John Adams joins Caleb Calhoun and Dave Hooker discuss Tennessee Football getting set for the start of fall camp, Vols standout position groups, units that need to improve and the best quarterback/coach combinations. Off the Hook Sports’ Tuesday, July 30 podcast also covers UT’s top fall camp storylines, Rocky Top’s NIL initiative and coaches as generals.
Most concerning Tennessee Football unit
With the coaches and players set to meet with the media as fall camp gets set for the Vols’ 2024 season, which position group for Tennessee Football is the most concerning? Where do the Vols have the biggest need for improvement? Which units head into the preseason with the biggest questions surrounding them? John Adams of the Knoxville News Sentinel joins to discuss.
Surefire Tennessee Football units
Given the fact that Tennessee Football returns a ton of talent, the Vols have a lot of position units certain to work out. Which units are of no concern to Rocky Top for the 2024 season, assuming everybody stays healthy? Could it actually be a unit that has new starters, such as linebacker or quarterback? Adams remains on to break that down.
Best QB/Coach combinations
Although Nico Iamaleava is not Peyton Manning, could the combination of him and Josh Heupel be better than the combination of Manning and David Cutcliffe was at the college level? Which duo is more likely to generate more points? Would the Heupel/Iamaleava combination be better in any era? Adams stays on to analyze that.
Vols’ fall camp questions
As Tennessee Football kicks off fall camp, what are the biggest overall questions surrounding the Vols, not just questions surrounding position units? Are there things they weren’t able to figure out during spring practice that they’ll have to figure out in the preseason? What issues were they not prepared for?
Josh Pate on Tennessee Football and NIL
Given the recent success Tennessee Football has enjoyed on the recruiting trail, Josh Pate of Late Kick Josh noted that the Vols’ name, image and likeness collective is “sneaky good.” He said they don’t just focus on the money, but they focus on all the details beyond what they promise the prospects. What are those details?
Coaches as generals
Over the weekend, 2024 United States presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed replacing military generals with college football coaches and NASCAR drivers. If that truly were to happen, which coaches would be best to lead units in the military? Tennessee Football, for its part, already had a general as a legendary head coach.
