by Mark Nagi | Mar 18, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Ever since the start of the 2008 season, the positive moments have been few and far between for the Tennessee football program. They are on their fourth head coach. Their record stands at 28-34. The Vols haven’t won a bowl game. Tennessee lost a game...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 11, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Over the weekend the Tennessee Volunteers got spring practice underway. It was the first time that new head coach Butch Jones got to see his team in a real, live practice session. Question marks abound for this group… a group coming off a third...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 5, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman A couple of weeks ago in this column I lamented the state of Tennessee men’s basketball. Today I stand before you a changed writer. But I think that I had pretty good reasons for questioning the excitement level around the Vols program. Back on February...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 25, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Former Vols running back Gerald Riggs Jr. is preparing for another season in professional football. This winter he’s been working out with former Vols strength and conditioning coach Johnny Long. Riggs has also been seen honing his craft at the...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 18, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It was March 2005. The Tennessee Volunteers had just hired Bruce Pearl as their new men’s basketball coach, replacing Buzz Peterson. Buzz was literally the nicest guy you would ever want to meet, but simply wasn’t a good coach at high Division 1 level....
by Mark Nagi | Feb 11, 2013 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman National Signing Day is a big deal across the nation, and it was in Knoxville as well. Locally, one of the busiest stops was just off of Dutchtown Road, at Christian Academy of Knoxville. On Wednesday, February 6th, nine C.A.K. Warriors (boys and...
