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23-04-2025
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Is Tennessee Vols football spring game on TV? Where to stream, follow Orange and White Game
This story has been updated with new information. Tennessee football closes spring practice with the Orange and White spring game on Saturday, April 12 at Neyland Stadium. Nico Iamaleava's sudden departure after a reported NIL re-negotiation has cast a shadow over the end of spring football. The Vols' starting quarterback last season will enter the transfer portal when the spring window opens on April 16. Advertisement Without Iamaleava, the focus will be on young quarterbacks Jake Merklinger and George MacIntyre in Josh Heupel's offensive system. The spring game will not be televised or streamed on any broadcast platform, so only the fans inside the limited-capacity Neyland Stadium (down to 45,000 due to renovations) will get to see an early view of the 2025 Vols. Is Tennessee Vols football spring game on TV? Where to watch, stream Tennessee spring game TV Channel: None Live stream: None (The Vol Network will have a live radio broadcast of the event across its network of affiliates.) Tennessee football's spring game will not be televised or streamed live on any platform. The only live broadcast will be via the Vol Network on the radio across its affiliates, where the new football broadcasting team of Mike Keith, Ramon Foster, Jayson Swain and Brent Hubbs will debut. Tennessee Vols football spring game time today Date: Saturday, April 12 Start time: 2 p.m. Advertisement Tennessee football's spring game is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee Vols football schedule 2025 Aug. 30: vs. Syracuse in Atlanta Sept. 6: ETSU Sept. 13: Georgia Sept. 20: UAB Sept. 27: at Mississippi State Oct. 4: OPEN DATE Oct. 11: Arkansas Oct. 18: at Alabama Oct. 25: at Kentucky Nov. 1: Oklahoma Nov. 8: OPEN DATE Nov. 15: New Mexico State Nov. 22: at Florida Nov. 29: Vanderbilt Dec. 6: SEC Championship Game in Atlanta This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Is Tennessee Vols football spring game on TV? Where to watch, stream Orange and White Game
Fox News
16-04-2025
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Urban Meyer reacts to Nico Iamaleava leaving Volunteers due to NIL rift: 'Tennessee is screwed'
The college football world saw the first player holdout due to NIL negotiations at Tennessee with quarterback Nico Iamaleava, which led many to speculate who was right and wrong in the first-of-its-kind dilemma. Add former college football coach Urban Meyer to that mix. Meyer discussed it on his "The Triple Option" podcast. And no, he isn't all for Tennessee and head coach Josh Heupel making a stand and not giving into Iamaleava's NIL demands. "Here's the reality — Tennessee is screwed," Meyer explained. "They got a problem. You lose a potential high draft pick. You have the backup quarterback left last year, and now you have a redshirt freshman that threw nine passes as a freshman. You have zero experience, and the portal opens as we speak. They are going to have to go get one." The same transfer portal Iamaleava is heading to is where Tennessee is expected to be looking for a potential new starter heading into the 2025 season. Heupel and his program did not expect to be in this position, but he sent a stern message when asked about the quarterback dilemma he finds himself in. "It's the state of college football," Heupel told the Vol Network Saturday. "At the end of the day, no one is ever bigger than the program. That includes me too. "We've got an opportunity. We've got a bunch of guys who are going to give their all for Tennessee. We move forward. Got a great group. Let's go compete." As Meyer mentioned, Iamaleava is expected to be a first-round talent heading into the 2026 NFL Draft. He wanted to renegotiate his reported $10 million NIL deal with the Vols, which spanned multiple years, according to ESPN. The rift between quarterback and team was irreconcilable, and Tennessee made it known when Iamaleava was left off the spring game roster. Many commended Tennessee for its stance, which included Miami Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal, who made it clear to his own program that NIL holdouts wouldn't be tolerated. "We're not going to do that at Miami, and I say that without any hesitation," he said at the Hurricanes' spring game, according to the Sun-Sentinel. "If anyone's thinking that — and they could be the best player in the world — if they want to play holdout, they might as well play get out." Meyer, though, thinks fans are going to forget about Tennessee's stance if it's not winning. After all, Iamaleava led the team to the College Football Playoff this past season. "Everybody's saying, 'Nice job Tennessee, making a stand.' I've got a little comment on that. Tennessee plays Florida usually every year in October. Can you imagine that game's going the other way and coach Heupel grabs the microphone and stands on the 50-yard line in Neyland Stadium and says, 'It's OK, I made a stand way back when.'" Meyer said he doesn't have the right answer for Tennessee now that it split with Iamaleava. But as someone who has seen just about everything in college football, he can't believe the situation today. "I, as a guy that's been involved almost 40 years in this game, I can't believe this happened," he said. Iamaleava has been linked to Oregon as a possible destination, according to multiple reports. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
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Ramon Foster joining Mike Keith on Vol Network broadcast team for Tennessee football
Former Tennessee football and NFL standout Ramon Foster will join new "Voice of the Vols" Mike Keith in the booth for the Vol Network in the 2025 season. On Thursday, UT announced the gameday broadcast team, which also features the return of Brent Hubbs and former UT star receiver Jayson Swain. Foster will serve alongside Keith as booth analyst. He returns to UT, where he kickstarted a long playing career. Foster played on the offensive line for the Vols from 2004-08. He served as team captain and earned All-SEC honors on the 2007 SEC Eastern Division championship team. He then played 11 seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers as one of the NFL's most consistent offensive linemen. Since 2020, Foster has been a co-host on "Ramon, Kayla and Will," a popular sports talk show on 104.5 FM The Zone in Nashville, an affiliate of the Vol Network. He hosts "The Ramon Foster Show," a podcast focused on the Steelers. And he also has served as a sideline reporter for Tennessee Titans radio the past two seasons, where he worked with Keith. Hubbs, Swain and Foster will appear on "Big Orange Countdown," the network's pregame show. Swain will co-host the broadcast's halftime and postgame shows. Hubbs will serve as sideline reporter and conduct the postgame interview with UT coach Josh Heupel. MIKE KEITH'S BEST CALLS How new 'Voice of Vols' will announce Tennessee games The new broadcast team will provide a preview at UT's Orange and White Spring Game on April 12 at Neyland Stadium. Vol Network radio affiliates will be on the air at 2 p.m. ET, and a live audio stream will be available on and the Tennessee Athletics app. Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at Get the latest news and insight on SEC football by subscribing to the SEC Unfiltered newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox. This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Ramon Foster joining Mike Keith on Tennessee football broadcast team
