by Mark Nagi | Jun 17, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman By the time you read this article, there will be less than 75 days to go until the Tennessee Volunteers open the 2019 season on August 31st at home against Georgia State. And there isn’t very much chatter about it. I’ve lived in Knoxville for nearly 20...
by Mark Nagi | May 20, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman College coaches are regular visitors to Knoxville Catholic football practices, and why not. The Fighting Irish are putting more and more of its players onto college rosters. Four members of the Knoxville Catholic football team are listed in the Top 35...
by Mark Nagi | May 13, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman In 2018 the Bearden Bulldogs were one of the best high school football teams in East Tennessee. They went 8-2 while playing in the competitive Region 1-6A. A win over rival Farragut had their fans hoping for a deep postseason run. Unfortunately for the...
by Mark Nagi | May 6, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Sixteen years ago, long time Powell head football coach Clark Duncan made the move to South-Doyle High School, where he took the athletics director role. He fully believed that his coaching days were done as he was moving into an administrator’s role....
by Mark Nagi | Apr 29, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman A whole lot has changed for the Knoxville Central Bobcats since winning their first state championship in football five months ago. “The excitement from the community for sure,” said Central head coach Bryson Rosser, now in his sixth year running the...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman In recent years, Tennessee has not been a “destination” job when it mattered most. In football, Lane Kiffin memorably bolted for his “dream job” at Southern California in 2010. In men’s basketball, Cuonzo Martin, who many fans were happy to see leave,...
