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Vols can gain more from beating Georgia than Florida this year

by Steve Williams | Jul 27, 2015 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Despite how much Tennessee football fans want to end that 10-game losing streak to Florida, SEC Eastern Division favorite Georgia is the team they should be circling on their calendars this coming season. I really don’t believe the Bulldogs can...

Forecast at SEC Media Days: Alabama or Auburn in title game?

by Steve Williams | Jul 20, 2015 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams The preseason football forecast that came out of SEC Media Days last week was a head scratcher. Georgia was picked to win the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference and Alabama was tabbed to come out on top in the Western Division. What was...

Keeping busy in athletics helped A-E’s Stephens stay focused

by Steve Williams | Jul 6, 2015 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Ahjanai Stephens picked participation over specialization in her high school athletic career at Austin-East. The Lady Roadrunners’ Student-Athlete of the Year participated in three sports plus band her senior year. I think that’s great. It may not be...

With Pat’s help, there’s still time for a change of Hart

by Steve Williams | Jun 29, 2015 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams I’ve tried to get Dave Hart’s attention about this Lady Vol thing. In my annual Dear Santa letter, I asked for Hart to be showered with Lady Vol gifts, with the hope that might make him a more passionate Lady Vol fan and understand better all the...

Vols’ football season will get off to a sizzling start

by Steve Williams | Jun 22, 2015 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Start the countdown. It’s 10 Saturdays until the Tennessee football opener. Television bigwigs last week put out the starting times for the season’s first three games. They pay no attention to such things as heat or cold when making these decisions....

Tennessee basketball has another dark cloud overhead

by Steve Williams | Jun 15, 2015 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Just what we didn’t need. Another dark cloud over the University of Tennessee men’s basketball program. Allegations of serious academic wrongdoing in the Texas program when new Vols head coach Rick Barnes was employed there were reported last week....
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