GoVols247: A Tennessee Volunteers athletics podcast

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are in studio talking Tennessee football after some fresh interviews with Vols head coach Butch Jones, offensive coordinator Larry Scott and defensive coordinator Bob Shoop. Shoop in particular had plenty of interesting things to say about his defense heading into the 2017 season, and Jones and Scott had some interesting nuggets, as well. We also discuss the latest from the annual Big Orange Caravan, athletic director John Currie skipping arm day, the Nashville Predators' run to the Stanley Cup Final and shows Callahan has foolishly failed to watch. Some questions from GoVols247 subscribers also get answered.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are in studio breaking down Tennessee's hire of Arkansas assistant Tony Vitello as its new head baseball coach. The first high-profile hire of new athletic director John Currie's Tennessee tenure was at least a mild surprise — Vitello wasn't a prominent name reported on during the search — but there's more than enough on Vitello's resume to make him an intriguing hire. We break down Vitello's background as a coach and recruiter, as well as the things he'll need to do in order to get Tennessee back to its glory days on the Diamond.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are back in studio to discuss the latest on Tennessee football and basketball. Most of Tennessee's football signing class has enrolled for summer school classes, and we break down who made it, who didn't make it and what's going to happen next. We also break down Tennessee holding on to the commitment of graduate-transfer cornerback Shaq Wiggins, as well as the latest on which Tennessee basketball signees are and are not on campus. Clever ways to bring booze into college football games are also discussed.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are back in studio to break down a college football prestige power poll from FoxSports' Stewart Mandel that ranked Tennessee a second-tier (out of four tiers) program. Was that ranking fair? Unfair? Let's discuss it.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are back in studio to break down a sneaky-busy week for Tennessee athletics. Main topics include a recent FoxSports analyst's prediction that it would be "virtually impossible" for Tennessee football to win eight games this season; Vols graduate-transfer cornerback commitment Shaq Wiggins taking a surprise, last-minute visit to Mississippi State; Tennessee basketball's addition of high-scoring, graduate-transfer guard James Daniel III from Howard; Vols football coach Butch Jones jumping on the Nashville Predators bandwagon; Callahan's being a nervous wet blanket about the Preds; and PB's frustration with the Preds overshadowing his beloved Memphis Grizzlies.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are back in studio discussing Tennessee football recruiting. The Vols recently added their third 2018 commitment from a Knoxville prospect, which will help restock a roster that's currently a little thin on locals. It's obvious that Tennessee needs to maintain a big recruiting presence in growing hotbed Nashville and traditionally solid Memphis, but what about the sneaky-good Knoxville area? That's the focus in this edition of the GoVols247 Podcast.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are back in studio to talk several topics — including Tennessee's Big Orange Fest (the artist formerly known as the Big Orange Caravan), Vols football coach Butch Jones emerging from hiding for his first interview in weeks and several football and basketball recruiting updates.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are in studio to start previewing Tennessee's season-opening game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — who could have been considered the unofficial SEC Eastern Division champions last season after beating Vanderbilt, Georgia and Kentucky. The Vols and Jackets are scheduled to open the season in the Atlanta Falcons' new Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sept. 4.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown are in studio to break down CBS Sports' rankings of Power 5 college football coaches — a list that wasn't kind to Tennessee's Butch Jones. There's also plenty of basketball recruiting news to discuss, with the Vols losing a scholarship player, signing a junior college guard and still actively pursuing a fifth-year transfer guard.

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Ryan Callahan, Grant Ramey and Patrick Brown break down the latest personnel moves from new Tennessee athletic director John Currie and the impact that could have on all of Tennessee's coaches — including Vols football coach Butch Jones, who is heading into what some are calling a make-or-break 2017 season.