VOL. 46 | NO. 47 | Friday, November 25, 2022
Heisman hopes? Gone. Title hopes? Gone: Season finale at VU loses its luster for Vols
Hendon Hooker climbed the ladder in the southeast corner of Neyland Stadium and began directing the Pride of the Southland Band after leading the Vols to another dominating win in the final home game of his Tennessee career.
While we’re on the topic of the difference a week can make, the Vanderbilt Commodores look to make it three memorable weeks in a row when they face the Volunteers Saturday at FirstBank Stadium on the Vanderbilt campus.
JOE ROGERS: MY TAKE
This Sunday night at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, “A Drag Queen Christmas” will be presented for the eighth consecutive year. And, maybe, the last.
NEWSMAKERS
Pilot Company is advancing its newly established Team Member Experience department forward with the addition of a new key leader: Angie Cody, director of inclusion, diversity and equity.
TENNESSEE TITANS
Quicker than Phillips, Fisher
Unless you looked it up, you probably would never know Mike Vrabel just reached a milestone in his coaching career with last week’s win in Green Bay.
The Todd Downing DUI arrest hours after the Green Bay game pockmarked the Titans’ victory in Lambeau Field, taking the focus off the team and putting it onto a preventable distraction.
The Titans return home after playing twice in five days against Denver and Green Bay to try and exorcize a demon from last year – the Cincinnati Bengals. It won’t erase the disappointment of last year when the Bengals came to Tennessee and upset the Titans on their way to the Super Bowl, but it would give the Titans a win against another quality AFC opponent, something that can come in handy come playoff-seeding time.
BRIEFS
Tennessee continues to experience low unemployment, despite a slight uptick in October’s monthly rate, according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
BEHIND THE WHEEL
The best luxury sport sedans have historically come from European automakers. But there’s one U.S. brand that isn’t ready to fully cede control: Cadillac.
BUSINESS BOOK REVIEW
Your entire life is like a gigantic game of “Chutes and Ladders.” Shake the dice, move two steps ahead and you hit a ladder that takes you to higher places on the game board.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Back in 2016, Jamie Clark of Seattle was a software engineer who planned to take a year off work to finish a master’s degree in computational linguistics. One year turned into three and a career change into financial planning.
CAREER CORNER
One of the topics I’m often asked about is personal brand. And, part of your personal brand comes across in the way that you say thank you.
MILLENNIAL MONEY
Spouses share a lot, but no matter your relationship status your credit score belongs to you and you alone.
No. 9 Tennessee (9-2, 6-2 SEC) at Vanderbilt (5-6, 2-5), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST (SEC Network)