CAN'T MISS: Why Tennessee MUST SECURE David Gabriel Georges, Malik Howard for ’27 Recruiting Class

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🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Tennessee Volunteers football faces a high-stakes recruiting battle as Eric Cain spotlights four must-have prospects for the 2027 class, including five-star running back David Gabriel Georges and local standout Malik Howard. Can Josh Heupel land at least three to secure the Vols’ future championship hopes? The episode spotlights why elite in-state talent remains critical, with June 5th shaping up as a pivotal date for official visits. The discussion shifts to big-picture program changes as Eric Cain compares the anticipated impact of new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles versus strength and conditioning chief Derek Owings for the 2026 season. Should college football copy the NFL’s year-round model—and how would collective bargaining transform recruiting, player movement, and fan engagement? Get the latest on the SEC spring meetings, Tennessee baseball’s postseason push, and what’s next under Heupel’s relentless recruiting drive.

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0:00.0	We're talking must have Tennessee football recruiting.
0:03.7	I'm going to name four players.
0:05.0	Tennessee better get three of them in the class of 2027.
0:08.0	Who are they?
0:08.8	I'll tell you now.
0:15.0	You are locked on balls.
0:17.2	Your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers.
0:20.3	Part of the Locked onon Podcast Network, your team
0:23.7	every day.
0:25.1	Hey, good Wednesday morning, everybody.
0:26.5	Welcome into Lockdown Falls.
0:28.1	I am your host, Eric Kane.
0:29.5	Appreciate you guys for being here on today's show.
0:31.9	We are going to talk about how the college football calendar should just adopt the NFL
0:36.6	model already.
0:37.9	Adopt the NFL model. what does that mean exactly?
0:41.1	And how do you get there?
0:42.4	Obviously, CBA, we'll talk about that in segment number three.
0:45.6	Bigger impact this year, this season, 2026.
0:48.2	It's going to be Jim Knowles or Derek Owings, new DC, new strength and conditioning coach.
0:52.7	We'll discuss that in segment number two.
1:10.9	But first, a list of must-haves for Josh Hepple and Tennessee football recruiting, all that and more here on a Wednesday show. Hopefully we'll get Josh Ward at some point this week. A very busy week in terms of traveling to Chapel Hill for the end of the week, the Friday, noon, eastern start time for Tennessee against ECU. So I'm going to be on the road a little bit.
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