by Steve Williams | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Is it right for the fans and local media to be so critical of Coach Jeremy Pruitt this soon in his time at Tennessee? I don’t think so, and it may cause more harm than good. The negativity has raised its ugly head so quickly, in my opinion, because...
by Steve Williams | Nov 9, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Governor Bill Lee gave Tennessee high school football the “green light” to start practice on July 31. A season that once seemed like it would never begin because of the coronavirus pandemic ended regular season play for Division I teams three months...
by Steve Williams | Jul 6, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I was looking online for more information on Huntland High School, where Johnny Majors was the state scoring leader for three straight years in earning a UT football scholarship, when I came across an interesting sports column by Charles...
by Steve Williams | Jun 14, 2020 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams A friend of mine, the late Aaron Keen, was founder of Rocky Top Views, a UT sports publication, in the early 1990s and needed a delivery person for the East Tennessee area. I took that part-time job to supplement my teacher aide position in ISS at...
by Steve Williams | Mar 16, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
Did we get it right? By Steve Williams “I think the media are blowing this way out of proportion and are frightening a lot of people unnecessarily.” Those were the words of Dr. Jerry Punch, longtime ESPN sports broadcaster who now makes his home in this area and is a...
by Steve Williams | Mar 9, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams In a way, Tennessee’s post-season basketball season has already begun. The March Madness for the Vols started after back-to-back road losses at Auburn and Arkansas in February. At that point, getting invited to the Big Dance seemed out...
