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4.8 • 777 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Eric Cain breaks down ESPN analyst Bill Connlley's shocking ranking of TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS' Josh Heupel as the second-best active FBS head coach. The discussion covers Heupel’s impressive turnaround of the program, upcoming quarterback battles, and the Vols' surprising 9th place SEC preseason ranking. Caleb Jarreau from the Daily Times offers insider perspectives on Tennessee's "easy" schedule and potential for exceeding expectations. Key topics include fall camp priorities, defensive improvements, and top baseball recruits and transfer portal arrivals. Don't miss this in-depth analysis of the TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS' path to success in the upcoming season.

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0:00.0	By or sell, Josh Hyple is the second best head coach in college football right now.
0:07.8	ESPN's Bill Connolly thinks so.
0:09.3	Byers sell more than one starting quarterback for the volunteers this fall.
0:13.3	All that more, it's Tuesday, Locked on Balls.
0:26.1	You are Locked on Balls, your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers,
0:30.7	part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:31.9	Hey, good Tuesday morning, everybody.
0:33.6	Welcome into Lockdown Falls.
0:34.8	I am your host, Eric Kane.
0:36.3	Appreciate you guys for being here.
0:54.7	Making Locked on Vols, your first listen, your first watch each and every single day. We're a part of the Lockdown Podcast Network where it is your team every single day. Today's show is going to be a good one. Josh Heppel, the second best head coach in college football right now. ESPN's Bill Connley thinks so. We'll explain, show the work right there. By or sell, more than one starting quarterback for the volunteers in 2025. We've got some of your feedback on that as well. We'll take your questions, your mailback questions, the segment number three. Caleb Jaro from the Daily Times is going to join us here to get his reaction from atCC Media Days, all that and more. It is your Tuesday, Lockdown Falls. I'm the host here of Locktown Falls, also a member of the
0:54.5	Vaulkwest.com team here in town covering media days, all that and more. It is your Tuesday Locked-on Vols. I'm the host here of Locktown
1:11.4	Vols. Also a member of the ValQuest.com team here in town covering Tennessee athletics each and
1:16.3	every single day. We'll look forward to Josh Ward for Ward Wednesday tomorrow, and we are just
1:20.4	a week away from the start of Tennessee football fall camp. Can't wait for that. So Josh Heipel,
1:27.2	the second best head coach in college
1:28.8	football right now. On the surface, it sounds kind of bizarre, to be honest with you. Now, Josh
1:34.0	Hopple certainly is top 10 in my opinion. We have all these different variations of offseason
1:37.9	rankings USA Today, CBS Sports on three. I mean, again, but somebody was getting mad at me in the YouTube comments.
1:45.1	Not a day that goes by that somebody didn't get mad at me in the YouTube comments.
1:48.0	Comes at the territory that's fine for continuously talking about Nico.
1:51.4	And it's like, well, number one, that's the biggest story in college football.
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