GoVols247: A Tennessee Volunteers athletics podcast

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are back in studio with a preview of the SEC East heading into the 2017 season. Tennessee likely won't be picked to win the East, but the Vols certainly have to be considered contenders. But that might have as much to do with the rest of the East than it does Tennessee. Georgia is a trendy to pick to win the East in 2017, but back-to-back East champion Florida (and Tennessee) hope to contend, as well. What about Kentucky, which is a trendy pick to scare some folks in the East? What about South Carolina and its young offensive talent in the second season of Will Muschamp? What about plucky Vanderbilt? What about talented (on offense) Missouri? GoVols247 breaks down all of it.

The GoVols247 staff — and a full staff for the first time in a few weeks — is back in studio breaking down the latest from Tennessee's appearance at SEC Media Days and Vols coach Butch Jones' appearance at a Big Orange Caravan stop in Upper East Tennessee the following day. Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown offer discuss the mostly good news (important players getting healthy) and just a tad bit of potentially not-so-good news for the Vols.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Patrick Brown are in the secondary studio — AKA Rucker Ranch — to break down Patrick's recent positional rankings for the 2017 Tennessee football team. Where do the Vols look good? Where do things look not so good? Fun is also had at the expense of coworkers Grant Ramey (paternal leave) and Ryan Callahan (basic worthlessness) during their absence from the week's pods.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Patrick Brown are at Rucker Ranch to break down Rucker's recent one-on-one with interview with new Tennessee athletic director John Currie — an interview that's included (in full) in this episode. Currie talks about his adjustment to life back in Knoxville, his priorities for the present and future, his relationship with Vols football coach Butch Jones, the overall health of the Tennessee athletic department and much more.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan and Patrick Brown are back in studio breaking down the best games they've covered on the Tennessee beat. Rucker started covering the Vols in 2000, and Callahan and Brown also have been covering the Vols for several years, and there have been lots of thrilling football and basketball games in that stretch. Separating the really good games from the great games isn't a simple task, but that's the task in this episode.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker is joined by Jayson Swain — his former cohost on Swain and Rucker — to talk Tennessee and Alabama's Third Saturday in October rivalry. Swain, who hosts The Swain Event every morning on Knoxville's 1180 AM, was a high school star in Alabama who chose to play for Tennessee and dealt with plenty of blowback at home for that decision. Swain, one of the most productive wide receivers in Wide Receiver U. history, had a 3-1 career record against the Tide, and he joins Rucker to talk the past, present and future of one of college football's most heated rivalries.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan and Patrick Brown are back in studio breaking down a busy Orange Carpet Day for Tennessee football recruiting, legendary Vols quarterback Peyton Manning's trip to Knoxville to hang out with the current team and the start of Knoxville's annual Pilot Rocky Top Basketball League. Most of Tennessee's newcomers and returning players are playing in the league, and we have the latest on their development from the past few months. We also make more jokes at the expense of coworker Grant Ramey because he wasn't able to be in studio for this episode.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan and Patrick Brown are in studio discussing the return of Phillip Fulmer to Tennessee as a "special advisor to the president for community, athletics and university relations." Fulmer, a legendary Hall of Fame former football coach for the Vols, wanted Tennessee's athletic director job but has happily settled for a part-time advisory role. What will Fulmer's role be, though? We have the latest from Fulmer himself.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are in studio discussing the latest on Tennessee football and men's basketball after a newsy (for June) week for the Vols. New Tennessee athletic director John Currie has detailed some of his plans for Neyland Stadium's future, while Vols football coach Butch Jones talks about his quarterback competition and Vols basketball coach Rick Barnes talks about his team's upcoming trip to Europe, as well as his love of hot dogs and cotton candy. Ryan also breaks down a big week full of Tennessee commitments on the recruiting trail, while Patrick describes his love of D's donuts.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are in studio talking Tennessee football — specifically the Vols' rivalry with Georgia. Tennessee and the Dawgs have never been friendly, but thrilling games each of the past five seasons have added even more excitement (and vitriol) to a game that's becoming must-watch every season for college football fans. Georgia is a popular pick to win the SEC Eastern Division title in 2017, but the Vols hope to have something to say about that.