Rick Nyman

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) McCallie has an interesting opponent for their season opener Friday. Us. The Blue Tornado are actually playing Lipscomb Academy. The Mustangs put out their schedule where they didn’t name any of their opponents. It’s all about us . US vs Us the whole year. Super Bowl MVP quarterback Trent Dilfer now coaches Lipscomb. McCallie coach Joel Bradford doesn’t mind...

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor opened their season on Thursday with a 38-20 win over Brentwood Academy. The game was nationally televised by ESPN2 because so much talent was on the field. According to ESPN, there were 19 college commits in action. Red Raiders running back David Gabriel-Georges was the biggest star on the field, and he demonstrated why he’s such an exciting...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coach Josh Heupel will start Faizon Brandon at quarterback when No. 20 Tennessee opens the season on Sept. 5 against Furman, the second true freshman ever to start a season for the Volunteers and the first since 2004. How long Brandon stays in the job depends on how he plays. “We named him the starter because we believe in the work that...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Jack Strand took advantage of perhaps their last opportunity to shine this season. They’re about to be upstaged by the return of Michael Penix Jr. Rush, who was signed last month, and Strand, an undrafted rookie, completed 16 of their first 17 throws while leading the Falcons to scores on five of...

(utsports) – A day after being tabbed as Tennessee’s starting quarterback for next Saturday’s season opener against Furman, freshman signal caller Faizon Brandon along with three other players met with media following Tuesday afternoon’s practice at Haslam Field. Brandon touched on his excitement after learning he had been named the starter and his plan to continue working towards improving every day as...

ATLANTA (AP) — The success of a new PGA Tour postseason format depends largely on getting fans to understand what it means. And money is not the answer. Golf was never meant to have a Super Bowl or a World Series, no matter how hard the tour has tried to make it feel that way over the last 20 years. What matters...

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Mocs will be one of the first college football teams to kick off the new season when they hit the road for West Georgia on Thursday night. Since UTC is starting the season earlier, they got to start fall camp earlier. That meant the players didn’t have to worry about classes, on top of the grind of...

The Southeastern Conference passed a rule Tuesday banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues, joining the Big Ten in taking a strong stand against an unexpected surge of pro players trying to return to college with the NCAA mired in a sprawling legal fight over eligibility. The SEC’s rule goes...

ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves defeated Los Angles 4-3 on Tuesday night, snapping the Dodgers’ six-game winning streak in a matchup of first-place clubs. After the Braves squandered an early 3-0 lead against Tyler Glasnow, who made his first big league start in 3...

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Lookouts snapped a seven game losing streak with a 7-6 win over Columbus on Tuesday night at Erlanger Park. The Clingstones are the Atlanta Braves Double-A affiliate. Cam Caminiti got the start for Columbus. The young left-hander was the Braves first round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Caminiti pitched five innings, allowing one earned run while...