
UTC Hires Diversity and Engagement Vice Chancellor
Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot has been appointed as the first vice chancellor for diversity and engagement at UTC. Continue reading UTC Hires Diversity and Engagement Vice Chancellor
Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot has been appointed as the first vice chancellor for diversity and engagement at UTC. Continue reading UTC Hires Diversity and Engagement Vice Chancellor
UT Martin’s first and only director of women’s athletics was announced as a 2020 inductee into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Continue reading Giles Inducted Into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
Tuition increases for the current academic year 2017-2018 are history-making for being held to 1.8 percent. The increase is the lowest since 1984 and marks three consecutive years of increases at or below 3 percent—a first since the UT system was established in 1968. Continue reading Historic Low Tuition Increase for Third Year
UT Martin is the Defending national champion in rodeo Continue reading They Call it Rodeo
Photo: UT Martin Assistant Professor Dexter Davis, center, helps former Chinese athletes move on to the next phase after competition. Dexter Davis is accustomed to taking his sport management students to major sporting events to gain real-world experience. In August, … Continue reading Life After Competition
The Ultimate Fighting Championship finds star in former Vol Ovince Saint Preux Continue reading Inside the Octagon
Julio Freire, formerly the assistant/associate athletics director for development at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is the 12th athletics director in UT Martin history. Continue reading Freire Named New AD
[Update] Thirteen UT alumni are employees of the giant sports network. These writers, editors and producers give a glimpse into the future of college athletics. Continue reading Working at ESPN
When Bill Bell heard UT Knoxville had a bass fishing team, he wanted to make sure the students had the best boat on the market—complete with Big Orange decoration. Continue reading Fishing Stories
“Now pitching for the Bowie Baysox, No. 6, Dylan Bundy,” exclaims Adrienne Roberson (Knoxville ’97) as the top minor league pitching prospect takes the field. Continue reading No Minor Matter
Manny Colon (Martin ’01) began working for the Marlins in 2002 as an intern and got a full-time position as player relations assistant the next year. Continue reading Traveling Man
With each passing year, there are more and more former Lady Vols in the WNBA. At the end of the 2012 season, there were 11 former Lady Vols in the WNBA. Continue reading Life after Lady Vols
Before Pat Summitt became head coach of the Lady Vols and built the program into a perennial powerhouse, she made a name for herself playing basketball at UT Martin. Continue reading Legacy in Women’s Athletics
Twenty years ago, Jerry Reese’s dream job was head football coach at UT Martin. But he gambled on an opportunity with the New York Giants. Today he’s the Giants’ general manager—and he’s got two Super Bowl championship rings. Continue reading Options and Opportunities
Reggie McKenzie took a different path to becoming an NFL general manager. He played in the NFL and then transitioned to the front office. Continue reading Former Vol ‘Retooling’ Raiders
Columnists Sally Jenkins and Woody Paige reflect on UT’s most famous alumni. Continue reading Pat & Peyton
Who but Pat would fight a memory-wasting disease by writing a memoir? The idea is so like her – all elegance and swagger and undefeatedness. Continue reading Pat Summitt: Undefeated
Her 1,098 wins and 8 national championships are only a few of the impressive numbers Pat Summitt has racked up over the years. Continue reading By the Numbers
Carrying his new No. 18 orange jersey over the famous right arm, Peyton Manning emerged in the small adjoining hallway, came directly toward me and proclaimed: “Go, Big Orange!” Continue reading Peyton Manning: Back in Orange
Proceeds of Peyton Manning’s college football and scholar awards, totaling nearly $165,000, and other gifts to the athletics department were pooled to establish the Peyton Manning Scholarship. Continue reading Manning’s Scholars
Join us at the following locations for the 12th season of the Big Orange Tailgate Tour! Or find a TV Viewing party in your home town. Continue reading It’s Almost Football Time in Tennessee
It was the very first game and the very first catch for No. 85 in your Tennessee program, a shy sophomore from Nashville named Lester McClain. Continue reading Moving the Chains