Mark Packer

• Packer: Catch vs. Memphis got Graham going Updated 11/08/2009 at 12:34 p.m. 3 Comments

  It wasn't supposed be that difficult. The 1999 Vols were supposed to hammer Memphis at Neyland Stadium and get back on track after a 23-21 loss to Florida after winning a national championship the year before. However, down 16-10 with ...

• Packer: Ex-Vols rubbing off on perfect CAK Published 10/24/2009 at 10:36 p.m. 4 Comments

  Call it a competitive advantage, call it a smart coaching move, whatever you want to call it, having three former football players off the 1998 National Championship team at Tennessee on the CAK coaching staff has helped the Warriors to ...

• Packer: Fuad Reveiz thankful, despite adversity Updated 10/11/2009 at 3:48 p.m. 24 Comments

  They say that what doesn't kill you can only make you stronger. For former University of Tennessee kicker Fuad Reveiz, he and his family have had more adversity over the past two years than he ever hoped to have to ...

• Packer: Leader Wilson made sure to finish what he started Published 09/26/2009 at 5:53 p.m. 10 Comments

  It was a series of plays that typified the football career of former University of Tennessee linebacker Al Wilson. It was the Homecoming game against UAB in 1998, and the All-American had missed a tackle.

• Packer: Plenty of Gaines from defensive back Published 09/19/2009 at 11:13 p.m. 13 Comments

  Former University of Tennessee defensive back Cory Gaines was a part of quite possibly the Vols' greatest recruiting class ever. It was the Class of 1994 that included the likes of Peyton Manning, Jonathon Brown and Terry Fair.

• Packer: Scissor work among Fair's UT memories Published 09/05/2009 at 10:12 p.m. 1 Comment

  Former Tennessee defensive back Terry Fair took the long road to Knoxville. Playing his high school football in Phoenix, Ariz., it was a former Arizona State head coach who made the connection with Fair that convinced him to move across ...

• Packer: New Jumbotron in league of its own Updated 08/08/2009 at 7:37 p.m. 28 Comments

  In the world of SEC football, everything makes a difference in recruiting. Sure, a winning tradition has the tendency to impress the top recruits.

• Packer: Coordinators ready for spring Updated 03/07/2009 at 10:39 p.m. 59 Comments

  Tennessee's two new football coordinators have a lot in common as spring practice is upon us. They are both anxious to see that hand they've been dealt.

• Packer: Wharton helps change lives for the better Updated 02/28/2009 at 9:01 p.m. 26 Comments

  Former Tennessee guard Brandon Wharton was a smooth shooting lefty who let his play on the court do his talking. Now it's his talking that is helping the lives of people all over the country, working for the Foundation Recovery ...

• Packer: Busy Clausen evaluates Vols Updated 02/14/2009 at 9:27 p.m. 59 Comments

  Former Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen is doing just what he did when he came to Knoxville back in 2000. He is working hard to make a name for himself.

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