Gene Henley Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN) About: Gene has been with the Times Free Press since July 2008. Prior to that, he spent three years covering sports for the Cleveland Daily Banner. He now covers Tennessee athletics, focusing on football and basketball. Prior to that he spent five years in the same capacity, covering UTC. Gene spent three years playing college basketball, then played a year of semi-professional before starting with the Cleveland Daily Banner in 2005. His passion is basketball, but he loves all sports of all kinds. He does consider himself a fan of the Bulls (NBA), 49ers (NFL) and Cubs (MLB) at the professional level. Gene lives in Cleveland and has a 14-year old son, Judah.
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Aug 19, 2019 Pre-Season Rankings for Gene Henley1 Clemson (52) 15-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 2 - 10 Voters 1540
2 Alabama (10) 14-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1496
3 Georgia 11-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls 1403
4 Oklahoma 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 12 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1331
5 Ohio State 13-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Mark Whicker 1261
6 LSU 10-3 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Matt Brown Lowest: 12 - Robert Cessna 1199
7 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1164
8 Texas 10-4 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Matt Baker 1005
9 Notre Dame 12-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Conor O'Neill Lowest: 16 - Eric Boynton 1044
10 Oregon 9-4 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 21 - John Bednarowski 860
11 Florida 10-3 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Mark Whicker Lowest: 16 - Adam Zucker 1054
12 Penn State 9-4 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Pat Dooley Lowest: NR - 651
13 Texas A&M 9-4 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 852
14 Washington 10-4 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 786
15 Utah 9-5 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 24 - Garland Gillen 772
16 Iowa 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 330
17 UCF 12-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 410
18 Missouri 8-5 Actual: 26Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 117
19 Auburn 8-5 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 578
20 Wisconsin 8-5 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 370
21 Michigan State 7-6 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - James Kratch Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 377
22 Syracuse 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 209
23 Washington State 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Brooks Kubena Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 200
24 Iowa State 8-5 Actual: 21Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 302
25 Northwestern 9-5 Actual: 30Highest: 15 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 63
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Nebraska 25-Stanford
