Everything Orange

Welcome back to another episode of the Everything Orange podcast. Today, our guest is swimmer Camille Spink who is settling back onto Rocky Top after having an exceptional outing at her first swim and dive SEC Championships. Listen to learn more about why Rocky Top felt like home to her, how she’s progressed in just a couple months with the program, her thoughts on how SEC championships went for h...

Our guest today is a legend, an icon and one of the most decorated female basketball athletes to ever put on a uniform, LVFL Candace Parker. While at Tennessee, she became the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament and brought home back to back national championship titles in 2007 and 2008. As the first pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft, she went on to have a successful professional career being name...

In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to highlight an individual in Tennessee Athletics history who embodied what it means to be a Volunteer. Our guest today, former men’s basketball head coach Wade Houston, is a trailblazer, a visionary, and a force for change. His life story is a testament to the power of determination and the ability to overcome adversity. Throughout our conversation, we&a...

Welcome back to another episode of the Everything Orange podcast. Today’s guest is graduate men’s tennis player Angel Diaz. On this episode, Angel shares what made him want to leave Ecuador to pursue a collegiate career in the states, the growth he’s seen both as an athlete and person while at Tennessee, and what he’s looking forward to in his final season on Rocky Top!

Welcome back to another episode of the Everything Orange podcast. Today’s guest is Tennessee’s third rowing head coach in program history, Kim Cupini. Listen to learn more about what stood out to her about joining the Tennessee Athletic staff, what it means for her to get the opportunity to represent the Lady Vol legacy, and what excites her about her first season leading the rowing program on Roc...

Welcome back to another episode of the Everything Orange podcast. Today’s guest is graduate linebacker Keenan Pili. Listen to learn more about the Pili family football roots, his unique path to Tennessee, the growth he’s experienced since his 2023 season ending injury and ultimately what led him to return to Tennessee for his seventh (yes you read that correctly) year of college football!

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Everything Orange. Today’s guest is Women’s Tennis Head Coach and former Lady Vol Alison Ojeda. Listen to hear about her journey to Rocky Top as an athlete and coach, lessons learned after a momentous 2023 season, what it means to her to be a female head coach at the collegiate level and how her baby girl got the name “Summit”!

Happy (late) New Year everyone and welcome back to the first Everything Orange episode of 2024. On today’s podcast, we have graduate transfer guard Dalton Knecht, who made an immediate impact on Rocky Top from just about every spot on the court. In his first week as a Volunteer, he earned SEC Player of the Week honors and hit his 1,000 career points milestone. He averages 15 points per game and ea...

On this week's episode of Everything Orange, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Danny White joins the podcast.  Boasting a literal lifetime of experience in the industry, White oversaw a period of unprecedented competitive, academic and service excellence at the University of Central Florida from 2015-21 and at Buffalo from 2012-15. From the moment he arrived on Rocky Top three years a...

On this week's episode of Everything Orange, freshman distance runner Dean Casey joins the podcast. A native from Ennis Ireland, Casey found his home away from home on Rocky Top and never looked back. During his freshman season, he earned multiple SEC accolades including being named SEC Freshman of Year – the first and only time a XC Volunteer has won the award since it was introduced in 2000...

On this week's episode of Everything Orange, volleyball Head Coach Eve Rackham Watt joins the podcast. Following a historic regular season, Rackham Watt has helped lead the team to a 24-4 record thus far with road wins over Kentucky and Florida. Now heading into the NCAA tournament, the Lady Vols will be hosting the first and second rounds this weekend for the first time since 2011. Listen to...

On this weeks episode of Everything Orange, redshirt senior forward Jaida Thomas joins the podcast. Listen to Jaida talk about her journey to Tennessee, what the past five years have meant to her, and all the big moments she’s experienced representing the Lady Vol logo. Plus she brings on a special guest with her that you’re not going to want to miss!

