CHASE: Tennessee Football Eyes Omarii Sanders FLIP—Kesean Bowman and Derrick Baker RECRUITING Surges

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Tennessee Volunteers chase top-tier talent as linebacker Omarii Sanders—ranked No. 52 nationally and currently a Vanderbilt commit—plans a return visit to Knoxville. Could Tennessee flip Sanders and gain new momentum in-state? Meanwhile, wide receiver target Kesean Bowman and quarterback commit Derrick Baker bolster the Vols’ recruiting outlook after strong showcases at the Open in Atlanta. Braylon Clark, a premier 2028 wide receiver, also emerges as a key target. Eric Cain tackles SEC baseball’s shaky start, highlighting Tennessee’s offensive struggles and unexpected weekend losses across the league, including LSU’s 1-4 run. The episode spotlights three Tennessee basketball stars—Ja’Kobi Gillespie (First Team), Nate Ament (Second Team and Freshman), and Felix Okpara (Defensive Team)—while mailbag questions examine quarterback comparisons and the Vols’ baseball need for a clubhouse leader. Can Tennessee’s offense find its rhythm as SEC play looms, or will the parity brought by NIL and roster changes define this season’s outcome?

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0:00.0	A top 100 recruits.
0:01.8	It's going to be back in Knoxville sometime later next week.
0:05.7	Could Tennessee pull up the flip from an in-state foe?
0:13.5	You are locked on balls.
0:15.6	Your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers.
0:18.7	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day. Hey, good Tuesday morning, everybody. Welcome into it. Your Tuesday morning, Locked-on Falls. I am your host, Eric Kane. So happy to have you guys along for the ride. Choosing to be a part of the Locked-on-Vall show here on this Tuesday morning, your number one spot for Tennessee Football News and entertainment. Weekday mornings when you wake up wherever you find your podcast free and available. We are a part of the Lockdown Podcast Network where it is your team every single day. The number one sports podcasting network. Today's show is presented by the great people over Fandall's Sportsbook. Vandall is giving you a way to turn the energy into even bigger potential wins with college basketball parlay profit boost. You can head on over to fandle.com to get started today. Big shout out to our friends over at Fandle. Big show coming up here today in reverse order. What a weird weekend for SEC baseball is the SEC down in baseball this year as we wrap up non-conference play,
1:13.4	non-conference weekend play.
1:14.8	That little bit of thought on Tennessee's 4-1 week in a series one over Wright State coming
1:19.4	up in segment number three.
1:20.7	Mailbag questions and three Tennessee volunteers named all SEC in basketball this year.
1:25.5	It's coming up in segment number two, but a little recruiting talk.
1:28.4	The open down in Atlanta, Matt Ray of BallQuest.com, was down there on hand. He shared some notes
1:32.7	with me on Tennessee quarterback Derek Baker, Tennessee wide receiver Target, Kishon Bowman,
1:38.2	who obviously is one of the best wide receivers in this country, in this class, and other notes
1:43.6	from the open. And also, Amori Sanders, one of the top players in the state of Tennessee and the top players in the class of 2027 is reportedly going to be back on campus sometime next week to check out the volunteers. All that and more happening right now. This is locked on vault. So Amori Sanders, awesome price, volkwest.com, put out a story, my colleague, my
2:02.1	coworker of Valquess.com, put out a story Monday afternoon. Amori Sanders planning on visiting
2:08.0	Tennessee next week. He is a Vanderbilt commits. Amari Sanders is the number 52 overall prospect,
2:15.2	according to the rivals's industry rankings.
2:17.7	He stands at 6'2, well, really 3, 3 and 1 half, weighing about 2.15.
2:23.5	He primarily has played safety in high school at Franklin Road Academy, but projects as a
2:28.8	linebacker at the next level.
2:31.2	You look at his rival's industry ranking, and again, 52nd in the nation, third
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