Just as the UT athletics season comes to an end, Tennessee Football recruiting heats up. Caleb Calhoun and Dave Hooker talk about the Vols’ second commitment in as many days on Off The Hook Sports’ Thursday, June 22 podcast. What is going on for SEC recruiting as a whole? Rocky Top also made an intriguing staff hire worth discussing, and should gambling odds determine strength of schedule?
Texas OL commits to Tennessee Football
Elite 2024 offensive lineman Max Anderson committed to Tennessee Football Wednesday. Anderson comes from Reedy High School in Frisco, Texas, just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area. What does this pickup mean for Josh Heupel and the Vols? As written here, this is one of their biggest recruiting wins.
Is SEC recruiting slipping?
With three new four-star commitments since last Saturday, Tennessee Football is now in the 247Sports Composite top 10 for its 2024 recruiting class. Normally, that would be middle of the pack in the SEC, but the Vols are actually fourth, behind the Georgia Bulldogs, Florida Gators and LSU Tigers. What does this mean?
Josh Ward on Tennessee Football expectations
The Sports Animal’s Josh Ward joins the show to discuss his recent column on why the Vols probably won’t win the national championship this season and why fans should be fine with that. What should expectations for this year’s team be? Should UT fans just appreciate the fact that a national title isn’t impossible, as it has been for over a decade before now?
ESPN ranks Tennessee Football No. 9 in future power rankings
Adam Rittenberg of ESPN released his power rankings in college football for the next three years Wednesday, and Tennessee Football came in at No. 9. Is that too low for the Vols, or is it just right? The Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers were the only SEC teams ahead of them at No. 1, 2 and 5 respectively.
NFL assistant hired by Tennessee Football as defensive analyst
New Orleans Saints assistant defensive backs coach Cory Robinson is joining Tennessee Football as a defensive analyst. Robinson seems poised for an on-field staff role in the near future. Could that be with the Vols? Is Heupel anticipating an eventual departure from current defensive backs coach Willie Martinez?
Should Vegas odds be used for SOS
Josh Pate of Late Kick Josh recently responded to Nick Saban’s claim that the Alabama Crimson Tide should have been in last year’s College Football Playoff due to the fact that sportsbooks favored them over three of the four teams in there. While Pate disagreed, he did suggest that Las Vegas odds be used to determine strength of schedule. Is that a good idea?
