GoVols247: A Tennessee Volunteers athletics podcast

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan and Patrick Brown are back in studio to wrap up another busy week of preseason football camp at Tennessee, and the first topic is a simple one: After a strong performance in the Vols' first practice of camp at Neyland Stadium, is redshirt freshman quarterback Jarrett Guarantano a gamer? Is he really going to push junior Quinten Dormady for the starting spot? That's only the starting spot for a wide-ranging podcast featuring updates on position battles, updates on major injuries, updates on several former Vols in the NFL and several more updates — or "udpates," according to GoVols247's Grant Ramey.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are in studio breaking down the latest — not the first, but the latest — comments that suggest Tennessee football coach Butch Jones has some concerns about his offense. Jones said after Tuesday's practice that he was still waiting to see playmakers step up on the Vols' offense, and that he hoped Wednesday's scrimmage would be a step in that direction. What should we make of Jones' comments, though? Are they bad news for his offense? Are they good news for his defense? Or both? Or neither? GoVols247 dives into that question and asks a natural follow-up question: How much can Tennessee's offense afford to fall off last season's pace of 36 points per game and still compete for an SEC Eastern Division championship this season?

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan and Patrick Brown are in studio breaking down several key position battles as Tennessee nears the midway mark of preseason camp. Much of this week's first podcast episode was focused on Tennessee's newcomers emerging at the running back position, but position battles at several other key positions — including quarterback, obviously — are the centerpiece of this episode. And then there are the wide receivers, the offensive line, much of the secondary and several other points of interest. Fun is also had at the expense of GoVols247's Grant Ramey, who wasn't available for this episode. Patrick also unveils an alternative to the phrase "hot seat," since that phrase makes many people understandably uneasy.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown go in studio to tackle an always-interesting topic: Which Tennessee football newcomers will provide an instant impact? Coach Butch Jones made headlines earlier this week by saying all three of his true freshman running backs (Ty Chandler, Tim Jordan and Trey Coleman) would play this season, but the GoVols247 staff think newcomers at other positions might make a big impact, too, and why they might make that impact. And, perhaps most importantly, in-depth analysis of Brown's heroic catch of a Trevor Daniel punt is provided. Jones called Brown to the carpet and publicly challenged him to catch a Daniel punt. Bets were made. Team GoVols247 prevailed. Now GoVols247 will drink from the Cup of Glory.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan and Patrick Brown are in studio breaking down a question that's simple to ask but not so simple to answer: What would be a good season for the Tennessee football team? Most seem to expect the Vols to compete for an SEC Eastern Division championship, but few are picking them to win it, and there are several legitimate reasons to feel that way. The Vols have a lot of questions to answer, a lot of early-round-NFL-Draft-pick talent to replace and a lot of role players stepping into key roles. But they also have a lot of talent. Butch Jones and his staff have stacked several solid recruiting classes at this point, and there's plenty of four-star and five-star talent on the roster. So ... what would be a good season for the Vols? We dive into that question.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Patrick Brown and Grant Ramey are back in studio breaking down the first week of Tennessee football preseason camp. Who has showed up ready to play? Who has work to do? Which newcomers look like immediate-impact players? Any major surprises? What's going on with the quarterback and offensive line competitions? All of those topics and many others are included in this episode. Don't wait until the season starts to know the Vols. Get a head start.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Grant Ramey are back in studio breaking down the biggest plot lines — well ... most of the biggest plot lines — heading into Tennessee's preseason camp, which starts this weekend. Everyone knows the plot lines surrounding Tennessee's starting quarterback battle and how big this season is for coach Butch Jones, but those are far from the only interesting things happening with the Vols as they head into preseason camp. We go through another (non-snake) draft to select some of the most important story lines we'll be studying the next several weeks. Plus Ryan Callahan isn't there, so we get to make fun of him more than usual.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are back in studio breaking down another week Tennessee football and basketball, as well as a downright wild week in the SEC — especially at Ole Miss, where football coach Hugh Freeze resigned for "moral turpitude." We break down the latest on the Ole Miss debacle, as well as plenty of Vols talk heading into this week's start of preseason football camp. There's plenty of hoops to discuss, too, with Rick Barnes and his team preparing for an upcoming trip to Spain and France.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Patrick Brown and Grant Ramey are back in studio to provide INSIGHT into all things Tennessee football heading into next week's start of preseason camp. Several Vols were named Preseason All-SEC, but were there others who should have been on the list? Vols coach Butch Jones did the ESPN "car wash" cycle earlier this week. Did anything interesting emerge from that? How about the latest on Tennessee basketball before it departs for Europe? Which banged-up players will play in Europe, and which won't? What about recruiting? All that and much more is covered with all the INSIGHT you any Vols fan could want.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are back in studio for the first annual — can something be a "first annual"? — Tennessee Preseason Camp Buzz Draft. All four writers draft three Vols non-starters who could generate a lot of buzz in preseason camp, which is scheduled to start July 29. Some names on the list won't surprise you, but some probably will.