After three years of Tennessee fans wanting to run Tim Banks out of town, he’s got the No. 1 defense in college football.

After three years of Tennessee fans wanting to run Tim Banks out of town, he’s got the No. 1 defense in college football.

The Volunteer State is a Tennessee Vols sports podcast covering sports topics from the University of Tennessee featuring The Knoxville News Sentinel's John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer. The Tennessean, Nashville Tennessee.

The Volunteer State is a Tennessee Vols sports podcast covering sports topics from the University of Tennessee featuring The Knoxville News Sentinel's John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer. The Tennessean, Nashville Tennessee.

A Tennessee Vols podcast from the USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee.

The Volunteer State

The Volunteer State is a Tennessee Vols sports podcast covering sports topics from the University of Tennessee featuring The Knoxville News Sentinel's John Adams, Mike Wilson and Blake Toppmeyer.

How Tim Banks turned Tennessee football fans from critics to staunch supporters

It’s game week at Tennessee, playoff edition. UT fans are attempting a ticket takeover of Ohio State’s stadium. The Vols are preparing to face an uber-talented Buckeyes team. And in the background, coaches are managing the transfer portal.On today's episode, hosts Adam Sparks and John Adams break down the Vols’ first-ever CFP game against Ohio State and guess how many UT fans will be there.Plus, we talk through why a few Vols are already in the portal rather than CFP practice, and why fans shouldn’t be so hard on them.

It&rsquo;s game week at Tennessee, playoff edition. UT fans are attempting a ticket takeover of Ohio State&rsquo;s stadium. The Vols are preparing to face an uber-talented Buckeyes team. And in the background, coaches are managing the transfer portal.On today's episode, hosts Adam Sparks and John Adams break down the Vols&rsquo; first-ever CFP game against Ohio State and guess how many UT fans will be there.Plus, we talk through why a few Vols are already in the portal rather than CFP practice, and why fans shouldn&rsquo;t be so hard on them.

How many Tennessee fans will be at Ohio State for CFP game?

Tennessee got good news in the College Football Playoff picture and on national signing day. But it’s hoping for much better news on both fronts in the coming days. Penn State and David Sanders could help with that. We’ll explain.On today's episode, hosts Adam Sparks and John Adams break down the Vols final scenarios in the playoff, including who they’ll play and where. And they look back on the win over Vandy that earned UT’s way into the 12-team bracket.Plus, a signing day review raises questions about Sanders, UT’s No. 1 recruit, and the future of George MacIntyre as Vols QB.

Tennessee got good news in the College Football Playoff picture and on national signing day. But it’s hoping for much better news on both fronts in the coming days. Penn State and David Sanders could help with that. We’ll explain.On today's episode, hosts Adam Sparks and John Adams break down the Vols final scenarios in the playoff, including who they’ll play and where. And they look back on the win over Vandy that earned UT’s way into the 12-team bracket.Plus, a signing day review raises questions about Sanders, UT’s No. 1 recruit, and the future of George MacIntyre as Vols QB.

Mulling Tennessee playoff game while waiting on David Sanders to sign

What went wrong at Georgia? How can Tennessee still make the College Football Playoff? And why did Josh Heupel try to hand me the microphone to complain about the officials during his postgame press conference?On today's episode, hosts Adam Sparks and John Adams tell you what needs to happen for the Vols to get into the playoff and give you the odds of each of those things happening. It involves UT fans rooting for Hugh Freeze and against Lane Kiffin.Plus, our Georgia game recap asks if Nico Iamaleava is getting enough help and if Heupel should rant publicly against the refs.

What went wrong at Georgia? How can Tennessee still make the College Football Playoff? And why did Josh Heupel try to hand me the microphone to complain about the officials during his postgame press conference?On today's episode, hosts Adam Sparks and John Adams tell you what needs to happen for the Vols to get into the playoff and give you the odds of each of those things happening. It involves UT fans rooting for Hugh Freeze and against Lane Kiffin.Plus, our Georgia game recap asks if Nico Iamaleava is getting enough help and if Heupel should rant publicly against the refs.

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How Tim Banks turned Tennessee football fans from critics to staunch supporters

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