by Mark Nagi | Nov 30, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Boy oh boy was November 23 a lousy day for Tennessee athletics. First came the news that men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes was one of multiple members of the program that had tested positive for COVID-19. Tennessee immediately postponed all team...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 16, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi Let me tell you… no one does a coaching search like Tennessee. Lane Kiffin’s midnight run led to a wild search by athletics director Mike Hamilton that finished with the inept Derek Dooley installed as the Vols new head coach in 2010. When Dooley’s...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 2, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi It wasn’t supposed to be this way. This is year three of the Jeremy Pruitt era, and while teams like Texas A&M have been able to secure at least one “marquee” win (over Florida a few weeks ago), Tennessee still finds itself struggling mightily against...
by Mark Nagi | Oct 19, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The Tennessee/Alabama rivalry will be renewed on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. It is always one of the most anticipated games on the schedule for the Vols, despite the fact that they haven’t beaten the Crimson Tide since 2006, and have rarely been...
by Mark Nagi | Oct 5, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi So… I’ve figured out that I’m at a point in my life in which I need to start doing more things for myself. That doesn’t mean I’m shirking all of my responsibilities, selling the house, buying an RV and heading out wherever life might take me until I’ve...
by Mark Nagi | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi From time to time, we like to catch up with a prominent member of the sports media. Recently I had the chance to speak with best-selling author Jeff Pearlman. His latest book, “Three Ring Circus,” goes into great detail about the Los Angeles Lakers from...
