Episode 13: Learning more about new Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt

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🗓️ 17 July 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Today's show follows Day No. 1 of SEC Media Days in Atlanta. There's news regarding Tennessee's 2019 class as the Vols have added a big commitment on the defensive line. There's also some bad news regarding a Tennessee player facing serious allegations. Josh Ward covers both items on today's show. Hear from David Ubben of The Athletic as he discusses the personality of coach Jeremy Pruitt and the role he's taking on at Tennessee. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops talks about becoming a head coach for the first time, which ties into the conversation about Pruitt. Freshman tight end Jacob Warren is today's "newcomer to know," and there are a couple of Media Days notes to mention before the show wraps up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Rocky Talk, the Daily Tennessee podcast.
0:09.6	My name is Josh Ward.
0:10.7	I'm excited to be with you today with the first day of SEC Media Days in the books.
0:16.4	On today's show, some thoughts on Jeremy Pruitt as a first year head coach,
0:20.7	something that Kentucky coach Mark Struitt as a first year head coach, something that Kentucky
0:22.0	coach Mark Stoop said about his first year in Lexington as a head coach. There are some
0:27.9	connections to Jeremy Pruitt in what he is taking on, the position that he's in at Tennessee.
0:33.4	Hear that on today's show. Also, David Ubin of The Athletic. He's writing a series of stories on Jeremy Pruitt for the athletic, a chance to get to know Tennessee's head coach a little bit better from those who know him best.
0:46.4	Here from David Ubin on today's show, a little bit of what he's learned about Jeremy Pruitt's personality and what David Ubin sees at Tennessee that Jeremy Pruitt is taking
0:56.2	on, a commitment for Tennessee in the 2019 class, also some trouble for a member of Tennessee's
1:02.3	2017 class. All of that right here on Rocky Talk. Plus today's newcomer to know. We'll finish
1:08.3	up today's show with that and a couple of notes from
1:11.4	day number one at the SEC Football Media Days in Atlanta. It's a busy show right here.
1:16.5	Rocky Talkpodcast.com is where it's posted every day. The show is available on iTunes,
1:21.6	Google Play, and SoundCloud, plus the other third-party apps. So we'll begin today's show with
1:26.2	some of the news surrounding Tennessee football on Monday. And item number one is the commitment from Elijah Simmons from
1:32.9	Pearl Cone High School in Nashville. He is the 14th commitment for Tennessee's 2019 class,
1:39.4	and he is a big commitment. Literally, 340 plus pounds at the defensive tackle position is Elijah Simmons.
1:47.5	He camped at Tennessee in June.
1:49.6	He impressed Tennessee's coaching staff.
1:51.2	They offered him a scholarship.
1:52.7	And he is now committed to the VALs.
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