JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (WATE) — Longtime Carson-Newman football head coach Ken Sparks has been nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time. From 1980 to 2016, at the helm ...

He took over at his alma mater in 1980 and Carson-Newman became a juggernaut, claiming five NAIA national titles in the decade. Carson-Newman won NAIA titles in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989.

Alcoa’s Jamir Turner made his childhood dream of playing college football a reality as he signed his commitment papers to Carson-Newman University inside Alcoa’s David Duggan Lyceum on Wednesday.