GoVols247: A Tennessee Volunteers athletics podcast

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Danny Parker went into the Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's search to find a fifth football coach in the past decade. Butch Jones is out, and the search to find his replacement is underway. What names are near the top of Tennessee's wish list? Which names should be near the top of Tennessee's wish list? Will money be an issue? What kind of interest is there in the Tennessee job right now? Those questions and many more are discussed in this episode.

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Danny Parker went into the Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's dismissal of Butch Jones as its football coach following last weekend's 50-17 loss at Missouri. For all the early promise of the Jones era, the end result was no SEC Eastern Division championships at five years, and that's not good enough in Knoxville. Where did Jones and his staff go wrong? What lessons need to be learned from this disappointment? Before taking a look at Tennessee's search for a new coach — which we'll do in a Tuesday podcast — let's look at how things reached this point for Jones and the Vols.

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey left the friendly confines of Fort Rucker Studio to Tennessee's Pratt Pavilion for an exclusive interview with Vols basketball coach Rick Barnes to preview the upcoming season, which opens Friday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. The coach with 635 wins, 22 NCAA Tournament bids, six Sweet Sixteens, three Elite Eights and one Final Four appearance on his resume spoke at length about his current Tennessee team, his recruiting philosophy, his vision for the future of Vols basketball and much, much more. And with Barnes being Barnes, there's also plenty of non-hoops stories in the mix — including one particularly interesting tale of a "buck naked" bike ride that won Barnes a bet but forced him to hide from local police. You don't want to miss this episode.

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Grant Ramey, Patrick Brown and Danny Parker head into the Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's 24-10 win over Southern Miss — the Vols' first win in 42 days — and start peaking at this weekend's game at resurgent Missouri. The Vols got their first win in six weeks, but several more important players (including starting quarterback Jarrett Guarantano) went down with injuries during the game, and that's not a good situation heading into an SEC road game. And Butch Jones is still Tennessee's football coach, so we discuss that, as well.

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Danny Parker head into the Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's 29-26 loss at Kentucky. Yes. A Tennessee loss. At Kentucky. How did that happen? Why is Butch Jones still Tennessee's football coach? Why did VFL coordinator Antone Davis resign? Did Tennessee know a concussed player was on the field against the Wildcats? There are lots of topics in this episode. Few of them are pleasant. Don't say you weren't warned.

GoVols247's Friday podcast had to run Wednesday night because of the breaking news about the suspensions of Tennessee's John Kelly and Will Ignont after a traffic stop led to marijuana-related citations, but we didn't want to leave y'all without a Friday podcast. So here's an interview from this week with Vols senior tight end Ethan Wolf, who talks about Tennessee's offensive struggles and the reasons for them, along with this weekend's trip up Interstate 75 to play the Wildcats. Wolf entered 2017 on the preseason watch list for the Mackey Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top tight end, but his production has plummeted and his offense hasn't scored a single touchdown in the past 14 quarters. Wolf, as usual, was accessible and accountable, and his insight is worth hearing.

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Grant Ramey and Danny Parker head into the Fort Rucker Studio to break down the latest on the marijuana citations issued to Tennessee star running back John Kelly and freshman linebacker Will Ignont on Tuesday night. Regardless of anyone's personal stance on the legality of marijuana, the fact remains it's illegal in Tennessee, and the Vols might now have to pay serious consequences for that. How should embattled Tennessee coach Butch Jones suspend the players? That are the pros and cons to playing or not playing those players? And if those players — especially Kelly — can't play Saturday, what does that mean to a struggling team that needs all hands on deck at the moment? Those topics are discussed in detail in this episode.

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan and Patrick Brown head into the Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's 45-7 loss at top-ranked Alabama in last weekend's Third Saturday in October showdown in Tuscaloosa. The Vols were overwhelmed by a team that's overwhelmed the SEC all season, but it was another bad loss for embattled coach Butch Jones, whose seat is getting warmer and warmer heading into this weekend's game at Kentucky. What does Jones need to do in order to remain Tennessee's coach moving forward? Is there anything he can do? And if the Vols have to make a move, when is the best time to do it. Those are the main questions in this episode.

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey head into the Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's trip to Alabama for the annual Third Saturday in October showdown with the top-ranked Crimson Tide. Vols-Tide is arguably the most historically important game in Southern football, but it's been one-way traffic for the past decade, and the Vols are approximately 35-point underdogs heading into Saturday's game. What can Tennessee do to make this a game? Is there anything? Those questions are discussed in detail, but there's also plenty of basketball discussion to lighten the mood following the discussion on this weekend's likely bloodletting in Tuscaloosa.

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Grant Ramey, Patrick Brown and Danny Parker head into the Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's 15-9 loss to South Carolina over the weekend at Neyland Stadium. Jarrett Guarantano (in his first career) start led the Vols down to the 2-yard line in the closing seconds, but Tennessee stalled there to continue a miserable month for embattled coach Butch Jones, whose team hasn't scored a touchdown in the past 10 quarters. Jones is still Tennessee's coach, but how much longer will he last? And does this team have any hope of turning things around? Before diving into this weekend's Third Saturday in October game at top-ranked Alabama, let's look back at the weekend that was and try to figure out why these Vols aren't scoring touchdowns.