Wiedmer: MLK Day reminds us how far we’ve come, how far we have to go
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Wiedmer: Isn’t UT football tired of embarrassing itself?
According to Evojets' website, chartering a private jet for eight to 10 passengers for a round-trip flight from Knoxville to Los Angeles would reasonably run you somewhere from $30,000 to $35,000.
Wiedmer: Is UT’s hiring of Kevin Steele meant to boost Jeremy Pruitt or banish him?
Let's get this straight: Sometime last week, news surfaced out of Knoxville that the University of Tennessee had put a hiring freeze on the football program due to alleged recruiting violations committed by head coach Jeremy Pruitt and his staff.
Wiedmer: If colleges don’t listen to their athletes now, they may listen to a transfer stampede soon
When you're the University of Kentucky basketball program, and your current season began with a 1-6 start for the first time since 1926, the last thing you need is an off-court distraction.
Wiedmer: Titans need defensive overhaul to return to playoffs next season
The game and the season for the Tennessee Titans had just ended Sunday afternoon, and emotions were raw for both the home team and the Baltimore Ravens, who left Nashville with a playoff victory.
Wiedmer: Most amazing story of college football title game is that they’re playing it
It could certainly be argued that if not for wise and patient SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, we probably wouldn't have had any kind of college football season, much less the four-team playoff as usual.
Wiedmer: Mocs hope hoops season winds up as tasty as their coach’s mac and cheese
Perhaps because unique times deserve unique celebrations, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga basketball coach Lamont Paris decided to have his Mocs over for dinner over the Christmas break.
Wiedmer: Falcons will have stiff competition for coach and GM hires
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank didn't sound like someone on the verge of hiring both a new head coach and general manager on Monday afternoon.
Wiedmer: Titans just might be gritty enough to return to AFC title game
Let's be clear. Sunday was not the Tennessee Titans' finest hour of their 11-5 regular season despite producing a division championship.
Wiedmer: Bama over UT proves SEC hoops race could be a wild one
You don't necessarily need Ohio State over Clemson in Friday's College Football Playoff semifinals to know that up is still down and down is still up in the world of sports these days.
