Another elite Tennessee Football player returning to the Vols for 2024 headlines Off the Hook Sports’ Wednesday, Jan. 3 podcast. Caleb Calhoun and Dave Hooker also talk more about Nico Iamaleava, the basketball Vols, Jeremy Pruitt forcing out Michael Penix Jr. when he was at UT and Nick Saban’s career.
Bru McCoy returning to Tennessee Football
One day after the Vols’ dominating Citrus Bowl win over the Iowa Hawkeyes, Tennessee Football wide receiver Bru McCoy announced he was returning for 2024. McCoy suffered a season-ending injury in the fifth game of the 2023 season against the South Carolina Gamecocks. How big of a deal is his return?
Should Nico Iamaleava be better than Hendon Hooker?
In 2022, Hendon Hooker had one of the greatest seasons a quarterback has ever had in Tennessee Football history. Given the hype behind Nico Iamaleava, is he a disappointment if he doesn’t turn out to be better than Hooker, assuming he is fully healthy and able to start for at least two years?
What if Tennessee Football started Nico Iamaleava all of 2023?
Nico Iamaleava’s Citrus Bowl performance against Iowa has Tennessee Football fans now questioning if the Vols should have started him all year over Joe Milton III. Would they have won any more games had Iamaleava gotten the nod? Is there a chance they may have lost a game with him at the helm?
Should Vol fans be mad at Jeremy Pruitt over Michael Penix?
Back in 2017, Michael Penix Jr. was committed to Tennessee Football, and he remained committed after Butch Jones was fired. However, when Jeremy Pruitt was hired, he and Tyson Helton nudged Penix out the door. Penix is now starting for the Washington Huskies in the national title game and was a Heisman runner-up.
Is Nick Saban an underachiever?
With the Alabama Crimson Tide losing to the Michigan Wolverines, Nick Saban has now gone three full years without a national title, the longest since he’s ever been coaching at Bama. Given the recruiting classes he has been able to bring in, has he actually been underachieving as an on-field coach?
Basketball Vols win
Coming off the break and ahead of SEC play, Tennessee Basketball beat the Norfolk State Spartans 87-50 Tuesday night. Zakai Zeigler and Dalton Knecht were the only players to score double-figures, and Zeigler was efficient all night. Is it safe to say Zeigler is back and the leader of the team?
