Mike Strange

mike strange In the final days before a new college football kickoff, I'm rewinding 30 years to a University of Tennessee season that got

We rewind 30 years to the darkness of a 1-3 start for the Vols before an 8-4 finish and the dawn of the Peyton Manning era.

From Saturday's Duke Mayo Classic, Mike Strange takes a look back at season openers and highlights in Vol television history.

No longtime UT fan will forget the historical victory over the Razorbacks. But there have been other memorable games.

mike strange For Tennessee, Arkansas is the football rivalry that almost took off. When the Razorbacks joined the SEC in 1992, Tennessee-Arkansas was a border war and natural match.

There is a special reverence for Tennessee football players who rise to the occasion against Alabama in October.

We recall a day 54 years ago when Vol defenders intercepted eight passes against Bear Bryant's team. That's not a misprint.

The Volunteers haven't started a season holding every opponent to fewer than 20 points through seven games since 1969. Until now.

The current elephant in UT’s locker room is not an Alabama mascot. Let's look back at a few other Tennessee football nemeses.

mike strange Losing streaks in college football rivalries have never been easy to stomach. It's worse now. All the talking heads and social media.