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Campus News
Stacy Lightfoot on the UT Chattanooga campus

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

Campus News
Keith Carver and Athletic officials guide Bettye Giles to center court to present her with an award.

Giles Inducted Into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

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

System News
smiling african american young woman holding a book

Historic Low Tuition Increase for Third Year

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

Editor's Message, Spotlight
New Vols coach Rick Barnes outside of Thompson-Boling Arena with a basketball

Fall 2015 Editor’s Message

With finding a new home so many times, Rick Barnes knows how to handle all the moving. Basketball makes him feel more at home. Now it’s his job to make his players and fans feel at home when they come watch a game. Continue reading Fall 2015 Editor’s Message

Feature
Barrels, Broncs and Bachelor's Degrees title

They Call it Rodeo

UT Martin is the Defending national champion in rodeo Continue reading They Call it Rodeo

UTopics
UT Martin Assistant Professor Dexter Davis, center, helps former Chinese athletes move on to the next phase after competition.

Life After Competition

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

Feature

Inside the Octagon

The Ultimate Fighting Championship finds star in former Vol Ovince Saint Preux Continue reading Inside the Octagon

UTopics
Julio Freiere and family

Freire Named New AD

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

Feature

Working at ESPN

[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

Spotlight
Fishing Stories

Fishing Stories

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

Spotlight
No Minor Matter

No Minor Matter

“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

Spotlight
Traveling Man

Traveling Man

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

Feature
Life After Lady Vols

Life after Lady Vols

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

UTopics

Legacy in Women’s Athletics

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

Feature

Options and Opportunities

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

Feature
Reggie McKenzie

Former Vol ‘Retooling’ Raiders

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

Feature
What's next for Pat and Peyton?

Pat & Peyton

Columnists Sally Jenkins and Woody Paige reflect on UT’s most famous alumni. Continue reading Pat & Peyton

Feature
Pat waves to fans at the 2011 season opener

Pat Summitt: Undefeated

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

Feature
Pat and Tyler Summitt

By the Numbers

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

Feature
Peyton Manning directs the Pride of the Southland in 1997

Peyton Manning: Back in Orange

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

Feature

Manning’s Scholars

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

Association News
Big Orange Tailgate Tour

It’s Almost Football Time in Tennessee

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

The Last Word
Lester McClain

Moving the Chains

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

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