Volquest answers your Tennessee football & recruiting questions in the Aug. 8 mailbag I Volunteers

Volquest answers your Tennessee football & recruiting questions in the Aug. 8 mailbag I Volunteers

00:33 YoungVol Never Banned Again: Discuss how many teams you guys think will/should be coming into the year with realistic playoff expectations? With this 12 game playoff how many do you see that should be thinking this way, 15? the top 25? more? and how many in the SEC every year would you predict.

2:56 Orangefaced: Haven’t heard a lot about Caleb Herring. How is he progressing and is he in line to make some noise this year?

4:40 Who are the top 2 SDEs this year?

5:33 SamSmith2233: How much confidence does the staff have at kicker? What type of range do they have?

6:23 Gobstopper1: When is Mike Matthews’ going to be a full participant and what is his injury?

7:43 Bcowvols: Give me your best story involving these three people. Phillip Fulmer, Jonathan Crompton, Dave Clausen.

10:31 Pine: Who do you predict to be the starting front 7 in the rabbit pass rushing package?

11:05 In honor of the Olympics who from this team are you picking to be on your 4x100 relay team?

11:58 Jameson: Despite her struggles, I think Kellie Harper is a true VFL. Is there any update on her future coaching aspirations or how she is getting along these days?

13:03 DoLittleVol: Is next year's starting center currently on the roster?

16:17 Do you think the chances of making the playoffs are better this year versus what they will be next year? Could you foresee a scenario where Tennessee goes super-aggressive in the 2025 portal for some missing link type guys similar to what Ole Miss has done for this season?

18:09 ATLVFL: Of all the freshmen OL, which player(s) do you think has the best chance of getting second team reps this year?

22:05 Given the Seldon injury last year, has there been any talk of Peyton Lewis as a KR?

22:52 How is the staff feeling about the progress of the following through the first week of camp?

1. Nathan Robinson
2. Trevor Duncan
3. Lang/Satterwhite
4. Emmanuel Okoye

25:54 MDVol: Does in-helmet communication help away teams in tough environments? I.E Vols @ Oklahoma.

27:27 BigVol18: Matthews/Staley combined receiving yards for 2024, O/U 800?

27:46 Folbytt1: Do you think Jordan Matthews is the 3rd corner after rickey and jermod?

27:55 NashVol615: We have been one of the most penalized teams in the SEC, and last year felt especially bad. Do you know if Heupel has done anything in practice to be a more disciplined team?

29:35 We’ve never seen this coaching staff play more than 4 receivers. There’s 6-7 legit dudes. Who are your top 4?

31:16 Gas up the Nico hype train. Tell us some of great things you’ve heard out of camp?

32:50 Should we expect the 2022 Bru McCoy by game 1? Do you think he will be hampered by the injury throughout the season?

33:38 Bthacker43: What is your prediction for the QB battle after Nico leaves with the other three we will have?

35:08 Iheartvols: What player or players that Tennessee DIDN'T land do you think would be legitimate candidates to give UT another look should their current school have a coaching change after this season?

36:49 Chatta_Vol: Which would be bigger for recruiting:

A. Making playoffs with a first round bye (1-4 seed) and only winning the quarterfinal game?
OR
B. Making playoffs with a first round home game (5-8 seed) but only winning the first round game?

37:40 SlappyVol: Fact or fiction
This team breaks/tie the Total Sacks record in 2024? 50 in 2000 in tops in UT history (41 last year).
Squirrel will end up leading tenn in all time catches and/or yards.

40:39 TNVol: How early did the staff decide to not enter the Arch sweepstakes and go all in on Nico? Were there ever real conversations with Arch, or was it Nico from the beginning?

41:42 Athrun: Where do we go at LB in recruiting?
Any new RB names to keep an eye on?

43:28 LoganBartlett: Elarbee mentioned that Heup has been emphasizing rotating OL and Brent mentioned that the safeties have been rotating more recently. Is this something you have heard as a top down mandate to get more young players involved?

45:43 Mallou: Brent....what is YOUR biggest concern going into the season? Austin, what is yours? Same for Eric, Grant, Matt, and Rob?

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