Josh Ward and Ron Slay join Caleb Calhoun and Dave Hooker at separate times on Off the Hook Sports’ Thursday, Dec. 14 podcast to discuss Tennessee Football quarterback Nico Iamaleava and Tennessee Basketball respectively. The SEC schedule, humiliation on the recruiting trail and transfer portal news also warranted coverage.
Full 2024 SEC schedule out
The Southeastern Conference released the dates for every team on an ESPN show Wednesday night. Tennessee Football visits the Oklahoma Sooners and Georgia Bulldogs and hosts the Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide. Which team in the league has the easiest schedule? Who has the hardest schedule?
Comparing Tennessee Football to rivals in transfer portal
Over the past two weeks, Tennessee Football has been suffering a wave of players entering the transfer portal. However, this is par for the course this time of year. How many players is too many? Do the Vols compare favorably to other rival schools, or is the transfer news surrounding them concerning for UT?
Benchmark for Tennessee Football QB Nico Iamaleava
Former NFL MVP quarterback Cam Newton recently talked about NFL quarterbacks Brock Purdee, Dak Prescott and others, referring to them as game managers. Could Tennessee Football be successful with Nico Iamaleava as a game manager in the future? What if Iamaleava has a career that parallels Casey Clausen?
Colorado commit turns down NIL offer from Vols
Jordan Seaton, who committed to the Buffaloes last week, reportedly turned down a multi-million name, image and likeness deal with Tennessee Football. How humiliating is this for Josh Heupel’s program that a top-notch recruit would spurn the money just to go play for Deion Sanders? Is this a big issue going forward?
Ron Slay talks Tennessee Basketball
Former Tennessee Basketball forward Ron Slay joins the show to talk the Vols and Jonas Aidoo. Who does Aidoo compare to nationally and among former Vols? How good can this team be? What about Dalton Knecht? Is he the best scorer the Vols have had since Rick Barnes has been the head coach?
Judge halts NCAA ruling
A judge granted a temporary restraining order to the NCAA’s transfer rules Wednesday that should last 14 days. As of right now, there are no restrictions on when athletes can play if they transfer a second time. Should this hold up, what type of impact would it have on the sport overall? How concerning is this?
