University of Tennessee 63, Western Kentucky 7: Hey, I wrote that headline!

On my last Saturday at the Knoxville News Sentinel, I wrote the A1 headline that appears in today’s paper.

Headline writers come in all sorts of styles. I tend to go for the straight-laced, subtle headline rather than striving for something that’s overtly catchy or flowery. I thought this one was a nice, workmanlike entry. I like the subdued double-meaning (i.e., a revival in the sense that UT is back after going 5-7 last year, and a revival in a tongue-in-cheek religious meaning — Vols football is described as a sort of religion around here on occasion) and it’s fun to work “Rocky Top” into a headline.

While I was at it, I took a few photos around the outside of our building.