Stories from Thursday, October 22, 2020

Teams are battling for state volleyball championships this week in Murfreesboro and only two weeks remain in the high school football regular season. This week, 80 of the 140 football contests are region matchups. Schools are continuing to follow the COVID-19 guidelines and mandates and TSSAA believes that every adult and every participant must do their part and follow the guidelines set forth by the association and conduct themselves safely and thoughtfully so that the schools can provide as many opportunities as possible for the student-athletes this fall.

Highlights of notable Maxwell Award candidates for the week ending Oct. 17 Who’s Hot QB Jason Bean, North Texas Bean amassed 350 total yards and accounted for five touchdowns… in less than three quarters of action Saturday evening. The dual-threat replaced ineffective starter Austin Aune and lit up the Middle Tennessee defense with his run-pass ability. ...

Here are things to watch in Week 5 in the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK Apologies to the purists: the "Third Saturday in October" rivalry between No. 2 Alabama and Tennessee actually falls on the fourth weekend of the month. But it's one of the few games that remained in its original spot when the Southeastern Conference ripped up schedules and switched to a 10-game, league-only setup because of COVID-19 concerns. ...

PITTSBURGH (5-0) at TENNESSEE (5-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE - Steelers by 2 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Steelers 3-1; Titans 2-3 SERIES RECORD - Steelers lead 46-32 LAST MEETING - Steelers beat Titans 40-17 on Nov. 16, 2017 at Pittsburgh LAST WEEK - Steelers beat Browns 38-7; Titans beat Texans 42-36, OT...

Amelia Hinds Jernigan died peacefully on Oct. 21, 2020. She was born in Lewisburg, TN on May 1, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Carl Edward and Lettie Connelly Hinds. She was preceded in death by her sister Linda Hinds Orr and brothers Carl E. ...

Mr. Eddie McKnight, Sr., 76, longtime resident of the Mooresville community, died on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be conducted on Friday, October 23, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Rick Rollin officiating. ...