Four years of a four-team playoff system is enough. In a sport that claims to have five “Power” divisions, how can it present a playoff system that only represents four of them — at most? Getting rid of the BCS was supposed to take out the systematic selection of teams based only on numbers, but each…
The 2017 NBA offseason was one for the books. From the coalition of Oklahoma City’s “big three” to Kyrie’s dramatic breakup with LeBron, the soap opera aspect of the sport was in full effect. Another huge part of the offseason was the admittance of one of the deepest rookie classes in NBA history. Donovan Mitchell,…
College football fans are among the loudest voices in America, and the debate for eight has picked up steam this bowl season. In 2014, the NCAA made the much anticipated switch over from the BCS system to the four-team playoffs. In this new system, a committee would choose the top four teams in the country,…
On Monday, Quinten Dormady announced via Twitter that he would be pursuing a graduate transfer: pic.twitter.com/0lBQVfSRJo — Quinten Dormady (@qdormady) January 15, 2018 A junior out of Boerne, TX, Dormady enjoyed half a season as a starter at Tennessee. He threw for 925 yards and six TDs on a 55.5% completion percentage. However,…
After Jauan Jennings’ 2017 football season ended as sourly as it began, he might be back for redemption in 2018. Trey Wallace of the Read Optional and John Brice of Gridiron Now both shared these tweets claiming Jennings would be back under Jeremy Pruitt with “stipulations.” Both @JohnDBrice1 & I have worked on the Jauan…
Sophomore forward Grant Williams was named SEC Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Vols to wins over Vanderbilt and Texas A&M. Williams averaged 23 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks over the week. Williams dominated in the comeback victory against the Commodores, pouring in a career-high 37 points. That output…
After a season-ending 35-14 loss to the New England Patriots in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs on Saturday, the Titans parted ways with head coach Mike Mularkey. This comes a day after a report that the Titans were in some fairly unpopular discussions to extend Mularkey. But, the organization finally got hold of…
Following Jeremy Pruitt’s national championship game and celebration early this week, Tennessee’s new head coach and staff are bowing up for a big recruiting visit less than a month before the February 7 signing day. Official Visitors All rankings are 247 Sports Composite rankings unless otherwise noted. JJ Peterson (Vol commit) – 4 star LB…
There’s a lot of well-earned reasons for the rise of Tennessee basketball in 2017-18: Grant Williams, Admiral Schofield, James Daniel, and a finally-solidified rotation among them that features seven legitimately good players. You know these guys for some pretty obvious work: Williams is Tennessee’s soul, an undersized bucket-getting forward that reminds some of Baby…
Following a senior season cut short by knee surgery, Tennessee safety Todd Kelly Jr. might be in some more injury trouble. According to Sources: Tennessee DB Todd Kelly Jr is currently at Tennessee Medical Center dealing with injuries occurred overnight. — Trey Wallace (@TreyW_Radio) January 12, 2018 The Read Optional’s Trey Wallace opened with…