by Mark Nagi | Jun 23, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman You are Janzen Jackson… you have been charged with murder. There was a time when you were one of the nation’s top football recruits for the Class of 2009, out of Barbe High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Rivals.com says you run a 4.43 40. You are a...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 16, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman I’m going to admit that I’m writing this article on the eve of the World Cup, so for all I know Knoxville will show complete indifference to one of the biggest sporting events in the universe… But when you look at the way that the sport has grown in...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 9, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman If you are a Tennessee football fan that pays attention to recruiting, the odds are you know about Torrance Gibson. According to 247 Sports, Gibson is a “dual–threat quarterback” that is considered to be the 14th best recruit in the nation, and the...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 2, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman For a while it appeared that the unlikely was going to happen… All four of Tennessee’s quarterbacks in 2013 were going to return to the Vols in 2014. Reality set in last week, when it became known that redshirt freshman Riley Ferguson was likely to...
by Mark Nagi | May 19, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman “Daddy, what was it like when they just played games and we didn’t pay attention to things off the field/court?” “No one knows Timmy… no one knows…” This is where we are now as a sports culture. Blame the internet and the leagues and the greed and the...
by Mark Nagi | May 12, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Ja’Wuan James was a part of perhaps the worst four year stretch in Tennessee football history. But his future looks a lot brighter than his recent past. On Thursday, May 8, James heard his name called by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, as he was...
