by Steve Williams | Dec 19, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Dear Santa, It’s that time of year when I send you a list of things I would like to see in the world of sports. This year though it’s going to be a little different. I’m focusing on Tennessee football and specifically head coach Butch Jones. He...
by Steve Williams | Nov 28, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Western Michigan, the only unbeaten team in the College Football Playoff rankings other than Alabama, has been on College Gameday and is in the hunt for a Cotton Bowl bid. But the thing the Broncos would like the most but won’t get from the CFP...
by Steve Williams | Nov 21, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It was great to see homegrown Jordan Bowden make his first start as a Tennessee Volunteer and respond with a good shooting night on top of that last week against Appalachian State at Thompson-Boling Arena. The former Carter High star made a 3-point...
by Steve Williams | Nov 14, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The 2016 Tennessee football season neared like most others, with anticipation and excitement, though many thought this one might be special. I tempered all the preseason fuss a little by asking if nationally-ranked Tennessee was a paper tiger or for...
by Steve Williams | Oct 31, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Mixed feelings have been circulating throughout Big Orange Country lately about UT men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes. By the way, that’s UT as in Tennessee, not Texas, where Barnes spent the biggest part of his successful coaching career. Some are...