by design | Dec 12, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
The Heisman Trophy is Irrelevant By Mark Nagi Back in 1997, some 25 years ago, Peyton Manning was favored to win the Heisman Trophy. He threw for 3819 yards (3rd in the nation) and 36 passing touchdowns (4th in the nation). He had led Tennessee to the SEC title....
by design | Dec 5, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
Bama bias is real By Mark Nagi At this point, I’m surprised the College Football Playoff committee doesn’t simply turn this into a five-team playoff with Alabama getting an automatic berth while playing the winner of the 2 vs 3 game. If you haven’t been paying...
by design | Nov 28, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
A Trip to Appalachian State… Ruined! By Mark Nagi Regular readers of my articles know that I’d rather be at a ballgame than watch them on TV. There’s something about the buzz of the crowd, the sound of the sport and the smell of the concessions that make the...
by design | Nov 21, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Admit it. You didn’t have high preseason expectations for the Tennessee Volunteers football team. I mean, how could you? You’d seen the Vols lose game after game for most of the last 15 years. They had lost 15 in a row to Alabama, beaten Florida only once...
by design | Nov 14, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Long time readers of my articles/columns/poetry know just how much I love going to sporting events. The gluttony, the angst, the tension… There’s nothing better than sports. During an eight-day period in October, me and my girlfriend drove over 4500...
by design | Oct 31, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
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...
