Q&A with author Jeff Pearlman

Q&A with author Jeff Pearlman By Mark Nagi From time to time we like to catch up with a newsmaker in the world of sports. Recently The Knoxville Focus spoke with New York Times best-selling author Jeff Pearlman about his new book, “The Last Folk Hero: The Life and...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year By Mark Nagi I’d say that most Americans believe that the most wonderful time of the year is the span between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.  That’s when families come together, gifts are exchanged, and overall, you get a lot of...

Tennessee’s Athletics Comeback

Tennessee’s Athletics Comeback By Mark Nagi Wow… has this been fun or what! Tennessee’s football program is currently ranked in the top 10 in the country, something that hasn’t happened since 2016. The Vols also sit at 4-0 with 2 wins over ranked opponents, something...

Q&A with Webb football coach Dave Meske

Q&A with Webb football coach Dave Meske By Mark Nagi Long-time Webb School of Knoxville football coach Dave Meske has announced that this will be his final season on the Spartans sidelines. Meske has been at Webb for 40 years and the last 38 as head football...

Tennessee Starts Strong, Looks to Pittsburgh

Tennessee Starts Strong, Looks to Pittsburgh By Mark Nagi For the second straight season, the Tennessee Volunteers got an early start with a weeknight matchup against a MAC team. For the second straight season, a blowout victory was in the cards. 92,236 fans packed...

Hope Lives With Tennessee Football

By Mark Nagi The bad times… oh there have been a few. From Lane Kiffin’s midnight run to Derek Dooley’s Orange Pants to Butch Jones’s Champions of Life and to Jeremy Pruitt’s COVID sleeve that covered everything but his eyeballs, Tennessee’s football program has had...