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.
Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler did a little bit of everything Tuesday night as the No. 24 Volunteers outlasted Vanderbilt 68-60 at Memorial Gym in Nashville.
by David PaschallFormer Tennessee quarterback Harrison Bailey announced Tuesday afternoon that he will be continuing his playing career at UNLV.
by David PaschallJosh Heupel has quite a way of making a first impression.
by David PaschallRebounding is taking on a little different meaning for the Tennessee men's basketball team this week.
by David PaschallFormer Tennessee and current Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl could be on the doorstep of Southeastern Conference history.
by David PaschallFrom road warriors to roadkill.
by David PaschallAlabama junior middle linebacker Henry To'o To'o, who began his college football career with the Tennessee Volunteers, announced Friday afternoon that he will be back for more in Tuscaloosa.
by David PaschallCollege basketball can be a lengthy, game-by-game grind with the constant objective of peaking in March.
by David PaschallAlabama left tackle Evan Neal, who defined "gargantuan" and "overpowering" as well as any player in college football this past season, announced Thursday that he would be bypassing his senior year in Tuscaloosa to enter the 2022 NFL draft.
by David PaschallTennessee had two reserve football players enter the NCAA transfer portal Wednesday, though one is a former Volunteers starter.
by David PaschallIt's hard to find a more sleep-inducing element in sports right now than the opening stages of a Tennessee men's basketball game inside Thompson-Boling Arena.
by David PaschallIn a basketball game containing far more defense than offense, Tennessee returned to its winning ways Tuesday night inside Thompson-Boling Arena with a 66-46 thumping of South Carolina.
by David PaschallThe Georgia Bulldogs woke up Tuesday morning as the national champions of the 2021 college football season.
by David PaschallTennessee fifth-year senior kicker Chase McGrath, who stayed quite busy this past season, has decided to return to the Volunteers.
by David PaschallThe Cincinnati Reds announced Tuesday evening that Jose Moreno will manage the Class AA Chattanooga Lookouts for the 2022 season.
by David PaschallCollege football has a new top dog.
by David PaschallThe Tennessee Volunteers remained in Monday's latest Associated Press men's basketball poll, checking in at No. 22.
by David PaschallTake our 10-question quiz written by Times Free Press SEC reporter David Paschall and find out.
by David PaschallThere are 130 programs in college football's Bowl Subdivision. Imagine finishing ahead of 128 of them and considering it a disappointment.
by David PaschallIn the final minute of Tennessee's basketball game at LSU on Saturday night, Tigers fans began chanting, "Overrated! Overrated!"
by David Paschall