by Mark Nagi | Jan 8, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It was a typical Friday night in the Norman household. The Smith’s came over for a rousing game of pinochle and we had the meal catered by Denny’s. Then it happened. Missouri announced that Derek Dooley was their new offensive coordinator and...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 18, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman If you ever are bored at work, do yourself a favor at watch Alontae Taylor’s highlight tape. It’s spectacular. What you see from the 4-star prospect from Coffee County Central HS is someone with breakaway speed, toughness and athleticism. He’s the...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 11, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well Tennessee fans… your long national nightmare is over. On Thursday, December 7th, the Vols announced that Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt would be their new head football coach. “The first thing I want to say is how honored and humbled I...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 4, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman By the time you read this, Tennessee might have a head coach… or they might not. Who the heck knows. The past three weeks have been an absolute embarrassment, not only for the Tennessee football program, but for the University itself. I thought...
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...