Basketball season is over for the Vols and Lady Vols, but Tennessee football spring practice continues. Caleb Calhoun and Dave Hooker touch on all three sports for Off The Hook’s Monday, March 27 podcast. News surrounding Nick Saban and comparing Nico Iamaleava to another UT quarterback are also topics of conversation.
Tennessee football QBs: Nico Iamaleava or Hendon Hooker?
A recent article by Craig Haubert Tom Luginbill on ESPN named Hendon Hooker as the potential ceiling for Tennessee football quarterback Nico Iamaleava. That should be a compliment, but given Iamaleava’s potential and Josh Heupel’s offense, will he actually end up being better than Hooker?
Which Vols should come back for Tennessee basketball?
Because of the NCAA’s COVID eligibility ruling in 2020, only one Tennessee basketball player, Tyreke Key, is out of eligibility. Four other seniors could return: Josiah-Jordan James, Santiago Vescovi, Uros Plavsic and Olivier Nkamhoua. Then there’s five-star Julian Phillips. Which of those players will return?
First week spring practice for Tennessee football is in the books
Josh Heupel and Tennessee football held four practices last week to begin spring camp. With the first week over, who is the standout star so far for the Vols among the early enrollee freshmen? Which players on each side of the ball will need to step up and become the leaders this year?
Nick Saban “clarifies” Nate Oats comments
Alabama football head coach Nick Saban said he wasn’t referring to the Crimson Tide’s basketball program when he said “wrong place wrong time” last week. Is he being honest with that comment? Did he cross a line when he made that comment in the first place?
Should Tennessee Lady Vols extend Kellie Harper’s contract?
After a Sweet 16 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Tennessee Lady Vols missed out on the Elite Eight for the seventh straight season. With so many players expected back, should they still make sure Kellie Harper has a five-year deal? What should today’s standard be for UT?
