Author: Mikesportz
It’s not every day you get an autograph for the ages by one of the premier coaches in college sports. Knoxville native and diehard Vols fan Larrmosha Hollis struck gold when Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello signed a “V” on her chest during the parade honoring the team’s first national title. Coach asked me, ‘Where do you want me to sign it?’ and I yelled, ‘Anywhere!’ And he signed right there. Now the world’s going crazy over my picture. It’s great,” Hollis told Knox News. In a matter of minutes after the signing, Hollis saw the moment replayed on TV…
The San Francisco 49ers should, barring a 2020-like swarm of injuries, boast yet another top-notch defense in 2024. However, as general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan have always said, the Niners will never cease to upgrade all positions possible when possible. One of the few areas of the defense where there remain some question marks heading into the new season is within the secondary, specifically at safety. Currently, San Francisco has four prime candidates for the two starting jobs: Talanoa Hufanga, Ji’Ayir Brown, George Odum and the rookie, Malik Mustapha. But Hufanga is coming off a torn…
OMAHA, Neb. — Tony Vitello sprinted onto the field looking for anyone to hug. He cussed in his postgame interview on ESPN. He ran and jumped into the crowd to celebrate the first National Championship in Tennessee baseball history. Vitello showed the emotion and brashness that have made so many hate him. But that mindset helped him turn a laughing stock into a power that stands alone atop college baseball. He doesn’t care what others think about it and nor do his players. “He is so fiery and other teams may not like it but it fires us up and it…
ESPN ranked the 49ers #1 when looking at the rosters around the NFL, and named Jennings the most important player who doesn’t start. A day after The Athletic reported that the San Francisco 49ers are among the most overrated teams in the NFL, ESPN projectedeach team’s starting lineups today and praised Kyle Shanahan’s roster. Multiple analysts went through the biggest strength, weakness, X-Factor, and non-starter to know. Here’s the blurb about the 49ers: Biggest strength: Offensive skill positions. RB Christian McCaffrey (led the NFL with 2,023 total yards last season), Brandon Aiyuk (1,342 receiving yards ranked seventh among WRs in…
Last season was a magical run for San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey. The Niners’ offense was dominant in every facet, and McCaffrey came close to earning MVP honors. Winning Offensive Player of the Year is nothing to scoff at, but McCaffrey has an opportunity to win and rack up a couple of other awards. McCaffrey was nominated for a pair of ESPY awards for ESPN. His first nomination is for the “best record-breaking performance.” McCaffrey has steep competition, including going head-to-head with somebody from his alma mater: 49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a record-breaking 17 straight…
Get ready, BaseVols fans! The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is hosting Big Orange Watch Parties for the College World Series for you to cheer on the team as it takes on Texas A&M in Omaha. Games will be shown live on a big screen at Vol Village across from Circle Park on campus. There will be tailgating games, kids activities, food trucks and a mobile VolShop onsite. Fans are allowed to bring chairs, blankets and coolers with drinks, including alcohol if consumed responsibly. The event is free for all fans. Fans can arrive arrive at Vol Village at 6:30…
Tennessee won its first national championship in its seventh appearance at the Men’s College World Series on June 24. It was UT baseball’s first appearance in the CWS Finals since 1951 when it finished as the runner-up to Oklahoma. “No better team to win for the University of Tennessee than a bunch of guys who were truly the definition of a team,” Tony Vitellosaid. “And no better play for our program to, I think, be the winning run on that slide, a guy (Hunter Ensley) that’s just built with a ton of grit. And his teammates follow his leadership. And it’s…
This has been obvious for a while now, but the Red Sox will not have any starters on the AL All-Star team, as no Red Sox players finished in the top two of the first fan voting round (there are now multiple rounds of fan voting; it’s a whole thing). (Chris Cotillo, MassLive) This will mark the second year in a row in which now Sox players made the starting lineup. The Sox did have two starters back in 2021, with one of them being shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Xander is currently on the IL, but he’ll return to Boston this…
After having so much fun building the all-time offense and defense for the Dallas Cowboys, we decided to take it a step further to create the all-time 53-man roster for the organization. With so many great players who have played for America’s Team over the years, this was a challenging exercise to take on. Today, we are going to continue where we left off from the offensive side of the ball to complete the 53-man roster with the players we chose to fill the remaining 27 roster spots on defense and special teams. Defensive end (4) Harvey Martin, Ed Jones,…
The Tennessee Volunteers have had quite the resurgence under head coach Josh Heupel. Now, as he enters his fourth season, due to the way Heupel and his staff have recruited and developed, the turnaround can be attributed to more than just offensive identity. This roster has simply gotten better from top to bottom under Heupel. It’s due in large part to the way Heupel and his staff have attacked the recruiting trail — even despite the sanctions left behind from the previous regime. Heupel was officially hired by the Vols in January of 2021. Making the 2022 class his first, and…