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...
by Steve Williams | Aug 4, 2019 | Columnist, The Daily Focus, Williams
By Steve Williams Gratitude filled Terry Brown’s thoughts when he found out he was going to be inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame. The longtime official was very appreciative of being among what he called a “magnificent” 2019 class of inductees,...
by Steve Williams | Jul 1, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Rome wasn’t built in a day, nor will the University of Tennessee’s athletics program be quickly rebuilt, but Phillip Fulmer is off to a good start. Fulmer, in just his second year as UT’s athletic director, has to be smiling today. On the heels of...
by Steve Williams | May 28, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Jack Tate had on a short sleeve plaid shirt with stripes of Maroon, White and Grey running through it when I met him for a recent interview. That wasn’t surprising. Jack has been Bearden High through and through for parts of five decades. Tate and...
