"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 […]
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 5: College Football, Bowl Week 1, NFL, & Defending Our Turf
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 SU. Sports have always been a huge part of our lives and we aren’t looking for that […]
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 6: Early Singning Period, Partying With Athletes, Nick Evans In The Background
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! We had some technical difficulty uploading our podcast, and we are just not getting to updating the article for it. 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, […]
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 […]
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 8: NFL Divisional Playoffs, The Rise of SEC Basketball
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 SU. Sports have always been a huge part of our lives and we aren’t looking for that […]
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 […]
Branch Sports Podcast #10 – Super Bowl Preview & Prop Bets With El Pelirrojo & B-Frye
LINK HERE 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 […]
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 […]