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.
Former Baylor School golfer Keith Mitchell now has two very different experiences in head-to-head pairings with Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour.
by David PaschallDecisions regarding the 2020 college football season seem to be playing out on two separate planets.
by David PaschallCollege football players are way more unified than college administrators right now when it comes to staging a 2020 season.
by David PaschallThe Southeastern Conference isn't scheduled to kick off its 10-game football season until Sept. 26, but Friday evening certainly provided some winners and losers.
by David PaschallThe Southeastern Conference on Friday revealed its initial guidelines to manage COVID-19 for a fall semester that includes a 10-game football season.
by David PaschallThe Southeastern Conference has three of the top five teams, with Alabama accompanied by Georgia and LSU
by David PaschallNot everybody is hurting financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
by David PaschallAn adjusted Southeastern Conference 2020 football schedule due to continuing concerns over the coronavirus will be preceded by an adjusted preseason as well.
by David PaschallThe block parties will continue in Knoxville.
by David PaschallLSU revealed this past Friday that its football players would experiment with face shields on their helmets as a protective measure against COVID-19.
by David PaschallThe likelihood of a winless Southeastern Conference team this season increased with the league's scheduling decision, and that hasn't happened since Lou Holtz's first South Carolina team went 0-11 in 1999.
by David PaschallAuburn junior receiver Anthony Schwartz provided a touch of levity after the Southeastern Conference decided to implement a 10-game football season consisting solely of league contests.
by David PaschallThe SEC revealed its plans for a 10-game league-only schedule Thursday after a virtual meeting of the conference's 14 chancellors and presidents.
by David PaschallSports Illustrated, citing unnamed sources, reported the SEC was closing in on a 10-game schedule consisting solely of conference contests.
by David PaschallSoutheastern Conference chancellors and presidents are scheduled to hold a virtual meeting Thursday, according to 247Sports.com, in which a launch date and a format for its 2020 college football season are certain to be discussed.
by David PaschallAlabama has commitments from the nation's No. 1 offensive tackle, the No. 2 offensive guard and the No. 1 center in college football's 2021 recruiting cycle.
by David PaschallAlabama's run at one of college football's most recognized records for consistent success could be undone in upcoming months by continuing coronavirus concerns.
by David PaschallCollege football coaches such as Alabama's Nick Saban, Tennessee's Jeremy Pruitt and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Rusty Wright have no idea what the 2020 season will look like, but former UTC coach Russ Huesman already knows his fate amid the coronavirus pandemic.
by David PaschallBlake Lothian's background in racing doesn't appear too different from those who have ascended to the summit of the NASCAR world.
by David PaschallGeorgia is expected to have one of the deepest secondaries in college football this season, but Divaad Wilson will not be part of it.
by David Paschall