Tennessee football Recruiting: Vols Aim to Finish Strong in Class of 2025

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🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Can Tennessee football secure a spot in the College Football Playoff and finish strong in recruiting? With a strong 2025 recruiting class featuring top commits like George McIntyre, David Sanders, and Maryon Dye, the Volunteers are making moves in college football recruiting. However, they face challenges in retaining key players like Christian Gass, Travis Sith and Shady Hayward, who are being pursued by Georgia. This episode breaks down Tennessee's playoff scenarios, including the need for victories and strategic losses by teams like Indiana and Notre Dame. Reflecting on the recent 31-17 loss to Georgia, the discussion highlights the competitive nature of the game compared to last year. Additionally, the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team is off to a 4-0 start, showcasing a balanced scoring attack despite JP Estrella's injury. Meanwhile, the Lady Vols basketball team is thriving under new coach Kim Caldwell's high-scoring offense. Tune in for an in-depth analysis and recruiting talk with Matt Ray of Volquest and Josh Ward of 99.1 The Sports Animal. 0:00 Intro 5:07 Tennessee's 2025 Recruiting Class 10:27 Commitment Challenges 15:45 College Football Playoff Prospects 20:30 Potential Playoff Scenarios 25:25 Expanded Playoffs Impact 28:01 Tennessee vs. Georgia Game Analysis 32:10 Tennessee Basketball Season Start 35:01 Lady Vols' Offensive Performance 36:30 Upcoming Show Highlights

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0:00.0	All this talk about Tennessee and the college football playoff rankings, and we did a show on that last night.
0:04.4	Go check it out. But what about Tennessee and recruiting? Early signing day is in two weeks.
0:09.6	Two weeks. Where do the balls stand with some top targets? And will the balls hold on to some top commitments?
0:14.5	That and so much more. It's your Wednesday, Locked on Balls.
0:28.8	You are Locked On Balls, your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:32.5	What is up, everybody?
0:33.6	Welcome into your Wednesday morning edition of Locked On Balls.
0:36.2	I'm your host, Eric Kane.
0:37.2	Can't thank you enough for being here making Lockdown Balls.
0:39.2	A part of your morning routine.
0:40.7	You know it.
0:41.1	We are free and available wherever you get your podcast.
0:44.8	No college football playoff ranking discussion on this show.
0:48.4	But if you didn't catch the one, the little mini pot I did last night,
0:52.4	it should be in your feed. So I encourage you to go and listen and watch that to get my reaction on where Tennessee ranked in the college football playoff rankings from Tuesday night.
1:01.4	So a lot going on here on the show.
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1:11.4	bet. Visit fandle.com today to go ahead and check it out. I'm going to talk with Matt Ray,
1:15.9	my colleague over BallQuest.com, a whole lot about Tennessee recruiting, priority targets
1:19.9	to finish off the class of 2025, looking ahead to 26. A lot of discussion there. Plus, more
1:25.7	college football playoff talk with Matt Ray from a Tennessee perspective.
1:29.4	That's coming up here in segments one and two.
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