Adam Sparks: Defining Tennessee's Path to College Football Playoff

Adam Sparks of the Knoxville News Sentinel joins That SEC Podcast live from 2026 SEC Media Days in Tampa!

0:00 — intro
0:30 — working with John Adams
1:30 — Coach Fulmer update
2:30 — Adam’s vacation lifestyle
3:30 — will Jeremy Pruitt ever return to the SEC?
4:30 — Josh Heupel with rare display of emotion
6:30 — Peyton Manning & Texas game
7:45 — Heupel realized things needed to change?
9:30 — where is the leadership in his program?
11:30 — how close was Sam Leavitt to joining the Vols?
13:15 — what has to happen for Tennessee to go 10-2?
16:00 — which winnable game is Tennessee most likely to blow?
19:30 — Tennessee entertainment district
22:00 — Vandy going to regress without Diego Pavia?
24:30 — Vandy has good options at QB
26:45 — Boldest SEC take

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