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Titans Looking For One Trait in QB

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11 months ago

February 27, 2025

The Tennessee Titans could be looking to take a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick, and if they take either Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders, it will be because the team feels one of them can win a Super Bowl for the franchise someday.

Titans head coach Brian Callahan explained what is needed for that to happen someday.

“Being able to perform under pressure,” Callahan said via team reporter Jim Wyatt.

“That’s what ultimately, for a teammate, that’s what you are hoping for, a guy who can go get the job done when it has to be done. … If you’re a great leader as a football player, but you don’t perform when it matters, it’s hard to connect. You need guys who can perform and can do their job when it is really challenging and everyone knows they have to be great. Those are the things that separate players in this league. So ultimately, if you’re looking for a characteristic, performance under pressure I think is probably up there.”

Both Sanders and Ward have shown this to an extent throughout their collegiate careers.

Sanders had a few come-from-behind wins during his time at Colorado, proving that he has a clutch gene. Miami started 9-0 with Ward under center this season.

However, Sanders has also shown a tendency to turn the ball over in inopportune times. Ward lost three of his last four games at Miami, killing any chance of going to the College Football Playoff.

That could raise some red flags for the Titans, but interviews at the NFL Scouting Combine this week could give the team a better insight in how they evaluate both Sanders and Ward, which will officially set their direction for free agency and the draft.

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No. 1 UConn, No. 15 Tennessee to Battle Sunday in Hartford – University of Connecticut Athletics

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February 1, 2026

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No. 1 UConn, No. 15 Tennessee to Battle Sunday in Hartford – University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS, Conn. – The No. 1 UConn women’s basketball team (22-0) hosts No. 15 Tennessee (14-4) in PeoplesBank Arena Sunday at noon. The game will air on FOX and the UConn Sports Network from Learfield (FOX Sports 97.9).

Sunday’s game is a WHITE OUT. All fans in attendance are encouraged to wear white. The first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive a free t-shirt, courtesy of Aquaphor.

Sophomore Allie Ziebell tied a program record with 10 made three pointers and scored 34 points in a 97-39 win over Xavier on Wednesday. Ziebell’s 34 points are the most by a UConn bench player in a game. She shot 11-15 and 10-14 from three-point range.

Sophomore Sarah Strong had 25 points on 10-14 shooting. Junior Ashlynn Shade stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, six rebounds, six assists and nine steals while sophomore Kayleigh Heckel had eight rebounds and eight assists. The Huskies had 48 points off turnovers vs. the Musketeers.

The Huskies lead the nation with 24.4 assists per game. UConn has dished out 20+ assists in its last 21 games. Junior KK Arnold ranks first nationally with a 4.75 assist-turnover ratio.

UConn is 17-10 all-time vs. Tennessee. The teams last faced off on Feb. 6, 2025, in Knoxville, Tenn., an 80-76 win for the Lady Vols, which was the Huskies’ last loss. Twenty-six of the teams’ 27 meetings have been with both teams ranked in the AP poll. Twenty-three games have been top-15 matchups.

Tennessee lost to Mississippi State, 77-62, on Thursday. This season, Talaysia Cooper leads the Lady Vols with 14.7 points per game. Four players are averaging double-digit points. Head coach Kim Caldwell is in her second season at Tennessee.

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Alabama Acquires Former Appalachian State, Tennessee Running Back

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January 31, 2026

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Alabama Acquires Former Appalachian State, Tennessee Running Back

Alabama has added former Appalachian State running back Khalifa Keith from the transfer portal, per Bama247’s Brett Greenberg. Keith will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Keith finished the 2025 season with just eight yards on three carries in six games for the Mountaineers.

Keith initially committed to Kentucky on July 4, 2022, but after visiting Tennessee two months later, he changed his mind and went to the Volunteers. Keith spent two years at Tennessee, compiling 21 carries for 400 yards and a touchdown in four games of the 2024 season and 24 yards on 11 carries in 2023.

