Category: Tennessee Sportsball Roundup

This has been a rough last couple of days for fans of the Tennessee Volunteers football and men’s basketball teams. The biggest story coming out of Knoxville are reports that the Vols committed recruiting violations under head coach Jeremy Pruitt, who was recently fired along with nine other staffers. Most notably, the Vols were accused… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: The Vols are down bad in 2021

The NHL is going to look very different in 2021. The usual divisional alignment (Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, Pacific) has been modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has shaken the sports world since last March. Four divisions still exist, but the divisions are now the Central, East, West and North divisions. The most notable change… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup (2021): Nashville Predators 2021 Preview

Tennessee’s two biggest football teams, the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and NCAA’s Tennessee Volunteers, face very different fates going into 2021. At the professional level, the Titans are about to embark on another postseason campaign for the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory behind the team’s first 10+ win season since 2008, breaking the a four-year streak… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup (2021): Titans and Vols football update

I haven’t gotten around to writing a recap of the Tennessee Volunteers 2020 football season (it won’t be pretty), but despite my negative emotions about this year, it was announced recently that the Vols will be playing in a bowl game this year. For those that are unaware, the Vols had a very, very disappointing… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: Do the Vols deserve a bowl game?

I failed to really keep up with Nashville Soccer Club’s inaugural season, but from what I’ve seen, they had a very impressive showing in their first year. The newest professional sports team to grace the city of Nashville had to being their tenure in the most unusual of circumstances. Oddly, in a state where the… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: Nashville SC impresses in debut season

After being edged out by the Portland Trailblazers for a postseason berth in the 2020 playoffs, the Grizzlies were sent back home to prepare for another what will likely be another rebuild season, though they are nearing the end on this era. The Grizzlies, unlike the prior two seasons, didn’t have a top-five or even… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: Grizzlies 2020 Draft Performance

The Nashville Predators finished up their 2020 NHL draft, picking up seven players from the draft and acquiring another through trade. After the No. 5 seed Preds were beaten by the No. 12 seed Arizona Coyotes in the opening round of the 2020 postseason, it became clear that something was wrong with the team, especially… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: Nashville Predators Draft Recap (2020)

The Tennessee Volunteers football squad kicked off their irregular 2020 schedule with a road matchup against the unranked South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, September 26. Despite a shaky opening performance from senior quarterback (QB) Jarrett Guarantano and the offensive line, the QB made the most important plays where it mattered most. And when it came… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: Vols edge out South Carolina 31-27

I meant to get this blog out after the game against the Denver Broncos last week, but I got behind. So in this iteration of Tennessee Sportsball Roundup, I’ll be covering the Titans’ performances in the first and second week of the NFL season. Tennessee Titans 16 (1-0), Broncos 14 (0-1) The Titans opened up… Continue reading Tennessee Sportsball Roundup: Titans Weeks 1 & 2