RTI Press Pass

On this special episode of the RTI: Press Pass, Sports Illustrated’s national college basketball reporter Kevin Sweeney joins RTI’s Ryan Schumpert to preview Tennessee basketball ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Sweeney and Schumpert discuss where Tennessee stacks up in the SEC, questions about the Vols and play “buy or sell” on a number of Vol hoops prompts. 
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On this week's episode of RTI: Press Pass, hosts Jack Foster, Ric Butler, and Ryan Schumpert are back to discuss where Tennessee Football is at heading into its second open date of the season. The guys go over the biggest storylines coming out of the Alabama win, specifically diving in on some key performances from Jermod McCoy, James Pearce Jr. and Nico Iamaleava in the second half. Did Nico's second half potentially spark something for him going forward? Plus, 10-2 is staring the Vols in the face, and the guys discuss what needs to happen in order for Tennessee to take care of business the rest of the season.
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Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast as hosts Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert are breaking down the Vols' win over Alabama on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. The guys start the show by talking about the chaos that was another field storming and some of the aftermath on the field. Ryan and Ric then get into the actual game - the guys discuss Tennessee's big defensive effort, the Vols' secondary stepping up, offensive problems in the first half, Tennessee's burst of life in the second half, and much more. It was a HUGE win for Tennessee so make sure you're locked into the RTI Press Pass podcast!
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On this week's episode of the RTI: Press Pass, hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are breaking down their thoughts on the upcoming Third Saturday in October game between Tennessee and Alabama from Knoxville on Saturday. The guys start the show with some brief game thoughts including the quasi-playoff atmosphere on Saturday. The guys talk about keys to the game for both sides, the biggest mismatches in the game, where Tennessee needs to clean things up, and much more. It's a HUGE game on Saturday so make sure you're locking in with the RTI: Press Pass to get you ready. Download and subscribe TODAY!
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Check out the latest RTI: Press Pass episode as Ric and Ryan are breaking down Tennessee's overtime 23-17 win over Florida on Saturday night in Neyland Stadium. 
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On this week's episode of RTI: Press Pass, hosts Jack, Ryan, and Ric are back again to dive into Tennessee's loss to Arkansas on Saturday night before flipping the page to Florida this weekend as the Vols return to Knoxville. What does Tennessee need to do to find a win against the Gators? Does the new playoff system devalue regular season losses? We break all of that and more down on Wednesday's episode of the show. Download and subscribe TODAY!
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Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast as hosts Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert are breaking down Tennessee's loss to Arkansas on Saturday night in Fayetteville, AR. The guys talk about Tennessee's passing struggles, the flow of the game, where things went wrong, what's next for the Vols, and much more. It's a big one from Razorback Stadium so don't miss it! Download and subscribe today.
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Pancakes & Bacon Podcast (Apple/Spotify/Amazon): VFL Kyler Kerbyson and Reed Bacon

On this week's episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast, hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Jack Foster are previewing the Vols' upcoming contest against Arkansas. The guys talk about keys to the game, what Arkansas does well, Tennessee's routes to victory, and much more! It's another SEC game so don't miss the preview - download and subscribe TODAY!
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Pancakes & Bacon Podcast (Apple/Spotify/Amazon): VFL Kyler Kerbyson and Reed Bacon

On this week's open-date edition of the RTI: Press Pass, hosts Jack, Ric and Ryan are back to further discuss Tennessee's dominant win over Oklahoma in Norman and what it means. The defense dominated again. What does that mean for Tennessee's floor in every game this season? Plus, how concerned are we with the offensive tackle spot? And shoutouts for DeSean Bishop and Josh Josephs. Download and subscribe TODAY!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
5:49 Tennessee's win was more about the defense than OU's offense
15:52 Tennessee should dominate the schedule
21:16 Playoff is the FLOOR
22:52 Georgia game looks gettable
34:28 What could SINK Tennessee this year?
36:59 Desean Bishop is impressing in pass pro
41:33 Run game gives offense a solid floor
44:00 Shoutout Josh Josephs
52:47 ANOTHER night game
54:38 Knoxville is POPPIN'
57:03 Thanks for watching
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Pancakes & Bacon Podcast (Apple/Spotify/Amazon): VFL Kyler Kerbyson and Reed Bacon

The RTI: Press Pass is back again as Ric and Ryan are here to break down their thoughts on Tennessee's 25-15 win over Oklahoma on Saturday night in Norman. 
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Pancakes & Bacon Podcast (Apple/Spotify/Amazon): VFL Kyler Kerbyson and Reed Bacon