The Rocky Top Insider Diamond Pass is back with hosts Jack Foster and Ryan Schumpert discussing Tennessee baseball hiring Josh Elander is the program's new head coach and why it was the correct decision. The guys detail how Tennessee's recruiting success will continue with Elander and share their thoughts on his introductory press conference. All that and more in the latest RTI Diamond Pass. - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: O...
Oct 28, 2025•30 min•Ep. 260
Watch as RTI's Ric Butler and The Daily Times' Caleb Jarreau break down the Vols' 56-34 win over Kentucky on Saturday night in Lexington. - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: Online: www.RockyTopInsider.com Twitter: @RockyTopInsider Instagram: @RockyTopInsider TikTok & YouTube: @RockyTopInsider Facebook: Rocky Top Insider Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Amazon: RTI Press Pass RTI Writers: @RSchump00, @Ric_Butler, @JackFosterMedia, and...
Oct 26, 2025•9 min•Ep. 259
The RTI: Diamond Pass is BACK with hosts Jack Foster and Ryan Schumpert breaking down the Tony Vitello departure from all angles. First, let's be happy for Tony and celebrate what this historic move means. But what's next for Tennessee? The guys discuss the names to know in the coaching search and Danny White's Wednesday press conference. Finally, a word on what Tony meant to the university and community, and why he was a sports icon at Tennessee. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connect...
Oct 23, 2025•53 min•Ep. 258
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ryan Sylvia, and Ric Butler are diving into the latest news around Tennessee Athletics. The guys start by talking about Tony Vitello Watch on Wednesday morning before diving deep into the Tennessee-Kentucky football game this Saturday in Lexington. They're talking Tennessee offensive line rotations, what Kentucky has looked like this season, ways to get back on track, and more. The guys wrap up the show by looking at th...
Oct 22, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 257
On Tuesday's special episode of the RTI: Press Pass, Rocky Top Insider's Ryan Schumpert is joined by CBS Sports/247Sports' Isaac Trotter to preview the upcoming Tennessee Basketball season. Ryan and Isaac take a look at Rick Barnes' new team, the additions and departures from the roster, what it'll take to make another run in the NCAA Tournament, and much more. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: On...
Oct 21, 2025•39 min•Ep. 256
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast as hosts Ryan Sylvia, Ryan Schumpert, and Ric Butler are breaking down their thoughts on Tennessee Football's loss to Alabama on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. The guys talk about Tennessee's play-calling, the back-breaking pick six at the end of the first half, Joey Aguilar and Ty Simpson, the Vols' mental and physical mistakes, and much more. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennes...
Oct 19, 2025•24 min•Ep. 255
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass as hosts Ryan Sylvia and Ric Butler are coming to you with a preview of Tennessee-Alabama before the Third Saturday in October ballgame this weekend in Tuscaloosa. The guys talk about the high stakes of the game, what Tennessee must do to win, the Vols' defense against Ty Simpson, Joey Aguilar's showing, Tennessee's wide receivers, and much more. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee S...
Oct 15, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 254
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast as hosts Ryan Sylvia and Ric Butler are breaking down Tennessee Football's 34-31 win over Arkansas on Saturday night in Neyland Stadium. The guys talk Tennessee's run defense, Taylen Green's impressive ability, the Vols' run game finding some life, conservative play calling, and much more. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: Online: www.Roc...
Oct 12, 2025•50 min•Ep. 253
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ryan Sylvia, and Ric Butler are previewing the Vols' return game against Arkansas this Saturday in Neyland Stadium. The guys talk about the Razorbacks' new-look coaching staff, slowing down quarterback Taylen Green, where Tennessee can find an advantage, the trenches, and much more. Download and subscribe to the RTI: Press Pass today! - - - 0:00 Intro 3:30 Basketball Talk 13:18 Battle of the Bones/1997 Tennessee...
Oct 08, 2025•59 min•Ep. 252
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Ryan Sylvia are breaking down Tennessee's win over Mississippi State and where the team is at entering the Week 6 open date. The guys also discuss Arkansas looking for a new Head Hog, the wild parity happening in the SEC, and much more. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: Online: www.RockyTopInsider.com Twit...
Sep 30, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 251
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass as hosts Ryan Sylvia, Ric Butler, and Ryan Schumpert are breaking down the Tennessee Vols' overtime win over Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville. The guys talk about Joey Aguilar's performance, how the run game and the offensive line fared, the highs and lows of the game, the key aspect of UT's defense, special teams mishaps, and much more. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee...
