The Nico Chronicles

The Nico Chronicles By Mark Nagi This whole mess could have been avoided so easily… in so many ways. Nico Iamaleava could have gone to Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel after the Orange & White Game, told him his intentions to transfer, and both sides could have...

Vols Non-Conference Schedule Fails to Impress

Vols Non-Conference Schedule Fails to Impress By Mark Nagi College football is the greatest sport in the world… no matter what the powers that be do to destroy our love for it. Remember out-of-conference home and home contests?  I certainly do. In 1990 and 1991,...

Final Four Eludes Vols, Again…

Final Four Eludes Vols, Again… By Mark Nagi Let’s start by saying that two things can be accurate at the same time. Tennessee’s men’s basketball team had another terrific season… and Tennessee’s men’s basketball team had a disappointing end to that same season. For...

Jeremy Pruitt Back in the News Again

Jeremy Pruitt Back in the News Again By Mark Nagi Tennessee athletics is in as good a place across the board as it has ever been. Revenue and non-revenue sports are winning at a high level. Donations to the athletics department are up. Neyland Stadium continues to get...

Vols Take Part in NFL Pro Day

Vols Take Part in NFL Pro Day By Mark Nagi Back in the dark times of Tennessee football, you didn’t have a whole lot of NFL-caliber talent on the Vols roster. But with the recent good fortune of the program has come more interest from the next level. Last Tuesday,...

March Madness is Almost Here!

March Madness is Almost Here! By Mark Nagi Pound for pound, the best sporting event in the country is almost underway. I’m talking about March Madness. And except for The Masters, I don’t think there is very much competition in this category. The college football...