A former Tennessee Football head coach on the hot seat? The Vols taking over the SEC’s flagship TV station. Caleb Calhoun have all that and more on Off The Hook Sports’ Wednesday, July 12 podcast. They also dive into the most meaningful games of 2023, what a national analyst is saying about Rocky Top and the biggest SEC threat to Josh Heupel’s program.
SEC Network takeover begins for Vols
Since 12:01 a.m. Wednesday morning, notable games from every Vols sport in 2022-23 have been on display, and they will be until midnight Wednesday. What were the biggest and most memorable wins for UT athletics this past year? That includes football, men’s basketball and any other sport that saw a notable victory.
Butch Jones on the hot seat
Former Tennessee Football head coach Butch Jones was named by CBS Sports as one of the eight coaches on the hottest seats entering 2023. Jimbo Fisher of the Texas A&M Aggies is also on there. Eli Drinkwitz of the Missouri Tigers is listed as a coach whose seat is getting warmer. Which hot seat coaches will be fired at the end of this year?
Two Tennessee Football games among most meaningful
Brad Crawford of 247Sports ranked the 23 most meaningful games of the 2023 season recently, and Tennessee Football had two matchups on there. The Vols’ showdown at the Alabama Crimson Tide and their home game against the Georgia Bulldogs. Should any other games have been on there?
Phil Steele on Tennessee Football record and Joe Milton
In his preseason projections, Phil Steele has Tennessee Football winning 10 games in 2023 and being the only SEC East team to challenge Georgia. He also has Joe Milton III as the No. 6 ranked NFL Draft eligible quarterback for 2024. How could he be so high on the Vols’ outcomes but have Milton outside of the top five in QBs while also having the team ranked No. 19.
South Carolina or Florida: Who is a bigger long-term threat?
Although the SEC East won’t exist in 2024, the South Carolina Gamecocks and Florida Gators will still both be a threat to Tennessee Football long-term. Given what happened last year as opposed to what has happened the past decade before that, which team is a bigger long-term threat to Rocky Top?
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Without question, Florida! Florida will fire Napier after this and hire some one who can win. Maybe, Rural Meyer will be still available. Florida will go to any length to win.
GO Vols!!
Lawrence