by Mark Nagi | Jul 18, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Tennessee head coach Butch Jones, and seniors Josh Dobbs, Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Cameron Sutton are in a much different situation today than the one they faced in 2013. Back then they were getting started on the rebuilding process in Knoxville…...
by Mark Nagi | Jul 11, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The ticket sales are up. The anticipation is growing. The car flags are back. The biggest football season in at least a decade is less than 7 weeks away. So the last thing Tennessee wanted to do is answer question after question in the preseason...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 20, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman And welcome to the down time… On Sunday the NBA season came to a close with Game 7 between the Warriors and the Cavaliers. This article is being written before that game tips off, so remember that if Cleveland doesn’t win, that’s further proof that...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 13, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It is cliché, but there is still truth to the old adage that championships are won in football on the front lines. Tennessee’s defensive line has the potential to be dominant, but right now it isn’t anywhere near full strength. Key contributors...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 6, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman If you ever wonder if there will come a day when most of college athletics will be a place in which the adults do the right thing… save your mental energy. That day will never come. The most high profile recent examples come from Waco and Starkville…...
by Mark Nagi | May 23, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman When the opportunity arises we like to have conversations with the playmakers around town. Recently we had the chance to sit down with Tennessee junior safety Todd Kelly Jr., and talked about, among other things, his life-long connection to...