by Steve Williams | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The food menu for New Year’s Day is still the same, but the TV menu has certainly changed over the years. I look forward to having black-eyed peas and cornbread tomorrow, with maybe some greens and fried potatoes on the side. They say, particularly...
by Steve Williams | Dec 24, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Alex Norman National Signing Day seems so ancient now. In the olden days of 2017, everyone had to wait until the first Wednesday in February to find out who would encompass the recruiting class for that year. Sure, there were a few early enrollees, but the vast...
by Steve Williams | Dec 24, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams I’m getting in my letter to ole Saint Nick at the last minute this year, but hopefully he will see it before he leaves the North Pole. My letter includes gift wishes for those in the World of Sports and is done in memory of Russ Bebb, who...
by Steve Williams | Dec 17, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams One recent coaching hire that really surprised me was Liberty University, the largest Christian college in the nation, hiring Hugh Freeze. How did this guy get a job there? I guess the Flames care more about football and scoring touchdowns than they...
by Steve Williams | Dec 3, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Halls High’s football team won the state championship in 1986, but it’s still hard to believe the Red Devils survived their first round game and advanced. Saying Coach Larry Kerr’s team got a scare on that Nov. 7 night 32 years ago in Halls is...
by Steve Williams | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Knoxville has had its share of special TSSAA playoff games and moments over the years, and not all of them have to do with winning a championship or coming up just a point short. When the classification system was adopted in 1969 and the first...
