FIRST LOOK: George MacIntyre, Faizon Brandon HIGHLIGHTS Tennessee Football Spring Practice QB Battle

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🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Tennessee Volunteers kick off spring football under Josh Heupel with a quarterback battle unlike any in his tenure. Will George MacIntyre’s leadership edge out highly touted Faizon Brandon for the QB1 spot, or could transfer Ryan Staub surprise everyone? Eric Cain breaks down early camp observations, new-look stretching routines, Jim Knowles’ defensive changes, and how revamped practice habits could shape the Vols’ season. Key topics include offensive line shakeups with transfer Ory Williams making a strong first impression, injury updates on Arion Carter and Wendell Moe, and an in-depth look at how Tennessee’s baseball squandered a series win in Athens at Georgia. Eric Cain also fields fan mail about game management, breakout freshmen, and the Lady Vols' NCAA tournament bid. Can the Volunteers’ calculated risk on young talent spark success in 2026?

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0:00.0	Spring practice has begun what I saw, what I observed from Tennessee football spring practice on Monday morning.
0:11.0	You are locked on balls, your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers, part of the Lockedon Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.6	Good Tuesday morning, everybody. Welcome into it. I am Eric Kane, the host here at Locktown
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0:55.0	I was there.
0:56.0	It was quick.
0:57.0	It was fast-paced.
0:58.0	I'll tell you what I saw, what I observed from.
1:00.0	This is a quarterback battle that Josh Heppel's never been in before, never, never
1:04.0	oversaw before.
1:05.0	And I'm going to tell you why this quarterback battle is different from the one last year,
1:10.0	and different from the one with
1:11.9	Joe Milton and Hinden Hooker initially and all that.
1:15.4	We'll get to that in subject number two.
1:17.1	And then we'll answer some of your Melbaugh questions.
1:19.0	I'll then and more right here on your Tuesday lockdown balls.
1:21.5	Don't forget, the baseball squad show that's coming up this afternoon, about 3, 4 o'clock or so. We'll drop the audio, and of course, it'll be on YouTube as well. So get more thoughts on the Tennessee baseball weekend at Georgia. It was a tough one. I think there's a middleback question or two on that as well. All that and more coming up here today on Locked on Vols. Every Dayers Club, you can join it. March is that promo code March for your first month free.
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