by design | Dec 16, 2024 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘A basic flaw in the college game’ By Tom Mattingly “There is a basic flaw in the college game, one that courses through its body like an infection. It is called recruiting, and it is the bane of college football.” Sports Illustrated’s John Underwood (Nov....
by design | Dec 16, 2024 | Columnist, Nagi
Vols heading to Columbus By Mark Nagi In December 2020, Tennessee athletics was an absolute mess. The Vols finished a 3-7 Covid season under head coach Jeremy Pruitt. A few weeks later, Pruitt would be fired for recruiting violations and athletics director Phillip...
by design | Dec 15, 2024 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
January 20th Can’t Come Soon Enough By Steve Hunley Time magazine has named President-elect Donald Trump as its “Person of the Year” for 2024. Trump was also named as “Person of the Year” in 2016 when he upset Hillary Clinton to be elected for his first term as...
by design | Dec 15, 2024 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma By Ray Hill Having been born in Oklahoma while my father was in the military, I have always had a special interest in the politics of the Sooner State. This is being written as the anniversary of Oklahoma being admitted into the union of...
by design | Dec 15, 2024 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Catching Up With Focus Columnist Joe Rector By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com You may read his column every week in The Focus and you may think you know him through his stories. Yet there are probably a lot of things you don’t know about Joe Rector....
by design | Dec 9, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Trump’s controversial nominees By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com That the Democrats are arguing that some of Trump’s nominees are not qualified is laughable. Have they looked at Pete Buttigieg’s resume? I guess he got the Transportation...
