by Steve Williams | Nov 18, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams A Tennessee football team that got off to one of the worse starts in school history now has a chance to have the best finish ever. From 0-2 and 1-4, including the embarrassing loss to Georgia State in the season opener, to a 5-5 record, that’s how...
by Steve Williams | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The eighth annual Careacter Star Community Service Games had to be cancelled this year and that’s a shame. Not enough coaches wanted to step up and bring their teams to the charitable event this season for one reason or another. As of last...
by Steve Williams | Oct 13, 2019 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams Assistant coaches in high school football often go unnoticed and unheralded, until they are gone. Usually fans only see and hear the head coach, the face and voice of their team. Most assistants are satisfied with the role they have, working behind...
by Steve Williams | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When Jeremy Pruitt said late last season that he needed better players, the first-year Tennessee football coach was criticized by some, although he was just being brutally honest. When he said last week in his open date press conference that his team...
by Steve Williams | Sep 16, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams South-Doyle is believed to be the only high school in Knox County to have “mental performance coaches” as part of its football staff. And last week, Head Coach Clark Duncan really needed them. After senior quarterback Mason Brang went down with a...
by Steve Williams | Aug 26, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Since Tennessee’s Orange and White spring football game on April 13, it’s been what many fans refer to as the “talking season.” It’s the final phase of what has evolved into a year-round football season and does not end until the regular season kicks...