Jimmy Hyams joins Caleb Calhoun and Dave Hooker on Off the Hook Sports’ Wednesday, Feb. 21 podcast to discuss Josh Heupel’s salary, the new Tennessee Football assistant coaches and the approved CFB Playoff model. The show also talks the basketball Vols, Eli Drinkwitz and Kalen DeBoer.
Should Tennessee Football HC take a pay cut?
In an age of NIL, there’s a chance coaches won’t be able to rake in the same salaries as before because boosters need to pony up money to pay players. Should Tennessee Football head coach Josh Heupel take one for the team, pull a Jim Harbaugh, and accept a lesser salary as the leader of the Vols?
Why didn’t Tennessee Football promote new assistants
Before this past week, every Tennessee Football staff vacancy was filled by promoting somebody from within. However, this time, the Vols looked elsewhere when they added linebackers coach William Inge and running backs coach De’Rail Sims. Why did they change their philosophy?
College Football Playoff model set
On Tuesday, the new CFP model was approved, as now the top five conference champions get automatic bids, and then the top seven at-large bids are selected. This is a departure from the originally planned six and six model before the Pac-12 dissolved. Also, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish can’t get a first round bye.
Basketball Vols beat Missouri
In a sluggish performance against the worst team in the SEC Tuesday night, Tennessee Basketball needed a surging second half to put away the Missouri Tigers on the road in a 72-67 win. The Vols remain half a game out in the SEC standings and have a gauntlet ahead. What did this win mean?
Eli Drinkwitz embarrasses himself
Amidst Mizzou’s tough game against the Vols Tuesday night, Tiger football head coach Eliah Drinkwitz was in attendance. According to an SEC Network broadcaster, he yelled “You ain’t that tough” to the Vols huddle at one point. How embarrassing is this for him? Why does he carry himself this way?
Alabama names OCs
After new head coach Kalen DeBoer lost his offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb to the Seattle Seahawks, he has found his replacements. The Alabama Crimson Tide named Nick Sheridan and JaMarcus Shephard as co-offensive coordinators. Is this a sign of a larger issue within the program?
