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

One of Tennessee's most talented players expresses confidence under new staff

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

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🗓️ 24 August 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Does the Tennessee football team have more talent than some analysts project? That's one topic on today's show, which is presented by The Athletic. Save 40% on your first-year subscription - that's only $2.99 per month - at TheAthletic.com/rockytalk. Highlights • Hear from safety Nigel Warrior, who has a chance become an All-SEC defensive back in his third season with the Vols. • Learn more about Tennessee's secondary and overall talent. Is there more for Tennessee's coaching staff than has often been discussed? • Will Shelton of GamedayonRockyTop.com joins the show to discuss the Tennessee fanbase's anticipation of the upcoming season. • Catch up on the latest from Tennessee's practice on Thursday, including health updates and West Virginia prep. 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

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Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:09.9

Welcome into Locked-on Balls, the Daily Tennessee Podcast, covering what's going on with

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Tennessee football every single day.

0:17.1

My name is Josh Ward.

0:18.5

Thank you for being here on today's show.

0:20.7

I'm on Twitter at Josh underscore Ward. If you for being here on today's show. I'm on Twitter at

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Josh underscore Ward if you ever want to send me a question or comment for the show. And I lead off

0:27.0

mentioning that because on today's show, I'm going to try to answer a couple of questions I had earlier

0:31.4

this week. Questions that were sent in to me about Tennessee's roster. Where is Tennessee's

0:36.7

talent? Is it really as down as some people are saying?

0:40.5

I'll look at the roster in terms of where these players were projected when they arrived at

0:45.6

Tennessee. And does that tell us anything about what Tennessee has right now? Also, the secondary.

0:50.8

You're going to hear from one of Tennessee's most talented players, a member of the

0:54.5

defensive backfield, Nigel Warrior. He's going to tell you about learning in this defense

0:59.8

from Jeremy Pruitt and Kevin Cher, the defensive coordinator. Hear what Nigel Warrior says about

1:06.3

that, and then hear what Jeremy Pruitt says about the work that Nigel Warrior has put in.

1:11.2

That's going to be right here on Locked-on Valls. A little bit later, Will Shelton is going to

1:15.5

join the show. He writes for Game Day on Rocky Top and does a great job of keeping a pulse on the

1:21.3

UT fan base. So his thoughts on the start of the Jeremy Pruitt era, what to be excited about, what to maybe be a little concerned about, heading into year one under Jeremy Pruitt. And there are several notes to pass along

1:31.9

from Thursday's practice as the Valls began prep for West Virginia. I'll tell you about that

1:37.3

right here on Locked-on Valls as well, a daily Tennessee podcast covering what's going on with Tennessee.

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