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.
The further everyone gets from the 2010 Iron Bowl, the tougher it becomes to prove to the youngest generation of football fans that it actually transpired.
by David PaschallLuke List is a 35-year-old competitor on the PGA Tour, so he has plenty of experience when it comes to the highs and lows golf can present.
by David PaschallTennessee's rampant run in football recruiting earlier this spring has yielded its first defection.
by David PaschallThe Alabama-Tennessee football rivalry is as packed with tradition as it is colorful, but it has become incredibly one-sided as a result of the Crimson Tide winning all 13 meetings under current coach Nick Saban.
by David PaschallTennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer and head football coach Jeremy Pruitt continue to provide optimistic remarks regarding the Volunteers staging a 2020 season.
by David PaschallAlabama and Ohio State announced a home-and-home football series Thursday, with a 2027 meeting scheduled for Columbus and a 2028 encounter inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.
by David PaschallHistory was made in 2008, when the Georgia Dome housed not only the clash for SEC supremacy but the top two teams in the country — No. 1 Alabama (12-0) against No. 2 Florida (11-1).
by David PaschallThe early 2000s in Southeastern Conference football provided the challenge of replacing Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators as the league's dominant program.
by David PaschallThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team is scheduled to play its first two games of the 2020 season at Western Kentucky on Sept. 3, and at James Madison on Sept. 12.
by David PaschallThe biggest certainty within the first 10 Southeastern Conference football championship games was that the Eastern Division representative would be wearing some shade of orange.
by David PaschallTennessee picked up its 24th football commitment for the 2021 signing class Monday and its third from within the state, receiving a nonbinding pledge from Hardin County tight end Hudson Wolfe.
by David PaschallNearly two decades have passed since Georgia's 26-24 defeat of Tennessee inside Neyland Stadium in 2001, which forever will be known as the "Hobnail Boot" game thanks to legendary Bulldogs announcer Larry Munson.
by David PaschallLuke List didn't have a high enough ranking in the FedEx Cup standings to warrant an invitation to the Charles Schwab Challenge on the PGA Tour, so the former Baylor School and Vanderbilt University golfer gave the Korn Ferry Tour a try and made the most of it.
by David PaschallWhen protests late last month in Atlanta over the senseless killing of George Floyd quickly gave way to downtown rioting, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms delivered a passionate plea to those present to end the chaos by going home.
by David PaschallAlabama has signed at least one five-star prospect every year since 2008.
by David PaschallPhillip Fulmer served as Tennessee's head football coach for 205 games, nearly matching the program mark of 216 set by the legendary Robert Neyland.
by David PaschallImagine landing your dream job at age 34 only to lose it at 40. Such was the Ray Goff era at Georgia.
by David PaschallThe SEC announced Wednesday morning that its annual football media days will be held virtually this summer due to continuing coronavirus concerns.
by David PaschallThe most exciting Southeastern Conference football game of the 1993 season was Auburn's 38-35 upset of Florida, which was witnessed by 85,214 fans inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. Not a soul outside the stadium saw it.
by David PaschallTennessee third-year football coach Jeremy Pruitt provided good news on the health front Tuesday and encouraging news on the ongoing quest for racial equality after the senseless death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
by David Paschall