Transfer Portal Commitment from Star Thomas NEEDED for Tennessee Football, Josh Heupel

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🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Can the Tennessee Volunteers maintain their [overall] football momentum into the offseason? With the transfer portal buzzing, the Volunteers football team is making strategic moves, including the addition of running back Star Thomas from Duke. This episode unpacks Tennessee's recruiting strategies, both through the transfer portal and traditional methods, highlighting key prospects like edge rushers Hezekiah Harris and Rodney Dunham. The discussion also covers the Volunteers' recent basketball clash with the Vanderbilt Commodores, analyzing the impact of foul trouble and coaching decisions on the game's outcome. Key figures such as Rick Barnes, Chaz Lanier, Darlinstone Dubar and Zakai Zeigler are at the forefront of these discussions, offering insights into the team's evolving dynamics. Don't miss out on this engaging analysis of Tennessee's sports landscape and the strategic decisions shaping their future. Tune in for a deep dive into the Volunteers' path to success. 0:00 Intro 5:04 Star Thomas: Productive RB Transfer Portal Addition 10:40 Junior Day Recruiting Recap 16:48 Top Safety Recruit Jordan Smith 22:56 Tennessee Basketball's Heartbreaking Loss to Vanderbilt 28:30 Rick Barnes' Coaching Decisions Questioned

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0:00.0	Tennessee closed the deal with Transfer Portal running back star Thomas.
0:04.1	Why this is not the Transfer Portal edition fans wanted, but it's one that Tennessee absolutely needed.
0:10.2	That more, which Monday, Locked on Balls.
0:17.4	You are Locked on Balls, your daily podcast on the Tennessee Volunteers, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.2	Hey, good Monday morning, everybody. Welcome into Lockdown Falls. I am your host, Eric Kane.
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0:44.7	I'm going to talk about Star Thomas and why this was a pretty vital piece, a pretty vital
0:49.4	addition for Tennessee and the Transfer Portal.
0:52.1	I'll get into that here a matter of moments. We'll look back at Tennessee's
0:54.5	junior day from over the weekend, the first of several here in the spring semester. Who was on campus
0:59.7	and whose Tennessee kind of moving the meter with in terms of traditional recruiting for that class of
1:04.4	2026 and even some 2027s? And obviously it was a heartbreaker for Tennessee in the mid-state on Saturday.
1:12.7	Chas Lanier comes up just short at the rim. There as time expires, or there at the end of the game for
1:17.5	the free throws, we'll kind of dive into that as well here as we get started on a Monday.
1:22.2	Don't forget, Melbag addition to the show, that's tomorrow. So get in all your questions,
1:25.5	comments, concerns at underscore caner
1:27.7	and at lockdown balls and please comment on the youtube video do my best to answer all those
1:32.3	on tomorrow's show all right so yeah Tennessee needs wide receivers Tennessee needs offensive
1:38.5	linemen Tennessee would love to have another defensive tackle a lot of you guys want another
1:43.0	safety a lot of you guys don another safety. A lot of you guys
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