John Adams

1 week ago | knoxnews.com | John Adams

Reports that Tennessee football quarterback Nico Iamaleava is renegotiating his name, image and likeness deal should surprise no one. Why wouldn’t he? He has all the leverage. Imagine how much money Peyton Manning could have commanded if NIL deals and the transfer portal had been in place after the 1996 season. The Vols were positioned to make a run at the national championship if he returned for his senior season.

2 weeks ago | tennessean.com | Blake Toppmeyer |John Adams

March Madness just does not miss. In contrast, college football supplies maybe the best regular season in all of sports, but its playoff often falls flat. College Football Playoff cannot match NCAA Tournament's pacing. The 3-point shot offers basketball underdogs an equalizer that football cannot replicate. March Madness just does not miss. This year’s tournament served fewer upsets but made up for it with an epic Final Four.

2 weeks ago | knoxnews.com | John Adams

The on-air discussion about Lady Vols basketball rarely changed during nationally televised games this past season. It invariably centered around coach Kim Caldwell’s nonconventional system. Since Caldwell often substituted five players at a time, television announcers would compare that to mass substitutions in hockey. Her substitution pattern, which reduced the playing time of her starters, often sparked debate.

2 weeks ago | knoxnews.com | John Adams

Basketball national championships were decided Sunday and Monday, and Tennessee wasn’t involved. That’s not a shocking development. The Tennessee men have never have made the Final Four, and the Lady Vols haven’t made the Final Four since they won a national title in 2008. Just because you aren’t cutting down nets hardly constitutes failure, though. The Vols won 30 games and reached the Elite Eight in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history.

2 weeks ago | tennessean.com | John Adams

Dylan Loy made a couple of changes in his pitching career while making the transition from the Pigeon Forge to the Tennessee baseball two years ago. He added a slider to his repertoire after dominating high school competition with a fastball and curveball. His second adjustment was more significant, even though opposing batters might not have noticed. Loy started drawing the sign of a cross in the dirt behind the mound as part of his pitching regimen.