by Mark Nagi | May 3, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi There are times that the days drag, and others that they fly by. Either way, our local high school football teams can’t wait for the opening games of the 2021 season get here. The good news (or bad news for those impatient folks) is that the kickoff to...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 26, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Over the past few seasons of Tennessee men’s basketball, John Fulkerson has been one of the Vols most popular and effective players. The 6’9” forward from Kingsport has averaged 6.6 points and 3.9 assists per game in his five years in the program. In...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 19, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi When Josh Heupel was hired as Tennessee’s head football coach at the end of January, he went into it with his eyes wide open. Heupel knew that the situation he was inheriting was not ideal. This was a program coming off a 3-7 season that would also be...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 12, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Tennessee’s football team is a couple of weeks into spring practice. Did you know this? You probably did. Maybe you didn’t. I don’t know your level of fandom. But the odds are you aren’t transfixed on quotes from Vols assistant coaches how wide receiver...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 5, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi So, I was in West Town Mall with my daughters a few weeks ago and I noticed something rather disconcerting. No, it wasn’t the utter lack of respect for personal space from fellow patrons, nor the ludicrous number of kiosks selling gear that no one needs....
by Mark Nagi | Mar 29, 2021 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi It’s no secret that Tennessee’s football program is a struggling group. From probable NCAA sanctions to coaching turnover to way too many blowout losses in 2020, the Vols are firmly in the bottom half of the SEC. That doesn’t mean that the roster was...
