Wes Rucker

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Still understandably getting questions every day about the podcast, streaming, etc.

What I can tell you: Really good news is coming soon.

I'll discuss it as soon as I'm allowed to discuss it. Won't be long.

The people at WBIR are doing everything they promised, and then some.

Tennessee sophomore safety Edrees Farooq said there’s no question that the elite athleticism of Arkansas QB Taylen Green is a potential problem, but he said the key is everyone focusing as hard as possible on their own job, and not trying to do anyone else’s. It’s a trust thing.

I’m always fascinated by the music athletes have in their headphones before games. It’s a window into the personality and the soul.

Some go hard. Others, like Tennessee OL Wendell Moe Jr., keep it more mellow with R&B and gospel.

Tennessee edge Joshua Josephs said OLB coach Chop Harbin challenged him in a big way at halftime of the win at MissState.

Harbin offered a tiny grin when asked about that conversation and said he'd keep that between him and Josephs.

Whatever he said, it worked.

Tennessee OC Joey Halzle made a good point in that Arkansas making so many staff changes heading into this game in that it's made the Vols spend much more time in film prep, but it's also an opportunity for Tennessee's tempo against players maybe learning a new scheme.

Tennessee OC Joey Halzle: An aggressive quarterback puts our team in a seriously advantageous situation. A reckless quarterback puts our team in a disadvantageous situation. The job is to walk that line, to be as aggressive as possible without being reckless.

Greetings from Tennessee's Anderson Training Center, where the Vols are finishing practice and we're about to speak with OC Joey Halzle, OLB coach Chop Harbin and some players.

Tennessee freshman receiver Braylon Staley said as long as you come to work every day with the right mindset, it doesn’t matter what anyone outside the building thinks, whether it’s good or bad.

Tennessee DL Jaxson Moi on how he spent his bye weekend: I just chilled at home and watched games and got treatment. I don’t do much when I’m not playing ball. I like to chill at home.

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said any reports that star cornerback Jermod McCoy (ACL) wants to return for any specific game this season fundamentally don't understand McCoy and how had he's working to be cleared ASAP, regardless of the opponent.

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel isn't interested in saying whether freshman offensive tackle David Sanders Jr. will start for the first time against Arkansas. He just said Sanders was available, and that he was excited about that.

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel admitted Arkansas' mid-season coaching changes forced everyone on the Tennessee staff to do a "deep dive" on the Hogs' new staffers and what they've run in the past.

It's definitely a wrinkle.

Greetings from Anderson Training Center, where Tennessee coach Josh Heupel just opened his presser by saying he's always happy to host Champions Weekend in Knoxville, where all the championship teams will have a reunion during this Arkansas weekend.

No returns.

You take it, it’s yours.

The Wife is in Prague all week on business.

If anyone wants a free kid, let me know.

He’s 3. He goes by Hank, but you can probably change that if you want. He’s handsome, he’s smart and about 68 percent of the time he’s sweet.

Safari hat included.

Chaosplosion in the 3:30 window today, it seems.

Not sure a winner-take-all postseason game between the Yanks and Sox is the best way to calm the heart rate after that Cubs-Padres finish.

October Baseball is a drug.

SHUT UP APPLE WATCH MY HEART RATE IS FINE GO CUBS GO TALL BRUNETTES GO AMERICA

Tennessee edge Caleb Herring on Arkansas QB Taylen Green: Really good player. He a big dude and he run like a deer.

Tennessee’s Caleb Herring said he and Josh Josephs and the rest of the Vols’ edge defenders tell each other every day, “Play fast, and God got the rest.”

Tennessee junior edge Caleb Herring said he and his brother Elijah Herring — a former Vols LB now at Florida State — both wear No. 31 because it’s the number their grandfather wore in high school.

Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar: Nobody’s perfect, and I’ll never be perfect, but I just want to be as close to perfect as I can be. Every day, every game, there are so many things I could do better. I need to be better.

Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar on Chris Brazzell II: I wanted to learn this summer what he could do, what he couldn’t do, and he can do everything. He tells me, “Just throw it, I’ll go get it,” and he does.

Tight end is a hard position to play in Josh Heupel's scheme, and true freshman contributors there have been rare in the Heupel era.

Jack Van Dorselaer has been able to do that, though. He said the key has been to focus ONLY on his assignment every play. Then the rest sorts out.

Tennessee cornerback Ty Redmond’s mentality is impressive for his age.

He said he knows every team will attack and test him because he’s a true freshman and the other option is testing Colton Hood. So he said that’s more opportunities to make plays.

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel admitted Arkansas' coaching change and defensive staff decimation during this open date for both teams has made the Vols basically look at everything they can find for preparation.

Extremely rare thing to have no idea what to expect going into an October game.

Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said he was really proud of his daughter Hannah for being named Homecoming Queen at Knoxville Catholic High School.

Said he hopes that's a reflection of how she treats the people around her.

Greetings from Anderson Training Center, where Josh Heupel and some of his Tennessee players are about to start their only media availability of this open date week.

Heupel up first. He said he likes that Chris Brazzell II guy.

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One down. Hopefully many more to come.

Situational hitting to score an insurance run.

Be still, my beating heart.