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Behind the numbers, Dobbs provides hope for banner year

by Steve Williams | Aug 24, 2015 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams My advice to Tennessee fans heading into the 2015 football season would be to enter with cautious optimism. I say that after reviewing the past six rebuilding seasons. The Vols’ combined won-loss record over that stretch was 35-40, and that included...

Fittingly, 2013 season opener at Gibbs ended under a full moon

by Steve Williams | Aug 17, 2015 | Williams

By Steve Williams It was a high school football season opener worth recalling. I can’t remember ever seeing a better one, and that’s going back to the mid-1960s. On Aug. 23, 2013, I was covering the Carter at Gibbs opener for The Knoxville Focus. On this night, I took...

Vols have been in and out of college football’s national spotlight

by Steve Williams | Aug 10, 2015 | Columnist, Williams

By Steve Williams Tennessee football has received plenty of positive recognition on the national scene since the Vols capped off the 2014 season by blasting Iowa in the Tax Slayer Bowl. When preseason chatter first started, Tennessee was even mentioned as a...

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...
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