Keith will likely be a depth piece with the Crimson Tide, as Alabama’s running back room has a lot of options: Daniel Hill, AK Dear, Kevin Riley and incoming freshmen Ezavier Crowell and Traeshawn Brown.

The 6-foot-1, 235-pounder is an Alabama native, as he went to Parker High School in Birmingham. The former three-star recruit was ranked as the No. 613 prospect in the Class of 2023, the No. 42 running back and the No. 26 player in the state, per 247 Sports’ composite rankings.

Keith is the first running back to join the Crimson Tide’s transfer class. Former NC State running back Hollywood Smothers committed to Alabama on Jan. 6, but five days later, after visiting Texas, he committed to the Longhorns.

Keith is one of 20 incoming transfers for the Crimson Tide, joining former Oklahoma State tight end Josh Ford, former USC defensive lineman Devan Thompkins, former North Alabama punter Adam Watford, former Syracuse long snapper Ethan Stangle, former Mercer defensive back Carmelo O’Neal, former Michigan offensive linemen Kaden Strayhorn and Ty Haywood, former Virginia Tech linebacker Caleb Woodson, former Mississippi State defensive lineman Kedrick Bingley-Jones and former Marshall kicker Lorcan Quinn, former NC State wide receiver Noah Rogers, former Cal Poly offensive lineman Racin Delgatty, former Washington defensive lineman Caleb Smith, former Texas offensive lineman Nick Brooks, former Ole Miss offensive lineman Ethan Fields, former Oregon defensive lineman Terrance Green, former South Carolina edge rusher Desmond Umeozulu and former Mississippi State offensive lineman Jayvin James. Alabama also landed a preferred walk-on in Jacksonville State tight end Jaxon Shuttlesworth.

The transfer portal officially opened on Friday, Jan. 2, and closed on Jan. 16. The spring portal was eliminated in September and will no longer be an option for athletes.

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer spoke about the transfer class earlier this week in Mobile, Ala.

“I feel we addressed some areas that we either needed going into the portal numbers wise, and I think there’s some areas we really strongly upgraded, so I’m excited about that,” DeBoer said. “I’m excited not just about what the skillset of these guys are that are coming in, but also who they are as people and the character. We have some guys who whether they were voted team captain last year or probably we’re going to be, I think we got those type of guys in at multiple positions.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back on campus and seeing them operate. I’ve heard great things as far as how they fit in and how they’ve mixed in with our current roster, and that’s what you’re really trying to make sure of. Yeah we’ve got to have the skill, but we also gotta have the chemistry.”

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UPDATE: Ohio woman charged in shooting death of West TN deputy

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January 31, 2026

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UPDATE: Ohio woman charged in shooting death of West TN deputy

UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says an Ohio woman has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a Weakley County deputy.

Their agents began investigating the homicide, which took place Friday morning just before 3:00am.

Deputies with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office were originally assisting the Martin Police Department after a shots fired call at a hotel in the 800 block of University Street in Martin.

Deputy Derrick Bonham went to check a nearby gas station for witnesses when he encountered 44-year-old Khristi Dawn Cunningham.

For reasons that are still being investigated, Cunningham pulled out a gun and shot the deputy, according to the TBI.

Bonham was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

Martin Police responded to the gas station shortly after and arrested Cunningham.

TBI agents charged her with one count of first degree murder, and she is being held without bond.

We are working to learn more.

PREVIOUS STORY: A deputy with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office was shot and killed in the line of duty on Friday morning, January 30.

The Weakley County Examiner reports that Sheriff Terry McDade tells them the deputy has been identified as Derrick Bonham, a Greenfield resident who served with their agency for the past two years.

Bonham is survived by his wife and three young children.

Authorities have not yet identified the shooter, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation.

Weakley County is located near the border of Tennessee and Kentucky. Its county seat is Dresden.

Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett extended his condolences to the agency and the deputy’s family:

“We ask you to join us in keeping the deputy’s family, loved ones, and the entire Weakley County Sheriff’s Office in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”

We are working to learn more.

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