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

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Jarrett Guarantano's development could be good sign for Tennessee's offense Apr 02, 2019

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Catch up on Tennessee's football offense and hear about Grant Williams' future 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." Today's show is presented by LearningRX Knoxville.

• Segment 1: Josh Ward begins the show with more talk about Tennessee's offense. Hear what offensive coordinator Jim Chaney had to say recently about quarterback Jarrett Guarantano, who's now on his fourth offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UT.

• Segment 2: Grant Williams has an important decision to make: will he turn pro or return for his senior season? Josh discusses Williams' options and updates the latest projections for UT's star forward.

• Segment 3: Hear about a player on Tennessee's offense who could make Jim Chaney's job easier, and Josh provides coaching updates both in SEC men's basketball as well as with the Lady Vols search.

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Jim Chaney can help Jeremy Pruitt succeed at Tennessee Apr 01, 2019

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It's time to shift some of the talk to football 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: Josh Ward starts the show off talking Tennessee football and the return of offensive coordinator Jim Chaney. Hear from the CEO of UT's offense as he discusses his role in helping the Vols succeed and how he knows his honeymoon period will change.

• Segment 2: The conversation shifts to basketball as Josh discusses the departure of Admiral Schofield and Kyle Alexander (you'll hear from both of them) and the foundation that's been laid for Tennessee basketball. Also, Bruce Pearl and Auburn are in the Final Four?!

• Segment 3: Josh finishes the show discussing some of the talk coming out of Tennessee's football scrimmage. Josh covers the good (UT has playmakers) and the not-so-good (lines of scrimmage...).

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Historic Tennessee basketball season suffers tough ending Mar 29, 2019

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Friday's Locked On Vols podcast covers the tough loss that ended Tennessee's basketball season on Thursday night. 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 everything that happened in the game from the wild shooting to the officiating questions at the end of regulation. Rick Barnes discusses the game and Lamonte Turner's effort.

• Segment 2: Hear from Admiral Schofield, who reflects on his Tennessee career, and Bert Bertelkamp and Bob Kesling discuss what it was like to be around Tennessee's players.

• Segment 3: There's Tennessee football to discuss as the Vols returned to the practice field on Thursday. Hear why offensive coaches Jim Chaney and Tee Martin weren't too pleased during UT's passing drills.

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Get ready for Tennessee-Purdue with today's full preview Mar 28, 2019

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It's Sweet 16 time. Today's show offers up a full preview to get you ready for tonight's game, which will tip off at 7:29 ET in Louisville, Ky. 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: Josh Ward talks to Grant Ramey of GoVols247 during the first segment about Tennessee's game against Purdue. Hear what stands out to Grant looking at Tennessee entering the Sweet 16, and find out which player needs to help lead the Vols if they enter a slow spell.

• Segment 2: Learn more about Purdue in this segment as Dustin Dopirak of The Athletic shares some thoughts on Purdue's offense and what he thinks is interesting within the Purdue-Tennessee matchup.

• Segment 3: Tennessee announced the firing of Lady Vols basketball coach Holly Warlick on Wednesday. Josh discusses several of the reasons Warlick should be appreciated for all she did at Tennessee while also offering a quick thought on the search that will be led by athletic director Phillip Fulmer.

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Trey Smith does contact work at practice; Jeremy Pruitt says he didn't Mar 27, 2019

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Tennessee's football team was back at practice on Tuesday. There was an interesting development with one of Tennessee's top players. Hear about it 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: Josh Ward discusses Trey Smith's activity at practice on Tuesday. He did some light contact work, which you can see here. Oddly, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said it didn't happen when he was asked about it after practice. Hear Pruitt's comments in segment No. 1.

• Segment 2: Josh shifts to basketball. Hear what Bill Bender of Sporting News thinks about Tennessee and its Final Four hopes as UT gets ready to play Purdue.

• Segment 3: Is the SEC becoming a basketball conference? No, but the league has a number of coaching vacancies as expectations continue to rise in the league.

