This weekend marks the start of bowl season, so the college football postseason is officially underway. Caleb Calhoun and Dave Hooker discuss that on Off the Hook Sports’ Friday, Dec. 15 podcast along with news of Tennessee Football on the recruiting trail, a Vols defensive lineman back and documentaries on former UT players.
Omari Thomas returning to Tennessee Football
Starting defensive tackle Omari Thomas announced Thursday he would be returning for his super senior season with the Vols. How big of a deal is this for Tennessee Football? Was anybody coming back more important than Thomas on defense? What about the entire team? Who else does UT need back?
Who is visiting Tennessee Football this weekend?
Early Signing Day is less than a week away, and the transfer portal is wide open. With that in mind, who is visiting Tennessee Football two Saturdays before Christmas? How big of a visiting weekend is this with no home football game or home men’s basketball game? Can UT make any last-minute push for players?
Boo Carter tries to flip Jordan Seaton
Colorado Buffaloes offensive line commitment Jordan Seaton may not be off the board just yet for Tennessee Football. Vols 2024 commitment Boo Carter was on IG Live Wednesday night with John Campbell Jr. trying to encourage the highly rated prospect to flip to Rocky Top. Will it work?
Two 30 for 30s feature Vols legends
Within the past week, ESPN has aired two different 30-for-30 documentaries that involve arguably the two biggest legends in Tennessee Football history. Last Saturday, they covered the 1997 Heisman Trophy race involving Peyton Manning, and earlier this week, they did a feature on defensive lineman Reggie White.
Does SEC have incentive to favor Vols?
Given the fact that Tennessee Football has one of the easiest slates in the SEC for next year, is there growing evidence that the league and national media have an incentive to show a bias toward the Vols going into the future? Is that a departure from what the program has dealt with in the past?
Bowl season begins
On Saturday, the first slate of college football bowl games will begin. This would have been the start of the College Football Playoff if the 12-team format began this year. Is the expanded playoff worth devaluing the bowl games that begin on Saturday, or are those bowl games devalued anyway?
