by Steve Williams | Jan 6, 2020 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Tennessee’s performance in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl was much like its regular season. An ugly start with a beautiful ending. The Vols got inside Indiana’s 10-yardline on their first two possessions Thursday night and came away with three points....
by Steve Williams | Dec 16, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Thirty minutes after the game, maybe longer, South-Doyle High School senior quarterback Mason Brang still had his helmet on and chin strap buckled. He was on his way to the Cherokees’ dressing room after their season-ending 20-16 loss to Central in...
by Steve Williams | Nov 25, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It’s “Hate Vandy Week,” but we won’t hear Snapper Morgan on a local sports radio-call-in show like we have regularly in the past. Snapper Morgan had risen to No. 3 on my list of “Vandy haters” over the years, trailing only the late George Cafego and...
by Steve Williams | Nov 18, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams A Tennessee football team that got off to one of the worse starts in school history now has a chance to have the best finish ever. From 0-2 and 1-4, including the embarrassing loss to Georgia State in the season opener, to a 5-5 record, that’s how...
by Steve Williams | Nov 11, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The eighth annual Careacter Star Community Service Games had to be cancelled this year and that’s a shame. Not enough coaches wanted to step up and bring their teams to the charitable event this season for one reason or another. As of last...
by Steve Williams | Oct 13, 2019 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams Assistant coaches in high school football often go unnoticed and unheralded, until they are gone. Usually fans only see and hear the head coach, the face and voice of their team. Most assistants are satisfied with the role they have, working behind...
