
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.
For many players in Tennessee's football program, last year's 7-5 regular-season record and journey to the Music City Bowl represented the high-water mark of their time in Knoxville.
by David PaschallIt's playoff time on the PGA Tour.
by David PaschallOn Oct. 5, 2020, Bill O'Brien was relieved of his duties as head coach and general manager of the NFL's Houston Texans.
by David PaschallTennessee second-year offensive line coach Glen Elarbee has a lengthy list of characteristics when it comes to being a good center, with two qualities immediately jumping to the forefront.
by David PaschallCould the Georgia Bulldogs routinely employ two tight ends this season? What about three?
by David PaschallA debate emerged earlier this week regarding the fastest player on Tennessee's football roster. There is no question as to the lightest player for the Volunteers.
by David PaschallIf only the adjustment to Southeastern Conference competition wasn't so steep, especially from the rebuilding standpoint of Vanderbilt.
by David PaschallAlabama won its seventh Southeastern Conference championship in a 10-year stretch last season to earn the top seed in the College Football Playoff, and the Crimson Tide also played for the national title for a ninth time in 13 years.
by David PaschallWhen Kirby Smart was Alabama's defensive coordinator in 2010, the Crimson Tide were coming off the 2009 national championship and returned senior quarterback Greg McElroy, junior running back Mark Ingram, junior receiver Julio Jones and junior defensive tackle Marcell Dareus.
by David PaschallTennessee linebacker Solon Page III is preparing for his last go-around with the Volunteers.
by David PaschallMotivation has come in multiple waves for Tennessee fifth-year senior receiver Cedric Tillman.
by David PaschallSeveral months before the public exchange between Alabama football coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M counterpart Jimbo Fisher over the NIL landscape, the SEC experienced a unique occurrence in the transfer portal.
by David PaschallAs one of Tennessee's 13 early enrollees from its 23-member signing class, linebacker Elijah Herring out of Murfreesboro Riverdale figured going through 15 spring practices might help slow things down as far as his adjusting to the college game.
by David PaschallCamden Sewell has won more than 83% of his decisions as a Tennessee pitcher.
by David PaschallOne of the most anticipated players in Southeastern Conference football this year is Spencer Rattler, the former Oklahoma quarterback who transferred to South Carolina.
by David PaschallCompeting is competing, but competitions aren't always the same.
by David PaschallLast month's Southeastern Conference media days event in Atlanta was again loaded with stars who were once big-time recruits, with Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Auburn running back Tank Bigsby, Alabama outside linebacker Will Anderson and Georgia outside linebacker Nolan Smith serving as notable examples.
by David PaschallThe distinction has been made.
by David PaschallTennessee second-year football coach Josh Heupel has referred to the NCAA quagmire created by predecessor Jeremy Pruitt as a "speed bump" since arriving in Knoxville 18 months ago.
by David PaschallLast football season ended with a fizzle for Mississippi State. There was, however, one Saturday in November that the Bulldogs won't forget for a long, long time.
by David Paschall