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Despite not getting the Heisman, Peyton Manning can go out on top

by Steve Williams | Feb 15, 2016 | Columnist, Williams

Football owed him one. The celebration he was wrongfully denied when his name wasn’t called as the winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1997 was replaced with an unexpected championship in Super Bowl 50. After 19 years, justice has been served for Peyton Manning. He can...

Big week includes historic win over Big Blue and signing King Kong

by Steve Williams | Feb 8, 2016 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams There were some happy moments in Big Orange Country last week. (Hey Jimmy Cheek, this is still Big Orange Country isn’t it?) While I wait on an answer to that question, let’s review the good times of the past few days … Rick Barnes, despite not...

Super Bowl stuff and a little basketball on the side

by Steve Williams | Feb 1, 2016 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Holly Warlick has lost more basketball games than she wanted to this season, but she hasn’t lost her sense of humor. In the middle of an interview on the Lady Vol Illustrated radio show last week, the night after another turnover-riddled showing by...

Lady Vols’ season is shaky, but Holly has time to make some changes

by Steve Williams | Jan 25, 2016 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams The Tennessee Lady Vols are wobbling, but there’s still time to make them stronger for a post-season run. Coach Holly Warlick just needs to do some tweaking. With 11 games remaining before the SEC tourney, here are my recommendations: Work the ball...

Clinton can take great pride in its Civil Rights stance of the 1950s

by Steve Williams | Jan 17, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams

By Steve Williams I am proud of the hometown I grew up in and the high school I graduated from for a unique reason, and with this being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, there’s no better time to express these feelings. Clinton High was the first state-supported public...

Vol legend Dale Jones will be here in September, or sooner if needed

by Steve Williams | Jan 11, 2016 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams One way or the other, Dale Jones will be at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 3. I sure would like to see him at the 2016 season opener on the Tennessee sideline as the Vols’ new defensive coordinator instead of on the other side coaching inside linebackers...
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