Locked On Vols - Daily Podcast On Tennessee Volunteers Football & Basketball

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How Tennessee basketball manages the loss of Grant Williams May 20, 2019

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Tennessee's basketball program is saying goodbye to one of its greatest players in school history. That leads off today's show, which is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: Josh Ward discusses Grant Williams' decision to remain in the NBA Draft. Hear from Williams and Admiral Schofield, who also attended last week's NBA Combine. Hear about Jordan Bone's standout performance.

• Segment 2: So where does Tennessee basketball go from here? Josh takes a quick look at the roster as it stands right now. Which please need to be ready to play larger roles next season? Take a listen.

• Segment 3: Hear about the football prospect making his announcement on Monday. Tennessee is one of five finalists to land his services. Josh also has a postseason update on the Tennessee baseball and softball teams, and Memphis continues to make next year's basketball matchup more interesting.

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Football recruiting needs + Jordan Bone/Grant Williams updates May 16, 2019

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Today's show covers Tennessee football recruiting, the future of UT basketball and the Vols' offensive line. The show is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: A hoarse Josh Ward begins the show talking Tennessee football recruiting. Should UT fans be concerned after missing out on highly-touted offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, who chose Georgia on Monday? Austin Price of Volquest answers that question in the first segment.

• Segment 2: Will Jordan Bone and/or Grant Williams return to Tennessee? Head coach Rick Barnes provides an update on both players. It looks like Williams is more likely to return than Bone, but will both be gone?

• Segment 3: Josh turns the attention back to football and Tennessee's offensive line, which no doubt has to be better than it was in 2018. Hear from offensive line coach Will Friend, who discusses the effect of injuries on his O-line last season.

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Grant Williams knows when he will make his final decision to stay or go May 15, 2019

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Tennessee basketball will receive some big news later this week. That's the first topic on today's show, which is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: Josh Ward opens the show with several Tennessee basketball updates. Grant Williams knows when he'll make his final NBA draft decision. Find out when, and hear more about the latest with Jordan Bone. Also, a highly-touted 2020 prospect has Tennessee in his final three.

• Segment 2: Josh talks to new Tennessee cornerback commit Art Green, who discusses his reason for choosing the Vols, the idea of playing for coach Jeremy Pruitt and the impact of Green's family on his decision.

• Segment 3: What are the biggest what-ifs in Tennessee sports history? Josh offers his top five from a list that could certainly go a lot longer.

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Tennessee's recruiting battle with Georgia, SEC teams continues May 13, 2019

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Can Tennessee pull off a recruiting upset on Monday? That's the first topic on the show, which is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: Josh Ward opens the show talking about two key Tennessee recruits who will announce their decisions in the next week. Is it too early to panic on the Vols' 2019 recruiting? Ryan Callahan of GoVols247 weighs in.

• Segment 2: Josh discusses Tennessee's wide receivers. Hear from WR coach/passing game coordinator Tee Martin, who explains how the group's experience can help them in 2019.

• Segment 3: Josh talks about potential rule changes in college basketball as well as a strong weekend for the UT basketball team and a surprising destination for Lady Vols transfer Evina Westbrook.

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CFB scheduling: Is Tennessee doing enough? May 10, 2019

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Friday's show talks future UT football opponents and provides an update on interesting news regarding rival Florida. The show is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: Josh Ward opens the show talking about Tennessee's 2020 schedule and future nonconference games. Scheduling in college football has been a big topic this week; is UT scheduling tough enough?

• Segment 2: Josh talks to Will Sammon of The Athletic about Thursday's news that 2019 signee Chris Steele, a top 50 overall prospect, has already decided to leave Florida. What happened? Find out in the second segment.

• Segment 3: Josh talks UT basketball as the Vols missed on point guard target Jalen Cone on Thursday. How much is the roster still up in the air?

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New Tennessee signee explains why he chose the Vols May 09, 2019

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Hear an interview with the newest Vols basketball player on today's show, which is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: Josh Ward talks to new Tennessee basketball signee Olivier Robinson Nkamhoua about why he chose the Vols, his connection with Tennessee's coaching staff and his passion for the game of basketball.

• Segment 2: Josh shifts to UT football and talks about the Vols' running backs. Hear from running backs coach David Johnson.

• Segment 3: There's another coach ranking, this time from CBS Sports. Josh talks about Jeremy Pruitt's ranking and how he compares to other SEC coaches.

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Tennessee basketball lands big man as roster continues to evolve May 08, 2019

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Catch up on Tennessee basketball and learn more about UT's quarterbacks on today's show, which is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: Tennessee's basketball team landed a commitment from power forward Olivier Robinson-Nkamhoua on Tuesday. In the first segment, Josh Ward talks to Grant Ramey of GoVols247 about the Vols' addition as well as the roster changes Tennessee is undergoing this offseason.

• Segment 2: Josh discusses Tennessee's quarterbacks as UT quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke explains what he's learned about Jarrett Guarantano and what he's seen from backups JT Shrout and Brian Maurer.

• Segment 3: Josh discusses this story in the Charleston Post and Courier that ranked the 28 coaches in the ACC and SEC. What do you think about Jeremy Pruitt's ranking?

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Five controversial calls in Tennessee sports history May 07, 2019

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There's a little history on today's show before returning to the future. The show is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: Josh Ward begins the show discussing five "controversial calls" in Tennessee history. Four are on the football side with one basketball call to close out the segment. Let us know which calls might have been missed in this segment.

• Segment 2: The conversation shifts to Tennessee's football team as Josh discusses the safety position. Defensive coordinator Derrick Ansley talks about a newcomer who could potentially help Tennessee's defensive backfield this fall.

• Segment 3: Hear about two newcomers to Tennessee's basketball team who arrived on campus on Monday. And a former Tennessee baseball player made quite a first impression in Major League Baseball this past weekend.

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Why Tennessee's offense can make a big leap in 2019 May 06, 2019

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An improved offense in 2019? Signs of contention? Those are two of the Tennessee football questions discussed on today's show, which is available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: Josh Ward opens Monday's show discussing Tennessee's offense. Can the offense really be "darn good," as Barrett Sallee wrote last week? Well, hear from Sallee himself as he explains why the Vols could take a big step forward on offense.

• Segment 2: Josh opens up the mailbag and answers questions about UT football in 2019 and what it could mean moving forward as well as Tennessee's point guard of the future (starting with the 2019-20 season).

• Segment 3: Have we all lost our minds? That's something Josh discusses after letting you hear a couple minutes from ESPN' "PTI," which covered the Rick Barnes-UCLA story from last week.

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Jeremy Pruitt explains how he helps players develop and learn May 03, 2019

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Jeremy Pruitt loves to coach and teach, which he talks about on today's show. It's available every day on the Himalaya app, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."

• Segment 1: The first segment begins with Jeremy Pruitt talking about the work he does to help develop football players. Josh Ward shares some thoughts on Pruitt's coaching ability and how it can help players in Tennessee's program.

• Segment 2: Josh continues his post-spring look at each position on the Tennessee football team. Today's position is cornerback, a spot Pruitt is heavenly involved with every day at practice. Hear what Jesse Simonton of Volquest thinks about that group.

• Segment 3: What were the biggest moments from the last 10-11 years that have put UT football in the position it's in today? Josh Ward discusses that after reading David Ubben's piece at The Athletic.

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