Tennessee Football Early Season MVP: Dylan Sampson or Joshua Josephs? Jermod McCoy or Nico Iamaleava?

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🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Can Tennessee football maintain their undefeated streak and secure a spot in the College Football Playoff? With a 4-0 record and a No. 5 national ranking, the Volunteers are turning heads in college football. Dylan Sampson emerges as the eatly season offensive MVP, showcasing impressive rushing stats and all-purpose yards, while Joshua Josephs stands out on defense with consistent impact plays. The episode explores Josh Heupel's strategic decisions during the Oklahoma game, highlighting a conservative offensive approach that capitalized on a strong defensive performance. Concerns about the offensive line's depth, particularly at tackle positions, are addressed, along with the team's focus during the bye week on pass blocking, tackling, and red zone scoring. Upcoming challenges against Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia are also on the horizon. Josh Ward joins the show for Ward Wednesday and more of listeners’ mailbag questions. Tune in for an engaging analysis of Tennessee football’s path to success and insights into their evolving strategy. 0:00 Intro 5:53 Dylan Sampson's Stellar Performance 10:16 Tennessee's Strategic Game Outcomes 15:21 Tennessee's Defensive Prowess 17:07 Persistence in Tennessee's Run Game 18:53 DeSean Bishop's Rising Role 21:02 Tennessee's Tackle Position Concerns 27:06 Dont’e Thornton's Transformation

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0:00.0	Tennessee is 4 and 0 ranked top five in the country by week coming up this week. So first third of the season,
0:06.1	who's been Tennessee's MVP on offense and on defense? That and so much more. It's a Wednesday,
0:11.8	Locked on Balls.
0:18.3	You are Locked on Balls, your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:28.0	Good Wednesday morning, everybody. Welcome in to it. This is Locked On Vols, and I am your host, Eric Kane.
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1:01.6	to get into. First, Josh Ward for Ward Wednesday is going to come up in segment two.
1:05.2	Going to answer more mailback questions in segment three, but with the first third of the season
1:09.6	over with so far, we're going to
1:11.1	discuss here briefly here in a short little segment who the MVP's are the team so far
1:16.0	for the University of Tennessee. And for me, it's pretty simple, at least on the offensive end,
1:21.3	number one on offense, your MVP is 100% Dylan Samson. Dylan Samson, who is second in the SEC in rushing after playing only
1:29.9	11 of the possible 16 quarters so far this season. Dylan Samson that leads the SEC in rushing
1:35.0	touchdowns. Dylan Samson that leads the SEC in scoring. Dylan Samson, who is number three in all
1:41.7	purpose yards in the SEC, he's been really, really good.
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