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

REPORT: Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava is DIFFERENT This Spring | Will He Reach Potential?

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

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Can the Tennessee Volunteers' spring practice set the stage for a breakthrough season? With quarterback Nico Iamaleava stepping up as a leader, the Volunteers are poised for an exciting year in college football. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team gears up for their NCAA tournament clash against Wofford, a team known for its three-point prowess. Key figures like Corey Tripp and Kyler Filewich are in the spotlight as the Volunteers prepare for a challenging matchup. ESPN's Jay Bilas shares insights on Tennessee's potential tournament run, predicting a thrilling showdown with Kentucky in the Sweet 16. On the recruiting front, five-star quarterback Faizon Brandon reaffirms his commitment to Tennessee, despite interest from other top SEC programs. Don't miss this episode for an in-depth look at the Tennessee Volunteers' strategies and prospects across football and basketball. Tune in for exclusive insights and expert analysis!

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0:00.0

One week of spring practice in the books.

0:02.0

The team is off the spring break right now, but my number one takeaway through four practices that I've seen,

0:08.6

Nico I'maliaba just looks different.

0:10.9

I'll show my work here on a Wednesday, lockdown balls.

0:19.3

You are locked on balls. Your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:28.9

Hey, your Wednesday morning, everybody. Welcome into Lockdown Balls. We're presented a part by our friends over at Money Monarch, where you can take control your finances with Money Monarch.

0:36.1

Use the promo code Lockdown College at MoneyMonarch.com for 50% off your first year. I'm your host, Eric Kane. So much to get into here today. A couple recruiting updates in segment three. What Jay Billis thinks about the Tennessee volunteers in the NCAA tournaments? You won't want to miss that. Who is Wofford? What is Tennessee walking into in terms of a 60, round of 64 matchup?

0:56.1

We'll dive into a really good three-point shooting team in Wofford in segment number two.

1:01.5

But a couple of reactions, a couple of big takeaways I've had from four spring practices for Tennessee football, all that and more coming up here on a Wednesday.

1:08.8

Show, Josh, we're going to be on tomorrow's show to give us ready for Tennessee and Wofford at the incident of like tournaments.

1:13.6

And you guys know we're free and available wherever you get your podcast.

1:16.7

Appreciate you for being here.

1:17.8

We are a part of the Lockdown Podcast Network where it is your team every single day.

1:22.3

Okay, so my first big major takeaway is, and you every day, as I said this a couple of times already, so just

1:28.5

kind of bear with me, Nico Iamaliava, he just looks different, okay? He's walking around with

1:34.7

the more confidence to him. You know, we're over the complex a lot during the season, right?

1:39.4

Because we come in and during camp, we're there in the mornings and, you know, doing a little

1:43.8

bit of the viewing period, we stay after, do our work, we're there in the mornings and doing a little bit of the viewing period.

1:45.0

We stay after, do our work.

1:47.0

We met with the assistant coaches and some of the players after practice, stay there and do our work.

1:52.0

So, I mean, there's a lot of players walking through, coming through and all that.

1:55.0

And, you know, Nico would come through and say hello every now and again, but he would usually dip out the side door. He's a guy that's walking through the complex right now, saying hello, talking to everybody. When he spoke to the media last week,

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