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Locked On Vols - Daily Podcast On Tennessee Volunteers Football & Basketball

Jeremy Pruitt explains why players are (or aren't) playing on Saturdays

Locked On Vols - Daily Podcast On Tennessee Volunteers Football & Basketball

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4.8797 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Tennessee's football team was back on the practice field on Wednesday as the Vols work through a bye week. Coach Jeremy Pruitt spoke to the media after practice. Today's show is available every day on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And good news: the Locked on Vols podcast is now available on Spotify! • The show starts with some injury news regarding one of Tennessee's offensive linemen. Josh Ward looks at the position group, and former UT lineman Bruce Wilkerson explains what he looks for in successful offensive linemen.  • Hear from center Ryan Johnson and defensive end Kyle Phillips. They both discuss the growth they've seen from the team and the improvement the Vols still need to make. • Pruitt discusses what it takes to get on the field. Trust from the coaches is a big factor. • Pruitt also explains the reasoning for two players moving position groups at practice this week. Hear about a few players battling through injury this week. • The ESPN FPI has updated projections for the rest of the season. Find out what kind of shot the Vols have against their six remaining SEC opponents. • Wonder where Jeremy Pruitt ranks among coaching salaries in college football? Josh provides that info at the end of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are Locked-on Balls, your Daily Tennessee Volunteers Podcast, part of the Locked-on

0:05.6

Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:09.6

Welcome into Locked-on Balls, the Daily Tennessee Podcast.

0:13.1

My name is Josh Ward.

0:14.4

I'm excited to be with you today, and I appreciate you being here.

0:17.7

Today's show is going to take a look at practice on the field on Wednesday,

0:22.3

some notes from the Vols getting back to work on Wednesday afternoon, as well as Jeremy

0:27.5

Pruitt meeting with the media, some personnel updates, a Tennessee player dealing with a surgery

0:33.3

to clean up a knee injury. I'll get you that information coming up in just a moment.

0:38.5

Also, some projections moving forward.

0:41.1

ESPN with some numbers on Tennessee's chances of winning each individual SEC game.

0:47.8

Tennessee has six games left in the SEC plus Charlotte non-conference in early November.

0:52.9

So what ESPN says about Tennessee's chances in each of those games that are remaining.

0:58.4

That's right here on Locked-on Vols, the Daily Tennessee Podcasts, which is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and we receive some positive news on Wednesday.

1:07.9

Locked-on Vols is now available on Spotify.

1:10.3

So if you happen to get your podcast through Spotify, Locked- Vols is now available on Spotify. So if you happen to get your

1:11.5

podcast through Spotify, Locked on Vols is available there as well. Pretty much anywhere you

1:16.9

listen to podcasts, Locked on Vols is available. Thanks to everybody who has rated and reviewed

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the show on iTunes. If you do have time to do that, please do and help spread the word about

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the daily Tennessee podcast.

1:28.9

I'm on Twitter at Josh underscore Ward if you'd like to connect with me anytime about the show.

1:34.6

So we received news from Jeremy Pruitt on Wednesday that offensive lineman Riley Locklear had to have surgery to clean up a small meniscus tear.

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