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INAM. The Vols' team effort receives national recognition Mar 26, 2019

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Tennessee received some national love on Monday for the way it handled the late-game situation against Iowa on Sunday. Hear about it 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: Josh Ward opens up the show talking about the story of Kyle Alexander and the way he helped Tennessee on Sunday. Hear from Alexander as well as ESPN's Jay Williams and CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein as they give credit for the Vols' fight through adversity.

• Segment 2: Josh talks about a Tennessee player who was locked in on Sunday and has really made a difference for the Vols the last two weeks. Coach Rick Barnes discusses the team's communication.

• Segment 3: Barnes received a big-time national award on Monday, and Josh closes the show with some football thoughts ahead of the team's practice coming up Tuesday afternoon.

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Vols survive a scare on their way to the Sweet 16 Mar 25, 2019

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The cardiac Vols returned on Sunday to win a wild one, 83-77 over Iowa. Catch up on the Vols win 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: Josh Ward begins discussing the Vols' overtime win and the absence of senior Admiral Schofield in overtime. Coach Rick Barnes and forward Grant Williams explain why Schofield thought Kyle Alexander was a better option for the Vols. And what a story it was that Alexander was able to make a big impact.

• Segment 2: Josh covers the issues Tennessee has dealt with in recent weeks, and Barnes explains why the Vols need to be better at avoiding turnovers.

• Segment 3: Hear about Purdue, Tennessee's upcoming opponent, and Lady Vols coach Holly Warlick, whose job is in jeopardy now that Tennessee's season has ended.

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Let's dance: Tennessee hopes to begin a historical tournament run Mar 22, 2019

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It's gameday for Tennessee's basketball team. Get ready on the Locked On Vols podcast. 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: Josh Ward opens the show discussing Tennessee's opening round opponent Colgate. Hear from coach Rick Barnes and seniors Kyle Alexander and Admiral Schofield.

• Segment 2: Josh talks to Grant Ramey of GoVols247 about the way Tennessee is playing entering the tournament and what the Vols need to do in order to make a deep run.

• Segment 3: Tennessee football player Kenneth George Jr. was arrested on Thursday, and the details from the police report are not good. Hear about them in the final segment of today's show.

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Two factors for Tennessee to advance deep into the NCAA tournament Mar 21, 2019

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It's NCAA tournament time. Get ready on the Locked On Vols podcast. 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: Josh Ward gives to factors Tennessee needs to keep in mind if it wants to make a deep tourney run. Rick Barnes shares some of his thoughts on those keys as well.

• Segment 2: Hear more perspective on Tennessee and it's tournament chances as Ken Pomeroy of KenPom.com discusses what it takes to compete for a title, and John Gasaway of ESPN weighs in on one of Tennessee's potential opponents in the South region.

• Segment 3: Barnes and forward Grant Williams are up for big national awards, and Josh looks at some of the important Thursday games to pay attention to in the first round.

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A national writer explains why Tennessee has a good shot at the national title Mar 20, 2019

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Tennessee NCAA tournament hopes are remaining strong. Hear about the Final Four chances as well as important NCAA transfer news in the college football world on the Locked On Vols podcast. It's available every day on 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." Use promo code SWISH to play in the bracket battle at DraftKings.com.

• Segment 1: Josh Ward talks about the importance of Tennessee's guard play in the NCAA tournament. Dana O'Neil of The Athletic explains why Jordan Bone needs to play well as she has high expectations for the Vols in the NCAA tournament.

• Segment 2: Miami football received good news from the NCAA on Tuesday. Could that potentially be a good sign for Tennessee? Hear Jeremy Pruitt discuss a football player the Vols would love to have eligible to play this fall.

• Segment 3: BetOnline put out a point spread for the Florida-Tennessee football game this year. The Vols are underdogs... but how big of an underdog is Tennessee? Find out on today's show.

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