by design | Jun 24, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
The New Financial Normal in College Athletics By Mark Nagi If you’ve been living under a rock the last few months, you’ve probably been able to avoid the Name, Image, and Likeness discussions in collegiate athletics. And good for you if were able to accomplish that...
by design | Jun 10, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
The Pain of Sports Fandom By Mark Nagi I sit here on a Sunday morning, greatly saddened because of something that happened approximately 840 miles from Knoxville. It happened on a sheet of ice in Sunrise, Florida, a place where I’ve never been, and might never go the...
by design | May 20, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Sports indifference is the healthier choice By Mark Nagi I wasn’t going to write an article this week. I’ve been busy with work and family, and frankly, I didn’t know if I had the mental bandwidth to type out a few hundred words. But then I got back to the palatial...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
National Title Drought to End? By Mark Nagi So, I live in the mean streets of Farragut. Any of my fellow Farragutonians (is that really a word, I don’t know) will agree that out here you must keep your head on a swivel. Anyway, there’s a street sign on the eastbound...
by design | May 6, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Three Vols picked in 2024 NFL Draft By Mark Nagi The NFL Draft is once again a showcase for Tennessee Volunteer alums. Last month three former Vols were picked. This might not have been as impressive as 2023 when five former Vols were taken in the first three rounds,...
by design | Apr 29, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Is this the best time of the year for sports? By Mark Nagi I got home recently from a long day of fighting crime and wanted to do nothing more than to make dinner, give Bailey (my seven-year-old double doodle) treats and hugs, and watch something sports related on TV....