Tim Buckley July 21, 2023

• October 2022

  • Calkins: Tennessee beats Alabama! It was the leg!

    While Jalin Hyatt, Hendon Hooker and Chase McGrath all had a hand in the Vols' win over Alabama, Catherine Davenport had — well, she had a leg.

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    Vols defeat Alabama on field goal to end 15-game losing streak

    By Geoff Calkins October 16, 2022

  • Calkins: A Tennessee fan even Memphis fans can root for

    Vols fans in West Tennessee have it rough. On this massive weekend for Tennessee football, a local fan named Catherine Davenport will celebrate by putting on a bright orange prosthesis. That’s right, she has a Tennessee leg. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 13, 2022

• February 2021

  • Calkins: From ‘bush league’ (Tennessee) to ‘a better place’ (Memphis)

    Star wide receiver Roc Taylor was jilted by Tennessee and landed at Memphis. He and his coach both say Taylor ended up at the better program. 

    By Geoff Calkins February 03, 2021

• December 2020

  • Army replaces Tennessee in AutoZone Liberty Bowl

    Army replaces Tennessee after the Volunteers opted out of the bowl game because of positive coronavirus tests within the program.

    By Steven Johnson December 21, 2020

• June 2020

  • Calkins: Fans at college football games? Not so fast, my friend

    Dr. Jon McCullers, head of the task force to open the University of Tennessee, remains skeptical that there will be large fan gatherings at football games this fall.

    By Geoff Calkins June 12, 2020

• September 2019

  • Calkins: A Tennessee fan, his pitch-perfect obit, and the enduring power of sports

    A Tennessee fan's obituary said his only regret was that the Vols "predeceased" him. Here's how that obituary came to be — and why it highlights the best things about sports.

    By Geoff Calkins September 16, 2019

  • Calkins: How Memphis punter Adam Williams — once bound for Tennessee — wound up at the best football program in the state

    Memphis punter Adam Williams found out on Twitter that Tennessee had recruited over him. His decision to switch to Memphis has been a booming success. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 06, 2019

  • Calkins: Should Memphis fans take the high road this week? Nah!

    Memphis is 1-0. Ole Miss and Tennessee are 0-1. It's a rare opportunity, Memphis fans. Laugh as hard as you like. 

    By Geoff Calkins September 02, 2019