By Mark Nagi There are a bazillion reasons why the Coronavirus is awful. In the world of sports, it has ended the seasons and in some case careers of high school and collegiate athletes. It has taken away the enjoyment we all feel as fans. But what about those that work the sporting events? I’m […]
By Mark Nagi When you first heard about the Coronavirus, you probably didn’t think very much of it. Far too often it has been a boy who cried wolf type situation when we are told about something that could affect out health. But this is different. Look, I’m not an epidemiologist, so the last […]
By Mark Nagi Last week Gibbs standout Ethan Humphries signed with Centre College, a private, liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky. Humphries ran for 1,433 yards and scored 14 touchdowns for the Eagles in 2019. We caught up with Humphries shortly after he made that very important decision. The Knoxville Focus: Congratulations on your […]
By Mark Nagi A couple of weeks ago I met two of my college friends in Detroit for the weekend. That’s right, the decision was made to go to Michigan. In February. This isn’t exactly a must visit location in the dead of winter. Heck, if you look across the Detroit River, you’ll see […]
By Mark Nagi The Class of 2020 will not go down as the top recruiting class in Tennessee history. But the 23 student-athletes that have signed with the Vols will go a long way towards filling some gaping holes on this team. At last look, the Vols class had jumped up to 10th in the […]
By Mark Nagi Asked to describe the past couple of months, West linebacker Drew Francis said simply, “It was definitely stressful.” Back in July 2019, Francis verbally committed to Arkansas, turning down offers from Purdue and Memphis, among others. But in November, head coach Chad Morris was fired, and Francis’s world was turned upside down. […]
By Mark Nagi Sequels rarely live up to the original. For every Godfather II there are endless Caddyshack 2s. That’s the way I felt watching last Thursday night when the Lady Vols played UConn for the first time in over 13 years. In 2007, Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt surprisingly decided not to renew […]
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