Despite an impressive amount of statistical production in his final college football season, there's no guarantee former Tennessee Volunteers receiver Jauan Jennings will be one of the 255 players selected in this year's NFL draft.

Georgia has jumped from four to six football commitments for the 2021 signing class after receiving nonbinding pledges from offensive tackle Micah Morris and running back Lovasea Carroll.

One of the largest fundraisers each year for the UTC athletic department has joined countless other sports and social events in playing the COVID-19 waiting game.

The inaugural Achieving Coaching Excellence College Basketball Honor Roll released this week includes Lamont Paris.

Before COVID-19 changed everything in all of our lives, Monday night was supposed to be the grand finale of the 2019-20 college basketball season.

This month's NFL draft has been hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic, with hopes of a festive scene on the Las Vegas strip being replaced by a studio setting that will include "virtual attendees" after the traditional green room containing the top college talents had to be scrapped.

The Times Free Press spoke with University of Tennessee at Chattanooga vice chancellor and athletic director Mark Wharton concerning the recent NCAA eligibility ruling, the looming financial hit mid-major athletic departments are bracing for and his thoughts on when sports might regain some sense of normalcy in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

From those who have volunteered their medical assistance to those who have made a mockery of social distancing, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the best and worst in people.

With games and practices off for now, the Chattanooga Red Wolves have found another way to make an impact on the community.

The University of Texas moved quickly to hire a new women's basketball coach, luring Vic Schaefer away from powerhouse Mississippi State and the Southeastern Conference on Sunday.

Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt finally had a chance to talk football with his players this week, even if it was only for two hours and through online video.

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has apologized via social media for a Twitter post that drew criticism from some of his players and an assistant professor at the school before it was deleted.

The Tennessee Volunteers capped last football season with six consecutive victories and have seven home games scheduled this year, including visits from top rivals Alabama and Florida.

Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn't believe extending preseason camp for college football teams around the country is necessarily the best way to get them ready for the season.

On Nov. 8, Beyuan Hendricks was warming up for his college basketball debut, Lee University's season opener against Palm Beach Atlantic in the Gulf South Conference-Sunshine State Conference Challenge in Carrollton, Georgia.

All things were not created equal even before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in abrupt unemployment for some and not for others.

On the surface, allowing NCAA Division I spring sports participants another year of eligibility seems like a win-win situation for college programs and the student-athletes whose seasons - and careers in some cases - ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The NCAA will permit Division I spring sports athletes - such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players - who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic to have an additional year of eligibility.

But what if this novel coronavirus stubbornly refuses to recede enough for the Mocs and other college football teams to play come September or October?

Former UTC men's basketball coach Will Wade will be featured prominently Tuesday night on HBO, and it's not expected to be a flattering role.

Kentucky, Auburn, Duke, Florida State and East Tennessee State were among the men's college basketball programs that were just days away from learning their starting destinations in the 2020 NCAA tournament.

Dalton State College was a No. 1 seed for this year's NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament after setting a program record with 27 regular-season victories and winning the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament.

Drew Williams was supposed to be entering this AAU season - perhaps the most important of his young career - with the goal of having the type of spring and summer that would put him on the radar of major colleges across the country.