Near the end of his turn at the podium during Tennessee's weekly press conference on Tuesday, UT running backs coach Jerry Mack was asked about the large number of injuries that seem to be occurring on the defensive side of the ball any time the Vols are running their high-speed offense.

If you had to put money on the NLCS right now, no odds, are you taking Braves or Dodgers?

Dansby Swanson knows.

The outcome was far from predictable. Two of the most productive offenses in college football relying on defensive stops in the fourth quarter.

For Ed Orgeron, coaching LSU has always been his dream job. That dream now has an expiration date.

Who brings a golf ball to a college football game?

"This is what college football is all about." The words belonged to Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin in the final minutes before his Rebels would take the field at a sold-out, jam-packed, loud-and-proud Neyland Stadium against Tennessee on Saturday night in Knoxville.

I've been blessed in more ways than I could list here, and we all know how wordy I can get — especially on Friday.

Interesting chain of events in the world of journalism on Wednesday.

In last year's balloting for the Heisman Trophy, Alabama placed three in the top five with receiver DeVonta Smith, quarterback Mac Jones and running back Najee Harris.

It's time for another episode of "Letters to the Outdoors Writer" from Larry Case.

Now it's World Series or bust for the Braves. Good times indeed.

The three University of Tennessee female athletes were discussing their weekend plans through the month of October as they exited the Brenda Lawson Athletic Center a couple of weeks ago.

Man, if Joc Pederson is going to continue to launch key three-run homers at critical junctures in the back half of the season, he can walk to the plate in his Aunt Edna's garter belt and his sister Sloan's charm bracelet for all I care.

Could a string of pearls lead to a string of Atlanta Braves postseason victories?

Kirby's bunch is legit. LEE-git.

For this week's Southeastern Conference football discussion, we will debate the better football coach between Nick Saban and Terry Bowden.

A prediction: By the 2024 season, Tennessee will reach the College Football Playoff. A second prediction: Josh Heupel, currently in his first season leading the Volunteers, will be the 2021 Southeastern Conference football coach of the year.

This week's mailbag along with other daily business and Rushmores.

One of the biggest stories of this prep football season is being written by one of the smallest programs in our area.

What a game. Seriously, God bless the ''er'' months.

Within the past couple of years, LSU won college football's 2019 national championship, Florida won the Southeastern Conference's 2020 Eastern Division title and Texas A&M finished last season ranked No. 4 nationally.

Well, I am not sure how we got here so fast, but here we are again in early fall. For all of our deer hunters, this means the yearly obsession with the rut.