by Steve Williams | Feb 22, 2015 | Archives, Williams
By Steve Williams Thousands of University of Tennessee football fans are happy that Kahlil McKenzie signed with the Volunteers, but “Granddaddy” is probably the happiest. Sam McKenzie Jr. is Kahlil’s grandfather and lives in East Knoxville, probably about 10 minutes...
by Steve Williams | Feb 9, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams All’s well that ends well. That, it seems, was the case in the recruitment of Seth Marshall. The West High quarterback, who guided the Rebels to the Class 5A state championship in December, was one of the most productive football players in the state...
by Steve Williams | Jan 26, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The telecast of Tennessee shooting down South Carolina in Columbia last week looked good to fans of the Vols, but the news in the streamer running beneath the screen cut into the excitement and again raised questions about the future of head coach...
by Steve Williams | Jan 19, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams A little over a week ago, an Arctic blast dropped temperatures into single digits for a couple of days in the Knoxville area. Old Man Winter had a grip on just about the entire nation. Maybe that had something to do with the Tennessee basketball...
by Steve Williams | Jan 12, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Tennessee fans. I can’t say they’re the best, because I haven’t been to every collegiate sports venue in the nation and observed the many other fans bases. But I can say this. There can’t be any better. Vol Nation was in the spotlight again on Jan. 2...
by Steve Williams | Jan 5, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day has long been a tradition in the South. Legend has it the bean-like dish helps bring good luck. This year, for dessert, many Southeastern Conference football fans could have finished their first meal of 2015...