University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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22 Book I Amy Grant npli Two of Christian musicis most successful and popular performers reunited at the Thompson-Boling Arena on Oct. 4 as Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith brought the iiLead Me Oni, tour to Knoxville. Smith, who first appeared on the Christian music scene as Grantts keyboardist in 1981, opened the show with songs not only from his latest album 1'2 tEYEL but also from previous albums like The Michael W. Smith Project and The Big Picture. Most of the songs were very upbeat and left the crowd screaming for more, but one proved to be very emotional for Smith as he explained the story behind it. til Hear Leeshati is the story of young girl who was killed in an accident not far from Smithis home near Nashville. Smith said the point of the song is that we donit always understand why things happen, and then he told everyone to remember his motto e ttLife is hard, but God is good? After this solemn moment, Smith got the enthusiastic crowd involved in itThy Word? one of the many songs he has written or helped write for Grant. With HHand of Pro- vidence? he stepped aside to allow Terry McMillan to display his great talent on the harmonica, and then he took 1 Phil Newman

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that the group as a whole would be making the defensive decisions. ml'hese are tough times right now for our football team, Majors said. With the open date, I felt it was time to make a move. I wouldnit want to call it a drastic measure, but sometimes a change is needed even if it is wrong. gI wanted to infuse the defense with an aggressive coach like Mathews. He is an energetic and aggressive young man who will do a good job. The coaches have accepted the move, and I appreciate their reaction? Mathews was the secondary coach at Virginia Tech and Louisville before assuming his coaching job at Tennessee six years ago. Moving into Mathews vacated spot as running back coach was Scott Conley, who came to Tennessee last spring as a graduate assistant. -by Bill Bryant 5 John Kotlowski 6 John Kollowski Book I 21 n 4 John Kotlowski 1. Head football coach Johnny Majors, under pressure from disappointed football fans, announces a restructured coaching staff. 2. Majors denies asking for defensive coordinator Ken Donahuels resignation during a Sept. 28 press conference. 3. Washington Statels 52-24 victory over Tennessee marked Donahuels last game with the Volunteers. 4. Auburn, thrashing U T 38-6, picked holes in Tennesseels defense, scoring 28 points while holding Tennessee scoreless in the second half. 5. At 0-5, alumni and fans intensified pressure for a change in what they saw as a stagnant coaching staff. 6. Carey Bailey, Mark Moore and Phil Stuart waIk off the field with the dejected faces of a team in need of change.

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