by Mark Nagi | May 15, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman From time to time we like to catch an area athlete for a quick question and answer session. Recently The Knoxville Focus spoke one on one with Gibbs offensive lineman Ollie Lane, who has verbally committed to Tennessee’s Class of 2018. Lane chose...
by Mark Nagi | May 8, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman So, I’m a big hockey fan. The team and the situation aren’t important to the story, but recently my team lost a playoff game that they had greatly in hand. It bothered me. It bothered me the point that the rest of my day was ruined, as was the next...
by Mark Nagi | May 1, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well, that’ll do it… The next time we see the Vols it’ll be on September 4th at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, when Tennessee plays Georgia Tech. Spring football finished up for the Vols on Saturday, April 22nd at the rain shortened Orange...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 24, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman During his four years at Tennessee, Josh Dobbs was seemingly known first and foremost as a smart kid that also played quarterback. That was the narrative. There were seemingly endless stories in print, on-line and on your television about how Dobbs was...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 17, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman On Saturday the Vols will play… well… the Vols in the annual Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium. This is an opportunity for Tennessee fans to lose their minds with the playing of a scrimmage. To save you the trouble of actually attending the...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 10, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman So, let me start this story by telling you that in the end, everything worked out. You don’t have to feel sorry for your favorite Knoxville sports columnist. That would be me… Alex Norman. So, I’m a big hockey fan, and try to go to games in Nashville...