Sep 28, 2025•49 min•Ep. 250
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Ryan Sylvia are breaking down the Vols' upcoming game against Mississippi State. The guys break down the road environment for Josh Heupel's squad, where the Bulldogs are improved this season, areas where Tennessee has an advantage, and much more. The guys also close the show with some thoughts on Tennessee's three annual opponents and the upcoming 2026 SEC schedule. It's a big episode -- Download...
Sep 24, 2025•59 min•Ep. 249
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass as hosts Ryan Sylvia and Ric Butler are breaking down Tennessee Football's 56-24 win over UAB on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. It's the last non-conference game in the early part of the schedule as Tennessee resumes SEC play with a matchup at Mississippi State next Saturday night. The guys discuss the play of Tennessee's starters and the offensive ability to overwhelm defenses out of the gate. They also talk about quarterback play with Joey ...
Sep 20, 2025•40 min•Ep. 248
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ryan Sylvia, and Ric Butler are breaking down the Vols' overtime loss to Georgia on Saturday afternoon. The guys take a step back and look at the broad picture of Tennessee's season so far, detailing where the Vols are at through three games, where they have exceeded expectations, and where there's still room for improvement. They close down the show with a little Tennessee recruiting talk on the baseball, baske...
Sep 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 247
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast following Tennessee's overtime loss to Georgia in Week 3 of the college football season. Hosts Ryan Sylvia and Ric Butler start out the show by giving some broad thoughts on the game and a look at Tennessee's offense, while Ryan Schumpert joins for the back half of the show to give his take on the game and break down more from the Vols' defense. Stay tuned for another recap episode of the RTI: Press Pass later in the week as the guys co...
Sep 14, 2025•42 min•Ep. 246
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Ryan Sylvia are breaking down their early impressions of the Tennessee-Georgia game this Saturday afternoon in Neyland Stadium. The guys discuss where both teams are at heading into the game, the X-Factors that could end up making a big difference, Joey Aguilar's role in the game, and much more. Check out www.RockyTopInsider and download the WATE6+ Smart TV app for more Tennessee coverage leading...
Sep 10, 2025•57 min•Ep. 245
Check out a postgame edition of the RTI: Press Pass on Saturday night as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Sylvia, and Ryan Schumpert are breaking the Vols' big win over ETSU from Neyland Stadium. The guys split between talking offensive and defensive takeaways before moving into a couple of broad SEC thoughts. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: Online: www.RockyTopInsider.com Twitter: @RockyTopInsider Instag...
Sep 07, 2025•36 min•Ep. 244
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast on Wednesday as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ryan Sylvia, and Ric Butler are breaking down the biggest storylines from Tennessee Football's Week 1 game against Syracuse and look ahead to the Vols' next matchup against ETSU. The bulk of the show is spent talking about Tennessee's growing injury list on defense and what UT can do in the secondary and on the defensive front to mitigate those things before the Georgia game next week. Be sure to ch...
Sep 03, 2025•51 min•Ep. 243
Check out the latest episode of the RTI: Press Pass as Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler. and Ryan Sylvia are breaking down the Vols' 45-26 win over Syracuse in the season opening game on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta. Download and subscribe today! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: Online: www.RockyTopInsider.com Twitter: @RockyTopInsider Instagram: @RockyTopInsider TikTok & YouTube: @RockyTopInsider Facebook: Rocky Top Insider A...
Aug 30, 2025•36 min•Ep. 242
Check out an all-new episode of the RTI: Press Pass as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Ryan Sylvia are breaking down everything to know about the Vols' Week 1 matchup against Syracuse on Saturday in Atlanta. The guys break down the turnover from both teams heading into the game, the quarterback situations, keys to the game on both sides, rotation battles for Tennessee, and much more. Be on the lookout for Ric and Ryan on WATE's preview show on Saturday morning. It's a big episode, so downl...
Aug 27, 2025•48 min•Ep. 241
On today's episode of the RTI: Press Pass podcast, we're diving into the 2025 Tennessee football season. After going through stat leader predictions last week, we're tackling the Vols' game-by-game schedule and our predictions for the 2025 season. Join along as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Ryan Sylvia break down the Vols' full slate and talk about what they think the final win-loss record will look like by the end of the season. The guys also quickly jump into Thursday's landmark news o...
