"Just remember, the mailman doesn't deliver on Sundays, Karl" - Scottie Pippen

Twitter: @30Matthews

Hometown: Crossville, TN

Favorite Sports Media Journalist: Dan Patrick

Favorite Athlete: Von Miller

Favorite Team: Tennessee Volunteers

If you could cover any sporting event in the world, what would it be: The Final Four

Best tradition at your college: The lack of tradition.

The restaurant you most frequent in your college town: Cinco Amigos

Best class you’ve ever taken: US History

Bracketbusters: Tennessee Volunteers

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Bracketbusters, an article series dedicated to the teams who have the chance to bust your bracket, hence the clever name. Sure, it’s early and these teams still have to make the tournament, but there is no better time to get a head start on your brackets than now. These […]

Tennessee Hires Alabama DC Jeremy Pruitt

The Rocky Top roller coaster is officially over. From fans revolting against the Greg Schiano hire, to getting turned down by Mike Gundy, Dave Doeren, Jeff Brohm and whoever else I’m missing, to the firing of former AD John Currie, and whatever happened to Mike Leach, Volunteer fans can finally relax. Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt […]

Vols Look to Bounce Back Against Kentucky

Tennessee (9-4, 0-2 SEC) has a chance to stop the bleeding Saturday night as the Vols host 17th-ranked Kentucky (12-2, 2-0 SEC). Vols fans may be ready to pull the plug on a promising season after a crushing loss at Arkansas and then bouncing back with a less than stellar effort against Bruce Pearl and Auburn at […]

Tennessee Set to Face Cuonzo Martin, Mizzou

Number 21 Tennessee rolls into Columbia, Missouri riding a three-game win streak. Two weeks ago, however, Vol fans may have been wondering what happened to the team they were so fond of before conference play. Now, with impressive wins over Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and a snake-bitten Texas A&M team, the young Volunteers are getting used to playing […]

Branch Sports Podcast Episode 9: SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Tiger Is BACK

Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! If you don’t know or you’ve never listened before, we are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends, and teammates. Two of us, Jackson and Luke, also write for Student Union. Sports have always been a huge part of our lives and we don’t want that […]

The Student Union Sports Podcast: Trivia Edition

Todays Episode of the Student Union Sports Podcast features the first round of the Student Union Trivia Tournament of Champions (Its a working title…) Writers competing include Johnny Rambos, PJ Guippone, Cody Goggin, Bucky Grimes, Nolan Davis, Sam Tschida, Brendan Smith, Luke Matthews, Big Takes, Austin Montgomery, Frank Fanelli, and Anthony Ventura. Matchup guide Group […]