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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Thursday High School Football Scores

Bradley Central  37 Walker Valley   34 Silverdale  40 Polk Co    14 East Hamilton  31 Soddy Daisy  0 Red Bank  31 Ooltewah 7 South Pittsburg  49 Grundy Co     0 Bledsoe Co   21 East Ridge   14 Marion Co   35 Sequatchie…

CFC Excited to Welcome Back Fans Saturday

For the first time this season, the CFC will welcome fans to Fort Finley. The pandemic forced the team to play in an empty Finley Stadium, but now a limited number of fans will be allowed in the house when…

Howard Hoping to Showcase Speed and Physicality

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Howard has punched their ticket to the playoffs the last two seasons. If the Hustlin' Tigers want to enjoy another post-season trip this year, they'll have to rely on some new faces. Said head coach John Starr:"To be honest…

Red Wolves Want to Get Ruthless

East Ridge, TN-(WDEF-TV) Following a frustrating 2-1 loss to South Georgia on Saturday, Red Wolves head coach Jimmy Obleda said his team needed to get ruthless. He's hoping a ruthless mentality will fire up some goals for a sluggish offense.…

Ridgeland Faces Another Tough Schedule This Fall

Rossville, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Ridgeland Panthers must be glutton for punishment. They persevered through a punishing schedule last year, and they'll have to run another tough gauntlet this year. Ridgeland lost four of their first five games last year, but they…

NBA Games Called Off Wednesday Amid Players Protest

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice. Called off: Games between Milwaukee and Orlando,…

High School Football Games Moved to Thursday

With the threat of bad weather on Friday, August 28th, several high school football games have been moved to Thursday evening. The list includes: Walker Valley at Bradley Central East Hamilton at Soddy Daisy Grundy Co at South Pittsburg Sequatchie…

Zeca Marching Up the CFC All Time Scoring List

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Some of the biggest stars in sports are known simply by one name. Tiger. Peyton. Ronaldo. The CFC also feature a superb talent who is good enough to go by one name. Zeca. Zeca became a one name star…

Baylor Red Raiders Must Revamp Defensive Line

The good news for Baylor coach Phil Massey. He returns his starting quarterback and his stud running back. The bad news. The defensive studs are gone. Said Massey:"Lost our entire defensive line, and then also our middle linebacker, who was…

Who’s Calling the Shots For the Titans Defense?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The big question for months has been how Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel will replace defensive coordinator Dean Pees. Three weeks before the Titans are scheduled to open the season, a final answer remains elusive. Vrabel hired…

Soddy Daisy Searching For Play Makers to Start the Season

Soddy Daisy, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Soddy Daisy Trojans are having to lean on their returning starting quarterback this year after losing two top play-makers. And the lack of scrimmages and spring practices aren't helping. Soddy Daisy enters the 2020 season without…

South Pittsburg and McCallie Ranked Number One to Start the Year

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through…

Tennessee High School Football Scores

PREP FOOTBALL Adamsville 42, Gleason 7 Anderson County 41, Clinton 6 Arlington 50, Halls 7 Bledsoe County 40, Whitwell 7 Brainerd 39, Hixson 16 Brentwood 47, Nolensville 12 Briarcrest 21, Collierville 7 Brighton 44, Bolivar Central 0 CAK 28, Daniel…

Vols Put on the Pads For First Time in Fall Camp

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time since preparations for the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Tennessee football donned shoulder pads in a practice as the Volunteers spent two hours working out in shells on Friday afternoon at Haslam Field. "We didn't…

CFC Allowing Limited Fans For Home Game on August 29th

(press release) Chattanooga, TN (August 21st, 2020)-- For the first time in 2020, fans will be able to watch Chattanooga’s Football Club in person. On August 29th, Chattanooga FC will welcome New Amsterdam FC to Finley Stadium, and a limited…

CCS Hoping Team Speed Spells Season Success

Chattanooga Christian enjoyed the deepest playoff run in school history last year, and now the Chargers are anxious to make even more playoff memories this fall. Said head coach Mark Mariakis:"Graduation took most of our linemen." That's scary unless you…

Hard to Get Answers on Georgia Quarterback Battle

Should be quite a battle for the Georgia starting quarterback job. They have five guys fighting to be the man, including two highly regarded transfers in Jamie Newman of Wake Forest and J-T Daniels of Southern Cal. But with no…

Bradley Central Football Motto: ‘Prove It’

Bradley Central suffered a loss this summer when All State receiver Tray Curry was dismissed from the team, But head coach Damon Floyd says the Bears have depth at that position. Said Floyd:"We feel like we have some talent. I…

Georgia Limiting Crowd Size Roughly 20 Percent This Fall

The Georgia Bulldogs are planning to have some fans for their football games played between the hedges this season. Mirroring other schools in the Southeastern Conference, the university announced a ticket plan that would allow 20-25% capacity at 92,746-seat Sanford…