Noah Taylor
@ByNoahTaylor
Writer. Editor. Storyteller. @NeylandPress_. @UTKDailyBeacon alum. Past: @Rivals @DailyTimes @LaFollettePress. John 16:33.
I’m on Substack! I wrote about the story behind @NeylandPress_ and why telling the stories of Tennessee football, its heroes and its gridiron cathedral means so much to me. STORY open.substack.com/pub/neylandpre…
Enjoyed hopping on @LockedOnVols to talk Tennessee-Kentucky, General Neyland and the Bear and their brutal, blistering game against each other in 1950. We talk about it here: youtu.be/viFAbxpUEhE?si… I wrote about it here: open.substack.com/pub/neylandpre…
𝙻𝙾𝚄𝙸𝚂𝚅𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴, 𝙺𝚢. (𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝. 𝟻, 𝟷𝟿𝟿𝟷) — 𝙽𝚘. 𝟷𝟷 𝚃𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝟸𝟾 𝙻𝚘𝚞𝚒𝚜𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝟷𝟷
The play that sparked Tennessee’s comeback against Alabama in 1982. open.substack.com/pub/neylandpre…
New on Substack: Tennessee toppled Alabama in 1982, ending an 11-year losing streak and sparking a celebration that included torn down goalposts, traffic jams and a smoke bomb. On the Vols’ legendary come-from-behind triumph STORY open.substack.com/pub/neylandpre…
𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚇𝚅𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴, 𝚃𝚎𝚗𝚗. (𝙽𝚘𝚟. 𝟼, 𝟷𝟿𝟿𝟿) — 𝙽𝚘. 𝟺 𝚃𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝟹𝟾 𝙽𝚘. 𝟸𝟺 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚛𝚎 𝙳𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝟷𝟺
New on Substack: Tennessee toppled Alabama in 1982, ending an 11-year losing streak and sparking a celebration that included torn down goalposts, traffic jams and a smoke bomb. On the Vols’ legendary come-from-behind triumph STORY open.substack.com/pub/neylandpre…
“Then you have my permission to die.” ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ was released 13 years ago today.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two plays after picking up a critical first down in a tie game vs. Vanderbilt, @TonyThompson24 scored the go-ahead touchdown in No. 8 Tennessee’s over the Commodores in 1989.
Deon Grant, a legend on the field and now in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. #tshf2025
Deon Grant, a legend on the field and now in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. #tshf2025
Deon Grant, a legend on the field and now in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. #tshf2025
MEMPHIS — Jim Maxwell, who spent much of his career as a scout team and reserve quarterback, was thrust into action in Tennessee’s 10-7 win over Mississippi State in Memphis in 1971. He remained the starter, leading the Vols to seven-straight wins that season.
Watching now. Very good so far. Tennessee experiencing Royal’s wishbone offense firsthand in the ‘69 Cotton Bowl has not been mentioned. It was a tough day for the Vols.
The Wishbone offense revolutionized college football 🤯 SEC Storied: Wishbone tonight at 7 PM ET 🎥
Excited to finally get my hands on this. Written by former Knoxville News-Sentinel sports editor (and Jellico Blue Devil) Tom Siler!
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July 18, 2008… On this day 17 years ago, we walked into the theater and our lives were changed forever.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee walked off South Carolina in overtime, 23-20 after Casey Clausen’s 4-yard touchdown pass to James Banks at Neyland Stadium in 2003.
Throwback Thursday on @LockedOnVols was purely legendary today. Talked about one of the top 5 greatest UT wins of all time, The Snow Bowl. youtu.be/viFAbxpUEhE?si… via @YouTube
An SEC ruling that offseason forced road teams to wear white, and that’s what Tennessee wore in pregame. Then the Vols took the field before kickoff in white jerseys with orange shoulders for the first time. “We tried to get as much orange in it as possible,” one coach said.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Backed up to his own goal line, Phil Pierce led Tennessee on a 99-yard scoring drive to beat Florida, 20-13 at Florida Field in 1971. 🎥 @VolNetwork Archive
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Backed up to his own goal line, Phil Pierce led Tennessee on a 99-yard scoring drive to beat Florida, 20-13 at Florida Field in 1971. 🎥 @VolNetwork Archive