by Mark Nagi | Jan 14, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman There were more than a few folks in Knoxville rooting for Clemson in the National Championship Game last week. Not only because a Tigers win would mean an Alabama loss, but because a local kid would get to win a title. Former Knoxville Catholic...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 7, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Who needs an offensive coordinator anyway! That surely must be what the folks at the UT football complex are thinking these days. As of the writing of this article, 39 days had passed since Tyson Helton resigned as Tennessee’s OC to take the...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 31, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman 2019 is here… or, almost here depending on when you are reading this article. I’m going give you guys a sneak peek at the 12 months ahead in the world of sports… in Knoxville and beyond. (Editor’s note: You shouldn’t take all of these...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 17, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Back in 2011, then Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley spent 38 days out of the public eye following the historic loss to the Kentucky Wildcats, a loss that kept them out of a bowl game. In that five and a half week period, seven of his assistant...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 26, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It is a day that will go down in the annals of the history of the University of Tennessee. Not just UT’s athletics history, but the entire University. Sunday, November 26, 2017. The date that Tennessee athletics director John Currie expected to...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 19, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman I was writing this column before the Missouri game, so I don’t know if the Vols won and secured a bowl game appearance, or if Missouri won and their players carried offensive coordinator (and former Tennessee head coach) Derek Dooley off the field,...
