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.
As a Southeastern Conference assistant football coach, Rodney Garner has made 26 consecutive appearances in bowl games.
by David PaschallLeave it to this week's game against Charleston Southern to provide the biggest dilemma so far to Georgia's undefeated football season.
by David PaschallThis time last year, Jarrett Guarantano, Brian Maurer, J.T. Shrout and Harrison Bailey were the four scholarship members of Tennessee's quarterback room, and now none of them are around for the Volunteers.
by David PaschallThink of how many times this college football season when you've noticed a Southeastern Conference team backtrack.
by David PaschallThe Tennessee men's basketball team has yet to gather for its Thanksgiving meal.
by David PaschallThe Georgia Bulldogs set a program standard Saturday at Neyland Stadium by completing their first 8-0 run through Southeastern Conference football opposition. At least Tennessee provided the need for a turning point.
by David PaschallGeorgia's offense amassed 487 yards and played turnover-free football during Saturday's defeat of Tennessee inside Neyland Stadium.
by David PaschallIn his first six seasons as Tennessee's basketball coach, Rick Barnes was always able to turn to assistant Desmond Oliver for advice or second opinions.
by David PaschallThe Tennessee Volunteers have used a frenetic offensive pace and a persevering defense to surprisingly get within one victory of bowl eligibility with three games remaining.
by David PaschallA funny thing happened this week on the road to Saturday afternoon's Southeastern Conference football showdown inside Neyland Stadium between No. 1 Georgia and Tennessee.
by David PaschallAs the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs were preparing for Monday's opening practice of Tennessee week, junior safety Lewis Cine already had the sense these would not be a fun few days.
by David PaschallWhat's up with all the midseason assistant coaching casualties in college football?
by David PaschallOne game. One school record.
by David PaschallThere are some weekends within a college football season when a program can improve at the expense of an inferior opponent, a foe of equal talent or against a superior roster.
by David PaschallGiven that injuries will always be a part of college football, perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that Stetson Bennett IV and Hendon Hooker are the likely starting quarterbacks for this Saturday's game between Kirby Smart's top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs and Josh Heupel's improving Tennessee Volunteers inside Neyland Stadium.
by David PaschallThere was little predictability to Tennessee's 2020-21 men's basketball season.
by David PaschallLast year, on the first Saturday of November, Florida spotted rival Georgia a pair of early touchdowns before closing with a 44-14 avalanche to drub the Bulldogs 44-28.
by David PaschallThe statistics were what they were.
by David PaschallPerhaps Tennessee's outlasting of Kentucky at Kroger Field on Saturday night will be viewed as the first signature victory of the Josh Heupel era given that the Wildcats were ranked No. 18 in the country.
by David PaschallTennessee entered Saturday night's game at Kentucky ranked 117th out of the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in third-down defense.
by David Paschall