CRAZY: Jim Knowles REVOLUTIONARY Move to FIX Tennessee Football Missed Tackles | REVOLUTIONARY

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🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Tennessee Volunteers revolutionize defensive strategy as new coordinator Jim Knowles implements a cutting-edge system using personalized tackle breakdowns for every player. Can this high-tech, film-driven approach finally fix the Vols’ missed tackle woes and give their defense the edge they need this season? Eric Cain unpacks the innovative methods Knowles and assistant John Bonamego are bringing to Knoxville, including categorized tackle reels and individualized development plans for both current players and transfer portal targets. Recruiting heats up with five-star prospects Kennedy Brown and Eric McFarland on campus, and Tennessee basketball gears up to face Miami (OH) amidst tournament madness. Key segments highlight the challenges ahead in the NCAA Tournament, Tennessee’s physical spring practices, elite recruiting targets, and the national perception of the Vols. Will these bold moves position Tennessee for dominance on the field and court this year?

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0:00.0	It's March. The madness has begun, but something Jim Noel said the other day about Tennessee football spring practice, man, it was crazy.
0:12.4	You are locked on balls, your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.6	Good Friday morning, everybody. Welcome into Locked-on Valls. I am Eric Kane.
0:28.6	Today's episode is presented by the great people over at Mazda. They put the detail,
0:32.6	put the drive into every small detail, wins to find the moment, putting the work that defines you.
0:36.6	Stay tuned for the highlights in this week's moving the game forward. There's more to a Mazda because
0:40.2	there's more to you. Got a lot to get into here today. Everyone is going to be against Tennessee
0:45.0	basketball tomorrow against Miami, Ohio as the volunteers kick off their NCAA tournament.
0:50.2	That's going up in segment three. Recruiting never stops another huge recruiting day on Tennessee's
0:55.1	campus Thursday coming up in segment number two. But we started today's show with new Tennessee
1:00.0	defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, and what he said about how they're going to fix missed
1:04.9	mistackles this year. Obviously, Jim Knowles was not here last year. It was Tim Banks' defense.
1:11.4	He referenced that there were some struggles defensively last year. Obviously, Jim Knowles was not here last year. It was Tim Banks' defense. He referenced that there were some struggles defensively last year.
1:13.9	Obviously, there is, you know, he's here, right?
1:16.4	They had to fire their DC.
1:17.8	However, he did say that they were pretty good defensively in 2024.
1:22.0	They were very good defensively in 2024, a top 10 defense.
1:25.2	So he said that they're not starting from ground zero.
1:27.1	However,
1:28.0	missed tackles were a huge issue for Tennessee last year. Tennessee missed 147 tackles in 2025,
1:35.5	63 of which were from defensive backs. And so it's an area that they've got to improve on.
1:41.6	And Jim Knowles met with the media on Thursday and was talking
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