On this week’s episode of Everything Orange, VFL quarterback Sterling Henton aka DJ Sterl the Pearl joins the podcast. Learn more about Sterl’s playing days on the gridiron, how the opportunity to be Tennessee Athletics DJ came to be, and what it means to him to be such an integral part of the game day experience. Get ready to smile until your cheeks hurt!

On this week’s episode of Everything Orange, senior transfer guard Jewel Spear joins the podcast. Listen to learn more about her journey to Tennessee, why she makes an effort to support different athletic programs across campus, and what she is most looking forward to during her first season as a Lady Vol. Also, if you’re a fan of Rod Wave’s music, stick around to see if you know the lyrics to his...

Welcome to the 10th episode of the Everything Orange podcast! Joining us is men’s basketball shooting guard Santiago Vescovi, who decided to return to Rocky Top for his fifth and final year of eligibility. In this episode, the Montevideo native discusses his Uruguayan roots; his journey across the world to Knoxville, Tennessee; and some special memories and relationships from his past four years a...

On this week’s episode of Everything Orange, senior transfer long distance runner Ashley Jones joins the podcast. Leading the way for the Lady Vols with a 12th place finish at Pre-Nationals over the weekend, Ashley Jones has been a significant addition to the team this season. However, her athletic success didn’t just happen to her by accident. The adversity she has had to overcome to even be in t...

Welcome back to another episode of the Everything Orange podcast, where we catch up with graduate transfer defensive back Gabe Jeudy-Lally. Listen to hear more about Jeudy-Lally’s experience growing up in Texas high school football culture, his journey to Tennessee, and what it means to represent the Power T. Prior to his arrival at UT, he earned his undergraduate degree in three years, started on...

Welcome back to another episode of the Everything Orange podcast, where we catch up with senior swimmer Mona McSharry. The Tokyo 2020 Olympian representing her home country of Ireland, found her way across the pond to Rocky Top because of one thing: Family. Listen to learn more about what life for Mona was like growing up in Sligo, Ireland, her biggest battle she’s had to face during her swimming...

On this week’s episode of Everything Orange, redshirt freshman setter Caroline Kerr joins the podcast. In her debut season, Kerr is leading the SEC in assists per set and has received conference honors four straight weeks so far this season. Listen to learn more about how her hard work landed her at Tennessee, what it means to represent the Lady Vol logo, and the team’s identity this season.

On this week’s episode of Everything Orange, sophomore forward Kameron Simmonds joins the podcast. Leading the Lady Vols in scoring so far this season, Kameron discusses her father’s influence on committing to the game, the Simmonds family’s deep Jamaican roots, competing on the World Cup stage, and the people on Rocky Top who supported her journey along the way.

Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello joins the Everything Orange podcast. Entering his seventh season as the Vols’ skipper, the man behind Tennessee Baseball’s rise to national prominence discusses the program’s identity and culture shift, his own growth as a head coach and the wave of success he’s seen across all of Tennessee Athletics.

In this episode of Everything Orange, we chat with 2023 SEC softball champion and Torchbearer recipient Kiki Milloy. Kiki talks about her softball family, the Lady Vols’ historic run last season, her University of Tennessee Torchbearer award and so much more! P.S. If you're a Colleen Hoover romance novel book fan, you’ll want to stick around until the end!

On this weeks episode, we sit down with Senior Defensive Lineman Omari "Big O" Thomas. Listen to him share his experience growing up in the Volunteer State, his passion for volunteering, his future goals in the sports landscape, and so much more!

A legendary first episode of Everything Orange - VFL Peyton Manning joins the podcast! During this premiere episode, Peyton shares his thoughts on the success across all of Tennessee's athletic programs, what Tennessee means to him, why he continually gives back to his alma mater in more ways than one, his latest announcement of becoming a professor, and so much more!

Introducing the NEW Tennessee Athletics Podcast that focus on athletes, coaches, and personalities across all of Tennessee's athletic programs.