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GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went into the Fort Rucker Sun Room to break down Tennessee’s second spring camp under coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Vols obviously had a laundry list of things to improve after a 5-7 record in Pruitt’s first season, and many of those things couldn’t possibly be solved in a single spring camp. But some of them could, in theory, right? Well … were t...

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Grant Ramey went into the Fort Rucker Sun Room — the Fort Rucker Studio is almost (but not quite) reconstructed — to break down the Vols’ annual spring game at Neyland Stadium. The White team (first-team offense and second-team defense) beat the Orange team (first-team defense and second-team offense) by a 28-10 score before an announced crowd of more than...

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker (from the Fort Rucker Sun Room) and Grant Ramey (from GoVols247’s Blount County Satellite Office) convened via Al Gore’s Internets to break down a stunning turn of events that nearly concluded with Tennessee losing reigning national coach of the year Rick Barnes to UCLA. News emerged Sunday night that UCLA’s search for a new head coach was focused on Barnes, and multiple sou...

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker (from the Fort Rucker Sun Room) and Grant Ramey (from GoVols247’s Blount County Satellite Office) convened via Al Gore’s Internets to break down Tennessee junior point guard Jordan Bone’s recent decision to declare for the NBA Draft while leaving open the possibility of returning for his senior season, which NCAA rules allow. Vols junior forward Grant Williams — the two-time...

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went into the Fort Rucker Sun Room — hopefully Fort Rucker Studio is back up and running next week — to break down some recurring themes and some new developments from Tennessee’s second spring camp under head coach Jeremy Pruitt. One major theme throughout spring camp has been the positive energy and optimistic vibes with new (old) offensive...

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into the GoVols247 Mobile Studio in Louisville to break down the good, bad, ugly and the pain of Tennessee’s 99-94 overtime loss to Purdue at KFC Yum Center. There’s never a good way to end a season unless you win a national championship, but some ways hurt more than others. The Vols’ loss to the Boilermakers is one of the more painful ways for it to end...

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker and Ryan Callahan went into the Fort Rucker Sun Room — the Fort Rucker Studio is almost (but not quite) reconstructed — to break down the first five practices of Tennessee’s second spring camp under coach Jeremy Pruitt and the things we’ll be looking for out of the Vols when they return from spring break and get back on the field next week. Both lines of scrimmage were conce...

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into to GoVols247 Mobile Studio in Columbus to breakdown Tennessee’s path to a potential national championship, which starts with a Friday afternoon game against No. 15 seed Colgate in Downtown Columbus’ Nationwide Arena — home of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets. There’s plenty to discuss heading into this tournament for Tennessee — which lost its spot a...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went into Fort Rucker Studio to discuss all things Vols through the first four practices of spring camp. Second-year Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt hasn’t made it a secret that his offense has essentially kicked the defense’s tail for much of camp to this point, which is something you don’t usually see early in a spring camp or preseason camp,...

Looking for a recap of Tennessee’s first spring camp practice and a discussion for the road ahead? There's a GoVols247 Podcast for that. GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Patrick Brown went into Fort Rucker Studio — or the Fort Rucker Sun Room, again, in this case — to break down Tennessee’s first spring camp practice snd discuss the road ahead. Pruitt and his team — at least the returning players — look...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio — or the Fort Rucker Sun Room, in this case — to break down seventh-ranked Tennessee’s 71-52 win over fourth-ranked Kentucky in a rocking Thompson-Boling, and what it means for the Vols moving forward. Those suggesting Tennessee was in trouble following a rough loss to Kentucky two weeks ago and a tough-luck loss at LSU last weeke...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went (sort of) into Fort Rucker Studio to discuss another week full of Tennessee football news. Jeremy Pruitt has now officially disclosed his staff heading into his second season with the program, and quite the staff it is. You want big names? Check. You want big salaries? Check. You want SEC experience? Check. You want VFLs? Check. It’s tou...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio — or the Fort Rucker Sun Room, in this case — to break down Tennessee’s recent struggles in a loss at Kentucky and an ugly home win over Vanderbilt. The Vols lost their first game in nearly three months and their No. 1 national ranking with their loss in Rupp Arena, and they responded with an ugly 58-46 win over Vandy at Thompson-...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio — or the Fort Rucker Sun Room, in this case — to break down Tennessee’s as-expected win over South Carolina on Wednesday, the Vols’ upcoming showdown at Kentucky and the SEC championship race. LSU threw a wrench into the SEC title race with a Tuesday win at Kentucky, so now only the Tigers — not the Wildcats — are one game behind...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down a week that featured double-digit wins over Missouri and Florida and the challenging stretch run coming in the next few weeks. Saturday’s 73-61 win over Florida extended Tennessee’s program-record winning streak to 18 games, and the Vols controlled most of the game — as they did in Tuesday’s win over former Tennessee...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down a big National Signing Day and provide thoughts on Tennessee’s full class — a class that looks a lot better now than it did Tuesday night. Tennessee had a decent class heading into National Signing Day, but the Vols closed with a bang, landing five-star West Virginia offensive lineman Darnell Wright...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down a Tennessee basketball team that suddenly looks more comfortable with the top spot in the polls and everything that comes with it. After looking a bit uneasy at times in their past three games, the Vols went to South Carolina and controlled the Gamecocks — and a hostile, sellout crowd — in a 92-70 win that had just a...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down all things Tennessee football heading into the final stages of the 2019 recruiting cycle. There aren’t many spots left in Tennessee’s class, but there are several elite prospects still showing significant interest in the Vols, and this episode ends with a detailed discussion with Callahan on some of...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down a historic week for the Tennessee basketball program. The Vols overcame a dreadful second half to outlast rival Alabama over the weekend at Thompson-Boling Arena, and that coupled with losses by Duke and Michigan took Tennessee from the No. 3 spot to the No. 1 spot in both major polls for just the second time in prog...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee’s wild, come-from-behind win at Florida over the weekend and the Vols’ 106-87 thumping or Arkansas on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. A healthy Lamonte Turner has teamed up with fellow junior guard Jordan Bowden to give the Vols a heck of a powerful punch off the bench, and now a deep and dangerous...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down a newsy week for Tennessee football highlighted by the return of Tee Martin to Knoxville. Martin, the starting quarterback on Tennessee’s 1998 national championship team, has flirted a few times with the idea of returning to his alma mater, but second-year Vols head coach Jeremy Pruitt was the man wh...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down third-ranked Tennessee’s torrid start to SEC play and talk about this weekend’s usually-tough test at Florida. Virtually every team in virtually every sport virtually every season has to overcome adversity and play through some rough spells, but things at the moment are looking smooth for the Vols, who entered SEC pl...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's offensive coordinator coup. Vols head coach Jeremy Pruitt’s 44-day search for an offensive coordinator took longer than most on the outside expected, but it ended in style. Pruitt plucked Georgia offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, who coordinated some explosive offenses at Tennessee from 2...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Mike Wilson (pinch-hitting for Grant Ramey) went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down all things Tennessee basketball heading into the start of SEC play this weekend. Tennessee will begin its conference-title-defense tour with a Saturday home game against Georgia, and there are several interesting topics to discuss heading into SEC play. Is...

GoVols247's Wes Rucker and Grant Ramey went into Fort Rucker Studio to briefly touch on some of the week’s football news before diving into a discussion about the state of Vols hoops heading into 2019. Rick Barnes and his staff and players went their own separate ways for a few-day Christmas break, but the Vols are reassembled and preparing for Saturday’s game against Tennessee Tech — the final op...