Rick Nyman

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Rick Nyman grew up in Anniston, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama. His television career started at WJSU-TV in Anniston where he had the opportunity to cover SEC football with Alabama and Auburn. Anniston is just 20 minutes from the Talladega Speedway, so NASCAR was a big part of his sports coverage. Due to this he was able to interview Davey Allison, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, and several other top-name NASCAR drivers.

Rick’s next television job was in Savannah, Georgia, where he covered basketball player Kwame Brown (now with the Washington Wizards), who later became the first ever high school player selected as the top pick in the NBA draft. He covered the PGA Tour’s annual swing thru Hilton Head and also had the opportunity of covering the Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl appearance in 1999 in Miami.

Rick especially enjoys all the atmosphere, tradition and drama of college football. He also likes profiling sports personalities and learning what drives them both on and off the field. If he’s not covering sports, he’s either watching Seinfield or David Letterman, playing golf, reading, or working out. What he enjoys about Chattanooga is the passion people have for sports. The mountainous region of Chattanooga reminds him of his hometown of Anniston, which also has big, beautiful trees and plenty of hills.

You can contact Rick at rnyman@wdef.com.

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Mike Mike Baxter Posting Highlight Reel Runs For CCS

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Despite playing only seven regular season games, CCS running back JaMichael Baxter still rushed for over a thousand yards with 14 touchdowns. And it seems like all of Mike Mike's scores are made for the highlight reel. In back-to-back…

Vols Capping Basketball Attendance at 4,000 This Season

(utsports.com) To align with state and local social-distancing guidelines for public gatherings, Tennessee Athletics has finalized its adjusted seating model for the 2020-21 basketball season at Thompson-Boling Arena. Pending the status of the pandemic, our hope is that this plan…

Baylor Playoff Game Date Changed Due to COVID

(Baylor release) Baylor School officials announced Thursday that members of its football program may have been exposed to COVID-19.  The school, in consultation with the Hamilton County Health Department and the school’s medical advisors, has suspended operations of the football…

Jarrett Guarantano Remains Vols Starting Quarterback

Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt says Jarrett Guarantano will remain the starting quarterback Saturday against Arkansas. Pruitt says J-G understands the expectations, and he's better at getting the guys around him to play at a higher level. Pruitt hopes Guarantano and…

SEC Fines Florida Coach Dan Mullen $25,000

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Southeastern Conference has fined Florida football coach Dan Mullen $25,000 for his role in a benches-clearing brawl against Missouri. The league also issued half-game suspensions for Missouri linebacker Chad Bailey, offensive lineman Dylan Spencer and…

Titans Reportedly Waive DL Isaiah Mack

The Tennessee Titans have reportedly waived second year defensive lineman Isaiah Mack. Mack played college ball at UTC and graduated from NW Whitfield high school. He landed with the Titans as an unsigned free agent in 2019. He played in six…

McMinn Central Upsets Brainerd 26-22

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) McMinn Central upset Brainerd 26-22 on Thursday night to get their first region victory in four years. The Chargers got a 27 yard touchdown pass from Novice Cox to Darius Carden to go up 7-0 in the second quarter.…

Kyle Busch Wins Rain Delayed Race at Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Kyle Busch won for the first time this season to extend a 16-year streak when he won the NASCAR playoff race at Texas. The race finished Wednesday, three days after it started. Busch finished ahead…

Mocs Basketball Schedule Features 27 Games

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball squad is already hard at work preparing for the 2020-21 campaign. Coach Lamont Paris’ fourth edition eyes November’s start date eagerly looking to improve on the program’s 20th 20-win season completed just five months…

Mocs Shocked to Lose on Fair Catch Signal

There are plenty of heart-breaking ways to lose a football game. But on a fair catch signal? That's a new one, and sadly it happened to the Mocs Saturday against Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers scored with just over a minute…

UTC Women’s Basketball Add Home Game With Vanderbilt

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- With the change of the start date of the basketball season by the NCAA, the Mocs’ schedule that was previously released encountered a few challenges and alterations had to be made. “Scheduling became insane with all…

Vols Hit Reset Button Ahead of Alabama Game

After losing their last two games, the Vols have hit the reset button in practice this week. Defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh was fired, so head coach Jeremy Pruitt has been busy coaching up the defensive linemen. Then Pruitt opened…

CFC Star Jose ‘Zeca’ Ferraz Announces Retirement

(cfc release) Chattanooga FC Legend Jose “Zeca” Ferraz announced that after eight years with Chattanooga’s Football Club, he will retire from professional soccer. This Saturday October 24th, when Jose “Zeca” Ferraz takes the field for Chattanooga Football Club against Maryland…

Mocs Release 8 Game Spring Football Schedule

(gomocs.com)The Southern Conference announced an eight-game schedule for the spring 2021 football season Wednesday.  The Mocs have four home events on the slate, along with four road games, to determine the league champion. UTC opens at home against VMI on…