Jonathan Crompton is already a communications major, so it’s a not a huge surprise that Tennessee’s starting quarterback will try his hand at writing this fall.
Crompton, along with 21 other college football players from across the country, will write a weekly column this fall for a new online initiative created by The Sporting News.
The columns will focus on both on-field and off-field aspects of being a student-athlete and coincide with the launch of Sporting News Today later this month.
Crompton’s column can be found online at www.sportingnewstoday.com beginning with the site’s launch July 23.
Other players scheduled to participate are Marvin Austin (North Carolina), Alex Boone (Ohio State), Antoine Campbell (Alabama), Hunter Cantwell (Louisville), Chase Daniel (Missouri), Cullen Harper (Clemson), George Hypolite (Colorado), Tyson Jackson (LSU), Michael Johnson (Georgia Tech), Alex Mack (Cal), Sen’Derrick Marks (Auburn), Colt McCoy (Texas), Ryan McDonald (Illinois), Scott McKillop (Pitt), Mike Nixon (Arizona State), Curtis Painter (Purdue), Todd Peterson (Nebraska), Chris Pressley (Wisconsin), Ryan Purvis (Boston College), Myron Rolle (Florida State) and Pat White (West Virginia).
Drew Edwards covers University of Tennessee football. He may be reached at 865-342-6274.
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Comments » 28
mattingly writes:
Columnize??? Don't find that one in my dictionary. Another artificial word like prioritize.
Smallmike4pres writes:
Whatever you do, hang out with Josh Menage' Mcneil and post all the details!
rusty_shackleford writes:
"Columnize"...is that the same as "write"?
alfrizzle097 writes:
This could be a pr disaster. Then again... it could work out for the best.
bobbarbilly writes:
According to Lester's Dictionary, 'columnize' is an elitist military command meaning " ya'll boys line up now. Ya hear?".
GreerVol22 writes:
don't forget how to spell UT.
CoverOrange writes:
I thought it meant he was going to put stuff on an Excel spreadsheet.
Could he get class credit for writing that?
Jon, read Dane Bradshaw's book before you start, it'll help you decide what is and is not good writing.
Timed_vol (Inactive) writes:
wonder if he'll have a ghost-writer?? who is good around here at making sh#t up...oh wait, that's me!
gotta go.
CoverOrange writes:
I find it funny that a KNS columnist is taking pot shots at a KNS journalist.
newtonrail writes:
Holston boys know how to spell. Just don't let me catch Hooker doing again like all the national sports media with the non word " untracked". Used by these great wordsmiths to mean getting back on the right track, when in reality it means the opposite. Thankfully the word still won't pass my spell check.
cwisenhower#637741 writes:
Just as long as he doesn't come out like Adams we'll all be saved.
Hopefully, it'll read something like this...
"After owning Florida Saturday night, McNeil and I went to the strip. We met 6 ladies on the strip near the Krystals. We bought them some cheese Krystals and invited the ladies back to Josh's pad. I cannot write what happened next, but let's just say that I showed them my big orange. Go Vols."
gnm53108 writes:
cwisenhower..lol
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Durpree is mulling a column on "Choosing between an apple fritter and Eula Mae, stock lady at Halls Crossroads K-Mart".
K-Mart- furnisher of the NC Trophy we are on our way to hoisting...
CoverOrange writes:
Newton, my favorite sportswriter/caster pet-peeve is the gross misuse of the word "for" as in "the quarterback went 10-for-15 in passes".
VolFanInAtl writes:
cwisenhower: :-)
MikeTheVol writes:
I sincerely hope that this duty doesn't deter Mr. Crompton from his first and foremost responsibility. And that, of course, is whooping the h-e-double hockey sticks out of the likes of UF, UGA, and the War Eagles. It is my position that he should focus on the latter.
NJVol writes:
This is a good read. I didn't read Parts 2 and 3 yet, however:
http://cfn.scout.com/2/765777.html
I like #s 45 and 37!
WVVOLFAN writes:
cwisenhower, lol. =)
invisiblekid writes:
Whatever Crompton writes, he needs to cite his sources. Fulmer doesn't like it when you don't cite your sources.
mattingly writes:
This "Holston boy" knows for sure the word "columnize" doesn't exist. If I am the KNS columnist referenced earlier, I don't consider it a "pot shot." More like a gentle prodding to observe the rules of the King's English.
Volfan1 writes:
Crompton, just don't take any advice from Tuscaloosa John and you'll do fine.
CoverOrange writes:
Mr. Mattingly, you were. I exaggerated to make light of the situation. No offense.
Just read the three CFN parts provided by NJVol. Good stuff. It occurs to me that the UT/UF game/rivalry needs a name. Egg bowl, Iron bowl, Third Saturday in October, Cocktail Party are taken. What else?
b_neas writes:
Hopefully most of his columns will be talking about how this QB'ing in the SEC is easier than he thought and how he wonders how Ainge made it look so hard. Not to mention how his O-coor is a genius for making him look good on the field. Remember this is what i hope.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Turbofan, 3:02 - how about "Azz Kicking Bowl"?
mattingly writes:
TurboFan: None taken.
Ralph_Crampton writes:
Ithink it is just right to put the 98 title crown on a lot of luck...there is an old saying that to win a championship...you have to be good and lucky...The first game of the 98 season at Suracuse..the vols were trailing with three minutes to go when the Vols in their last desparate drive received a gift from a referee of a 15 yard penalty...it was first down...the next play, Tee Matin Vol QB saw a big hole in Suracuse coverage...and rambled and scrambled some 50 yards to the opponents 20 yard line...Vol kicker kicked the ball through the uprights for three points...Vols won by one point...for example if the penalty had not occured...Vols could not have won...take the Arkansas game...Vols were trailing late in game, the razorbacks only had to run the clock out..the Hog QB fumbled a simple snap..Vols recovered drove for a touchdown seconds before end of game. Which proves that you have to be good and lucky.
Ralph_Crampton writes:
I think Crompton will be smart enough to not allow UCLA to pull the ole "ROPE-A-DOPE" trick on the vols in the furnace-like heat of the Rose bowl on Labor day... " ROPE _A- DOPE IS LIKE BOXER ALI WHO allowed an opponent to punch himself out in the first few rounds while faking/acting as he laid against the ropes rolling with the flurry of punches until his opponent was exhausted, then Ali finished off his opponent with ease....Is this theory far out? The Bruins did it the last time when the Vols played the bruins in the rose bowl. Peyton Manning and his Vols went into the locker room at halftime leading 24-3, only to have the bruins roar back in the second and tie the score 24-all. The Vols tired badly in the second half and bruins mainly kept Manning sitting on the bench as they ran and passed at will over weary Vols.
longtimefan writes:
about time jon gets his shot! seems like he's been waiting 10 yrs now. i know i have! i think he will do great! good luck jon! we're pullin for you!
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