Rick Nyman

Sports Director

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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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McCallie Soccer Star Drew Viscomi Signs With Northwestern

During national signing day on Wednesday another sort of football player signed with a big name school. McCallie's Drew Viscomi signed to play soccer at Northwestern. According to McCallie coach Chris Cushenberry, Viscomi is the first kid from the Chattanooga…

Lady Vols Beat LSU For Their Fourth Straight Win

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jaime Nared scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds Thursday to continue her recent surge as Tennessee defeated LSU 77-58 for its fourth consecutive victory. Nared, the reigning Southeastern Conference co-player of the week, had…

Mocs Release 2017 Football Schedule

(gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team released its 2017 schedule today. Five of the 11 contests are at Finley Stadium this fall. UTC opens with the previously announced non-conference matchup against Jacksonville State in Montgomery, Ala., on…

Georgia Fills a Need Signing Six Offensive Linemen

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Kirby Smart said he wanted the Bulldogs to be bigger, stronger and faster when he was hired as Georgia's coach last year. His second signing class, which includes six offensive linemen, addressed the request for bigger…

Signing Day News

The Latest on college football's national signing day. (all times Eastern): 1:25 p.m. DECISION TRACKER: Alabama's signing day is pretty much done with 260-pound defensive tackle LaBryan Ray picking the Tide - as expected. Tennessee, Florida and Ole Miss were…

Vols Win 4th Straight Beating Auburn 87-77

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Admiral Schofield scored 18 points and Grant Williams added 17 to help Tennessee win its fourth straight game with an 87-77 victory Tuesday night over Auburn. The Volunteers (13-9, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) continued their recent surge…

Hamilton Heights Cruises Past Vision Prep

Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Hamilton Heights basketball team is ranked 23rd in the nation in the latest MaxPreps poll, and the Hawks looked like one of the nation's top teams on Tuesday night beating Vision Prep of Kentucky 91-55. Hamilton Heights led…

Baylor Fullback Cole Johnson Commits to Chattanooga

The Mocs football team has added another local recruit in Baylor fullback Cole Johnson, who has verbally committed to UTC. Johnson is pretty stout at 6-foot, 250-pounds. He also played defensive line for the Red Raiders. Johnson plans to sign…

Lady Vols Upset 4th Ranked South Carolina

Jamie Nared had a career high 27 points including two tie-breaking free throws with 5.9 seconds left to help Tennessee end No. 4 South Carolina's 29-game home win streak in the Southeastern Conference with a 76-74 victory Monday night. Nared…

UTC Announces Hall of Fame Class For 2017

(gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department and the Office of Alumni Affairs announced the Class of 2017 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees today. Five new members were chosen for induction, along with the four special award honorees.…

Honors Course Lands U.S. Senior Amateur in 2021

(usga.org) FAR HILLS, N.J. (Jan. 30, 2017) – The USGA has selected Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C., and The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., as the host sites for the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Senior Amateur Championships, respectively.…

Former Vols Great Todd Helton Joins Tennessee Baseball Staff

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee baseball program and head coach Dave Serrano announced today that former Tennessee All-American and Major League Baseball veteran Todd Helton will join the baseball staff as director of player development. In his new volunteer…

Lady Flames Fall at Home to Union 85-72

Cleveland, TN-(WDEF) The Lee Lady Flames fell behind seven at halftime, and they could never overtake Union in falling 85-72. The deficit was still eight entering the fourth quarter, but Lee could never find the scoring spurt they needed. Abby…

Lee University Men Fall 69-64 to Union

Cleveland, TN-(WDEF) Lee University built a four point halftime lead over Union, but they could not hold on down the stretch as they lost 69-64 to fall to 5-7 in Gulf South Conference play. Levi Woods hit two quick three-pointers…

Diamond DeShields Scores 27 as Lady Vols Beat Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Diamond DeShields scored 27 points to lead five Tennessee players in double figures Thursday night as the Lady Volunteers never trailed in an 84-75 victory over Florida. Tennessee (13-7, 4-3 SEC) withstood a 31-point performance from…