by Steve Williams | Sep 8, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Although it’s been nearly a half of a century since the two have collided, Oklahoma and Tennessee do share a brief but exciting history in football. The Sooners and Volunteers will pick up where they left off this Saturday night in Norman....
by Steve Williams | Sep 2, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The best news University of Tennessee football fans got last week was Lane Kiffin is going to be on the Alabama sideline at Neyland Stadium when the Crimson Tide rolls into town on Oct. 25. Nick Saban is requiring Kiffin to do his offensive...
by Steve Williams | Aug 25, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I’m not going to make any predictions on the University of Tennessee’s upcoming football season. But I happened to come across a homemade UT Wishing Well a few weeks ago, which has put me in the mood to make some wishes. First of all, I wish...
by Steve Williams | Aug 18, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It’s a special time of the year. High school football season openers are just days away. I wish I had a nickle for every time I’ve heard a coach say, “The hay is in the barn.” Can we put Tennessee football on the back burner for a week? I know...
by Steve Williams | Aug 11, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Knoxville already is represented by one quarterback in the Ivy League and may have another one playing in the prestigious conference in the near future. Carter High School’s Jonathan Freeman may have what it takes as a student-athlete to be in that...
by Steve Williams | Aug 4, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams We’ve seen a lot of change in collegiate sports, particularly football, over the past 20 years or so. Some of the change has been good. I wish some of it had never happened. A thumbs up for recent advancement in dealing with concussions and rule...