Aug 22, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 240
The RTI: Press Pass is back with a new podcast breaking down some HUGE news from Sunday night as Tennessee has officially named Joey Aguilar as the starting quarterback for the Vols' offense. The guys talk about our surprise level from the news, Aguilar's strengths, whether he will start all 12 games or not, and much more. On the back half of the show, we're diving into some UT stat leader predictions including Aguilar over/unders, receiving and rushing leaders, sack totals, and, of course, some...
Aug 18, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 239
On this week's episode of RTI: Press Pass, hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Ryan Sylvia are breaking down the latest news and notes from Tennessee's fall camp workouts. The guys dive into their thoughts from the first seven practices and scrimmage of the fall, including the latest about Tennessee's quarterback battle, position battles, and much more. Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for complete coverage of the Vols' fall camp slate as we draw closer to kickoff at the end of the month. Downl...
Aug 10, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 238
The RTI: Press Pass is back again as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Ryan Sylvia are previewing the upcoming fall camp slate for the Tennessee Volunteers. The guys break down all sorts of storylines and questions regarding the Vols' preseason outlook and mix that in with some of what they heard at UT Media Day on Tuesday afternoon in Knoxville. Some of the topics on today's preview include Boo Carter's status with the team and what HC Josh Heupel had to say, the upcoming quarterback battle...
Jul 29, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 237
Welcome back to the RTI: Press Pass podcast with a great episode in store on Tuesday. With a full slate on hand before the football season, we're doing a Mount Rushmore draft of the best Tennessee Athletics WINS in the Danny White era (2021-2025). The guys go in snake order with Ryan Sylvia starting things off, followed by Ric Butler, Jack Foster, and Ryan Schumpert. What do you think? Who won? What games did we miss? What was over and under valued on the lists? Join the conversation at @RockyTo...
Jul 22, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 236
The RTI: Press Pass is BACK in action! Host Ric Butler is joined by RTI's newest addition, Ryan Sylvia, as they recap their trip to Atlanta on Tuesday for SEC Media Days. The guys talk about what was said regarding Tennessee's upcoming quarterback battle, Josh Heupel's presence at the event, the Vols' trio of players, Jermod McCoy's injury status, and much more. Stay tuned to RTI for more UT coverage with training camp right around the corner in August. - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider ...
Jul 16, 2025•40 min•Ep. 235
RTI's Jack Foster and Ryan Schumpert preview Tennessee baseball's upcoming Super Regional against Arkansas, discussing keys to victory and where Tennessee is at after a regional win. Phillips game 1 and Doyle game 2? How have the bullpen power rankings changed? What is Tegan Kuhns' role? Plus, where the offense is at and discussing the need for Dalton Bargo, Hunter Ensley and Reese Chapman to step up. Finally, the guys look at Arkansas and discuss whether or not Tennessee MUST win games one AND ...
Jun 04, 2025•48 min•Ep. 234
The RTI Diamond Pass is back with Jack Foster and Ryan Schumpert giving a full preview of the upcoming Knoxville Regional. The guys start by taking a look at 2-seed Wake Forest, 3-seed Cincinnati and 4-seed Miami Ohio, discussing strengths and weaknesses of each. Should Tennessee start Liam Doyle on Saturday instead? What is the status of the bullpen right now? Should Tegan Kuhns continue to pitch in a game three setting? The guys take a look at all those questions and more. | RTI Diamond Pass...
May 28, 2025•45 min•Ep. 233
The RTI: Diamond Pass is back for another big episode as hosts Jack Foster and Ryan Schumpert break down Tennessee's series loss to Arkansas. Despite the series loss, Tennessee did play better than in weeks past, but some of the same issues plagued the Vols in addition to a rare Liam Doyle dud. The guys also discuss Tennessee's All-SEC awards, including Liam Doyle as Pitcher of the Year and honors for Andrew Fischer, Hunter Ensley and Gavin Kilen. Lastly, the guys take a look at the SEC Tourname...
May 20, 2025•48 min•Ep. 232
The RTI Diamond Pass is back with Jack Foster and Ryan Schumpert breaking down Tennessee baseball's series loss to Vanderbilt and where the Vols go from here. The guys discuss the biggest issues plaguing the team and the possibility of Marcus Phillips moving out of the starting rotation. Plus, what's at stake for Tennessee this weekend in Fayetteville and what the Vols need to ensure a Top 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for...
May 13, 2025•50 min•Ep. 231
