Jimmy Hyams joins Caleb Calhoun and Dave Hooker to discuss Rick Barnes and UT Football assistant coaches. Off the Hook Sports’ Wednesday, March 20 podcast also covers Tennessee Basketball NCAA Tournament odds, Kadyn Proctor leaving the Iowa Hawkeyes for the transfer portal again, the Clemson Tigers suing the ACC and the Vols’ defensive line.
Rick Barnes if Tennessee Basketball makes Final Four
Is there a chance that Tennessee Basketball head coach Rick Barnes would retire if the Vols reached the Final Four this year? Would he have to win a national championship to make that decision? Could he be somebody who is just interested in coaching and developing talent regardless of the results?
Football assistants update
Josh Heupel’s staff is set for 2024, and Tennessee Football is keeping defensive line coach Rodney Garner for two more years. However, they have extended secondary coach Willie Martinez’s contract through January of 2025 as well. Is the negative of keeping Martinez or the positive of keeping Garner a bigger deal?
Do Vols have best D-Line in the nation?
With spring practice underway, UT assistant coach Tim Banks said Tennessee Football should have the best defensive line in the nation this year. Is that a crazy statement, or does the fact that the Vols have James Pearce Jr. along with numerous solid defensive tackles add merit to him saying that?
Kadyn Proctor re-enters portal
Less than two months after transferring from the Alabama Crimson Tide to the Iowa Hawkeyes, offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor is back in the transfer portal with spring practice just beginning. Is Proctor making this decision because he got a bigger NIL offer elsewhere? Should other schools pursue him heavily?
Clemson sues ACC
Following the Florida State Seminoles’ very public battle with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Clemson Tigers have joined on board. Clemson is suing the ACC in South Carolina over the Grant of Rights agreement, clearly trying to get out of the league. Is the ACC all but dead at this point?
March Madness odds: Can Tennessee Basketball win it?
BetUS has Tennessee Basketball with the sixth best odds to win the national championship this year. The Vols are behind the four No. 1 seeds plus the Arizona Wildcats. What are the best bracket picks to make this year? How good of a chance do the Vols have to win the whole thing?
