David Paschall is a sports writer for the Times Free Press. He started at the Chattanooga Free Press in 1990 and was part of the Times Free Press when the paper started in 1999. David covers University of Georgia football, as well as SEC football recruiting, SEC basketball, Chattanooga Lookouts baseball and other sports stories. He is a Chattanooga native and graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received numerous honors for his journalism, including various Tennessee state sports writing awards. In addition, he is in his fifth year on the voting board of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and his ninth year on the voting board for the Heisman Trophy; he also serves on the voting board for the Biletnikoff and Lombardi awards. He is a past Southern League writer of the year, a former board member of the Football Writers' Association of America. Contact David at 423-757-6524 or dpaschall@timesfreepress.com.
The Chattanooga area made a splash during the 2020 college football recruiting cycle with a pair of top-100 national signees: Dalton running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who wound up with Georgia Tech, and McCallie defensive end Jay Hardy, who selected Auburn.
by David PaschallAfter serving as an Alabama offensive analyst the past two football seasons, Butch Jones has moved to the role of Nick Saban's right-hand man.
by David PaschallGeorgia was supposed to open its 2021 football season against San Jose State.
by David PaschallThe Chattanooga Football Club soccer team soon will be competing in a new league and on a new field.
by David PaschallThere are at least three certainties this season in Southeastern Conference women's basketball:
by David PaschallThe Southeastern Conference men's basketball race has been separated into three tiers heading into the final four weekends of the regular season.
by David PaschallThe Chattanooga Lookouts are eight weeks away from beginning their third decade of Southern League baseball games at AT&T Field.
by David PaschallThe XFL's opening weekend provided some interesting rule changes, but Houston Roughnecks defensive end Vantrel McMillan believes the best is yet to come.
by David PaschallTo have watched Auburn's 91-90 overtime win over LSU this past Saturday afternoon, one would never know college basketball has implemented a more challenging 3-point line this season.
by David PaschallThere is plenty to like about Georgia's football outlook entering spring practice.
by David PaschallThis continues to be the Nick Saban era in college football. This is also the social media generation.
by David PaschallFor the second time in three years, Georgia is the king of college football recruiting.
by David PaschallCollege football's recruiting behemoths are at it yet again.
by David PaschallThere have been different measuring sticks used throughout the years in judging college football signing classes.
by David PaschallFormer North Murray quarterback, receiver, defensive back and return specialist Ladd McConkey committed to Georgia's 2020 signing class Sunday afternoon.
by David PaschallDalton High School running back Jahmyr Gibbs is the top-rated college football prospect in the Chattanooga area for the 2020 recruiting cycle, listed at 75th nationally in the 247Sports.com composite rankings.
by David PaschallSoutheastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey announced that roughly $651 million of revenue was divided among the league's 14 universities for the 2018-19 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31.
by David PaschallChattanoogans continue to have a reputation for being the adventurous type.
by David Paschall"Poor Vanderbilt" has been a frequent expression throughout the years during football season in the Southeastern Conference.
by David PaschallMost Division I college basketball teams play a minimum of 30 games, with their coaches preaching marathons and not sprints and wanting their players to be at their best in March.
by David Paschall