by Mark Nagi | Nov 27, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Mark Nagi Tennessee’s Class of 2018 has taken more than a few hits over the past couple of months. 6 players have publicly announced that they have de-committed from the class since early October. The cornerstone of that group, Knoxville Catholic’s Cade Mays,...
by Mark Nagi | Oct 16, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman “What does this mean for recruiting, Lane?” That was the line that will forever be connected to Tennessee football recruiting, after a media member yelled that at a fleeing Lane Kiffin the night he resigned in 2010, putting the Vols further down the...
by Mark Nagi | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman From time to time we like to catch up with a newsmaker in East Tennessee. This week we had a conversation with Farragut senior tight end Jacob Warren, who has been committed to Tennessee since late May. Warren is hoping to be an early enrollee, and...
by Mark Nagi | Jul 17, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It is the unofficial start of college football season… the return of SEC Media Days to the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. It is a people-watching paradise, especially the hundreds of Alabama fans that converge on the small lobby of the hotel,...
by Mark Nagi | Jul 10, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well, we are smack dab in the dog days of summer. The Vols first football game is still more than 7 weeks away. It’s brutal. We are all stuck watching tennis or golf. There is some soccer, but it isn’t the really good soccer. We have to do something...
by Mark Nagi | Jul 3, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman We don’t expect our heroes to be fallible. But unfortunately they are made of the same flesh and bone as the rest of us. Last week marked the one year anniversary of the death of Pat Summitt and Tennessee is not the same without her. I’m not just...