Tennessee Tech ROTC Commemorates 9/11 With Tucker Stadium Stair Run
Tennessee Tech’s ROTC is holding a 9/11 Memorial Stair Run to honor first responders and those lost on that day. Tech Professor of Military Science Lieutenant Colonel James Bryant said that two years ago, the group commemorated the day with a run from sun up to sundown. He said the stair climb was a way […]
Tech In Early Stages Of Planning For Tucker Stadium’s Future
Tennessee Tech Officials are planning for the future of Tucker Stadium. A Tennessee Tech football alumni group heard of plans during the weekend to rebuild the stadium. News and Communications Director Joe Fisher said in a statement given Monday, that timeline and cost specifics are not ready at this time. “We are in the very […]
Tucker Stadium Begins Work On New Turf Installation
Work is underway at Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium to install new turf. Director of Athletics Mark Wilson said that the project has been about three years in the making, and that the new turf has updated technology compared to the last installation in 2007. “We’ve elected to go with the new state of the art,” […]
PCSS Graduations Begin Friday With No Limits On Capacity
The big day is almost here for Putnam County High School Seniors. High School Curriculum Supervisor Sharon Anderson said Upperman High School will kickoff the three graduations 6:00 p.m. Friday at Tucker Stadium. “Cookeville High School will graduate at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning May 22nd,” Anderson said. “And, Monterey High School will round out […]
Tucker Stadium Top Candidate For Upcoming LA Football Season
Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium is the top candidate to be the home for the 2021 Livingston Academy Football season. That is according to Head Coach Bruce Lamb. Lamb said as soon as he heard stadium renovations were moving forward, he started the process of finding an alternative site. “I’ve talked to Mark Wilson at Tennessee […]
Tech Kicks Off Football Season Sunday
Golden Eagle football kicks off Sunday against in-state rival Austin Peay. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the football teams dedication to the season and COVID protocols made this season possible. Wilson said now the Golden Eagles will get a chance to strap on the pads and start the season with the first game in the […]
Golden Eagle Football Kicks Off In February
The Super Bowl may have ended the pro football season Sunday night, but Tennessee Tech’s season will be kicking off in less than two weeks. The Golden Eagles open the first spring football season in school history February 21 against Austin Peay. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the team is slated for seven Ohio Valley […]
TSSAA Football Contract With Cookeville Open For Bids
The extension of Cookeville’s high school football state championships contract with TSSAA depends on the city submitting a bid. This weekend’s Blue Cross Bowl at Tucker Stadium is the last of a four-year contract. TSSAA Assistant Executive Director Matthew Gillespie said the organization looks for Cookeville to be involved in the bid process. “It is a […]
Preventing A Super Spreader Event Main Concern For BlueCross Bowl
Tennessee Tech wants to make sure the community will be protected as high school football fans gather from across the state Thursday through Saturday. The campus will host the Blue Cross Bowl this weekend. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said preventing Tucker Stadium from becoming an outbreak is everybody’s main concern. “We do not […]
TTU Athletics Adds a New Member
TTU’s new associate athletic director for development Sara Prinzi has big goals for her new role. Coming in during the aftermath of COVID-19, Prinzi said raising money with fall athletics being cancelled is the immediate need. Long term though, finding the funding to renovate Tucker Stadium is the big one. “When other people are building […]
