David Paschall

Former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt gave the university an ultimatum earlier this month to either reach a settlement by Oct. 29 or face a lawsuit that would reportedly hinder the school's athletic department in the years ahead.

With three more Chattanooga FC home matches and two more University of Tennessee at Chattanooga regular-season football games remaining on their respective schedules, it would appear that the marquee athletics events for 2021 at Finley Stadium are coming to a close.

There will be those who bleed crimson and those who bleed orange suiting up Saturday night when No. 4 Alabama welcomes Tennessee to Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Ending 14 seasons of futility against Alabama will be no Small assignment for Tennessee first-year football coach Josh Heupel.

There is good news this week for most college football fans.

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

Close games transpire every weekend in college football. Raining debris from the crowd typically doesn't.

It's not every Tennessee football game that is followed by a statement from the university chancellor.

Tennessee's loss to Ole Miss inside Neyland Stadium on Saturday was one of the most chaotic games in Volunteers history.

A primary goal of every college football defensive coordinator is to get the opposing offense off the field on third down. Unless Ole Miss is the foe.

This time last year, Matt Corral was a dazzling Ole Miss quarterback who could be turnover-prone on occasion.

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.

Tennessee first-year football coach Josh Heupel has accomplished something in two months that predecessor Jeremy Pruitt couldn't achieve in three years.

There can't be too many assistant coaches in Southeastern Conference football having a better season than Kodi Burns, who oversees receivers for the surging Tennessee Volunteers.

When it comes to his size and his star status coming out of high school, Alabama fifth-year senior running back Brian Robinson Jr. will never be confused for former Crimson Tide standout Derrick Henry.

The University of Georgia is currently the center of the college football world.

Tennessee football fans may need to snag as many napping opportunities as possible this week, because Saturday night could be a late one inside Neyland Stadium.

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

Whether the Tennessee Volunteers wear all white or all black, they clearly have things rolling at the midway mark of Josh Heupel's first season at the helm.

Brandon Turnage rarely got on the field during his two years in Alabama's secondary, and a similar story was unfolding this season after he transferred to Tennessee.