Monday through Friday at 2 p.m., Times Free Press Sports Editor Jay Greeson offers his 2:00 drill – a quick look at what’s happening right now and what’s on tap for tonight in the world of sports. Check back tomorrow morning for five at 10.
Mocs making memories
UTC football coach Russ Huesman gave an impromptu Jim Mora impersonation Wednesday, going into the full “Playoffs! playoffs?” routine during Huesman’s weekly meeting with the media.
It was awesome in fact, and it was only made better by UTC defensive back Jordan Tippit doing an impression of Huesman doing his impression of Mora. I was impressed.
That said, the Mocs are a win Saturday at Wofford away from being an almost lock for the FCS playoffs. Read that sentence again please.
If you are not stunned or amazed or overwhelmed by the job Huesman and Co. have done to get the Mocs into a position where playoff talks are not followed by punchlines, well, then all I can say is, “Welcome to Chattanooga, you obviously have not been in town that long.”.
SEC football coaches speak… sort of
In what is becoming standard operation procedure, Auburn football coach Gene Chizik opened his weekly teleconference by saying flatly he would take no questions about the allegations against quarterback Cam Newton.
He was true to his word, too.
As for Alabama coach Nick Saban, who will lead the Tide against Georgia State on Thursday night, talked about the big week for Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy. McElroy will look to improve his 22-2 record as Alabama’s starting quarterback against the Panthers on Thursday before preparing for a Saturday interview as part of his application process to be selected as a Rhodes Scholar.
“Greg has done a really good job of focusing on the task at hand,” Saban said, “and he doesn’t get affect by external factors.”
The weight-ing game
Golf’s resident problem child John Daly has dropped more than 100 pounds and is down to a deft 195 as he gets ready for the Hong Kong Open this.
While he may be able to navigate 18 a little easier, Daly still has not completely transformed his game to his new svelte self.
“The biggest problem has been my putting because I’ve got nowhere to put my elbows. I used to be able to put my elbows on my love handles and putt pretty good. Now they’re all over the place,” the two-time major champ told the AP. “It’s taken a while to get used to this, but I know it’s for the better for me and hopefully the results will come pretty soon.”