409 career victories. 37 bowl appearances, 21 bowl victories. 2 national championships, 5 undefeated seasons. One of the greatest FBS coaches of all time. And now, this perhaps will all be overshadowed, not because of something Joe Paterno did, but something he failed to do. I have read the 23-page […]
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Tech cross country runs in NCAA Championships Saturday
The Golden Eagle Cross Country teams will line up to race the NCAA South Regional Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Nov. 6. The race will be held at the University of Alabama’s Harry Pritchett Cross Country course and features 35 teams made up of 462 student runners. The men’s teams […]
After one-point loss, Tech needs rebound to win OVC
The Golden Eagles (5-3, 4-2 OVC) are looking to bounce back from a one-point Homecoming loss as they travel to Richmond, Ky. to take on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-3, 5-1 OVC) on Saturday. Both teams are ranked in the FCS Coaches poll, 20 and 25 respectively, and both control […]
Golden Eagle Player Profile: Amelia McCoy
A sophomore runner from Crossvile, Tenn., McCoy was a standout runner at Cumberland County High School and placed second on the team at the NCAA South Regionals last year. Any pets?: “I have a fat cat named Izzy and a chameleon named Moe.” What do you do when you’re bored?: […]
Tech basketball teams prepare for preseason openers
The men’s and women’s Golden Eagle basketball teams are preparing to tip off the 2011-2012 season next week. The men will begin their season Nov. 11 on the road. They will head to Coral Gables, Fla. to the BankUnited Center to take on the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast […]
Looking Back: Tech’s last Homecoming win came in dramatic fashion
In preparation for the 2011 homecoming football game set for Nov. 5, the Golden Eagles looked back on their last homecoming victory. Oct. 31, 2009,Tech was matched up against the Tennessee State Tigers. During the very first possession of the game, Golden Eagle Caleb Mitchell made a sack on the […]
Volleyball seeks to continue improving record with May, Gray and Penrod leading the way
With a win last Saturday against the Murray State Racers, the Tech volleyball team looks to pick up a couple more victories against the Austin Peay Governors and the Tennessee State Tigers while on the road this weekend. Leading the Golden Eagles in kills this season with 234, Sophomore Natalie […]
Fitness Center to undergo significant changes
The Fitness Center is getting new equipment and undergoing renovations for the spring semester. Rex Bennett is the Student Center Section Supervisor for the Fitness Center. He said that the changes will be mainly an aesthetic upgrade to the building, but that students will notice changes after the first of […]
Tech student-athletes earn second-highest graduation success rates among all state public universiti
Tech student-athletes received high marks in the 2011 Graduation Success Rate Report released Tuesday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Tech student-athletes earned a combined GSR of 78, which ranks as the second-highest mark among all of Tennessee’s public universities. The grade for TTU is up one point from last […]
Tech looking to upset ranked OVC foe after loss
The Golden Eagle football team (4-2, 3-1 OVC) looks to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss as they travel to Jacksonville, Ala. to face off against the conference leading Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-2, 4-0 OVC). Tech and Jacksonville State are both nationally ranked teams. The Golden Eagles are ranked 19th […]
