The RTI Press Pass podcast is back for the final game of the regular season as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are breaking down the Vols' 48-24 win over Vanderbilt in Knoxville. The guys talk about Joe Milton's big performance, Nico Iamaleava's quick night in the game, Jaylen Wright's big rushing accomplishment, the return of the pass rush, the scuffle in the first half, and much more. The guys also briefly discuss Tennessee's Senior Day situation including who all participate...
Nov 26, 2023•28 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass podcast is back again as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are breaking down Tennessee's 38-10 loss to Georgia on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville. The guys talk about what went wrong for Tennesssee including third-down efficiency and the offense's ability to string together consistent drives. The guys also talk about Georgia's strengths and close down the podcast by quickly starting the discussion around a potential 8-4 season and what the feeling around that s...
Nov 19, 2023•29 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back for Week 12 of the college football season as hosts Ric Butler, Jack Foster, and Ryan Schumpert are all back in studio to dive into this weekend of Tennessee football. The guys start the show by talking about the travel trips last weekend and closing thoughts on Missouri before flipping the page to this weekend against Georgia. The guys talk about Georgia's healthy and talented offense, how Tennessee can stay competitive, and much more. Download a...
Nov 16, 2023•39 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back again as hosts Ric Butler and Jack Foster are breaking down Tennessee's 36-7 loss against Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Columbia. The guys discuss both sides of the ball with Tennessee's defense failing to slow down Missouri's run game with Cody Schrader and Brady Cook while also diving into Tennessee's struggles in running the ball and playing at the pace that Missouri set during the game. Download and subscribe today! - - - Stay connected to...
Nov 12, 2023•24 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass podcast is back again as hosts Ric Butler and Jack Foster are previewing the critical SEC East showdown between No. 13 Tennessee and No. 14 Missouri from Columbia this Saturday afternoon. The guys look at both sides of the ball and talk about Missouri's offensive weapons while also diving into how Joe Milton will continue to be an X-Factor for the Tennessee offense this weekend. Ric and Jack talk about both running games, Tennessee's pass rush, the questionable status of wide ...
Nov 09, 2023•37 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Instant Reaction Press Pass is back as Ryan Schumpert and Ric Butler are breaking down all the action from Tennessee's dominant win over UConn on Saturday in Knoxville. The guys talk about Joe Milton's big game, Nico Iamaleava's first touchdown, how Tennessee was able to be opportunistic on defense, 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 Twitter: @...
Nov 04, 2023•18 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back for Week 10 of the College Football season as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are diving into Tennessee's Homecoming game against UConn this week in Neyland Stadium. The guys talk about the things that want to see out of Tennessee this week with a struggling non-conference opponent coming to town and what the Vols' depth rotations may look like throughout the game. The guys wrap up the show with some quick talk on the College Football playoff picture,...
Nov 02, 2023•37 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back with a special midweek episode as hosts Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert are diving into a FULL in-depth preview for the 2023-2024 Tennessee Basketball team. The guys talk through a plethora of topics from a broad and detailed perspective regarding Tennessee's roster full of newcomers and returning veterans. The guys also discuss what Tennessee's rotational strategy might be, the role of Josiah-Jordan James and Dalton Knecht, the Vols' tempo and pace of play, offensive vs...
Nov 01, 2023•51 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass podcast is back again as the guys are reacting to Tennessee's 33-27 win over Kentucky in Lexington on Saturday night. Join along as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster break down Joe Milton's performance, Tennessee's secondary against the pass, the Vols' running game plan, wide receiver Dont'e Thornton, 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.R...
Oct 29, 2023•27 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI: Press Pass podcast is back again as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are previewing the Vols' upcoming game against Kentucky. The guys talk about both passing games needing to find a spark, how Tennessee can slow down Kentucky running back Ray Davis, and the Vols' battle against the road elements once again. The guys close the show on Thursday by quickly talking about Tennessee basketball's upcoming exhibition game against No. 4 Michigan State this weekend in East Lansi...
Oct 26, 2023•42 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Instant Reaction Press Pass is back again as host Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are breaking down their immediate thoughts on the game from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. The guys discuss Tennessee's second-half collapse, what went so wrong for the Vols, the 4th Down play calls during the game, and much more. The guys also look to see what positives can be taken from a loss of this caliber. Download and subscribe today! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL...
Oct 22, 2023•22 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back at the halfway point of the 2023 college football season as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are breaking down the upcoming game between Tennessee and Alabama from Tuscaloosa. The guys preview both sides of the ball, identify impact players, and dish out some early predictions for the game this Saturday. You won't want to miss this episode! Download and subscribe to the RTI Press Pass today. - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Ten...
Oct 19, 2023•45 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass is back for another instant reaction postgame show as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are breaking down all of their thoughts on the Vols' 20-13 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday evening in Knoxville. The guys talk about Tennessee's complete defensive game, the spark that special teams provided in the contest, the play from Joe Milton, and Tennessee's strong rush attack. Download and subscribe today! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Inside...
Oct 15, 2023•28 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back once again as host Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Jack Foster are dishing out their final thoughts on the matchup between Tennessee and Texas A&M this Saturday in Neyland Stadium. The guys preview both sides of the ball for the Vols and discuss how Tennessee can come away with another win in Knoxville this season. Download and subscribe today! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and covera...
Oct 12, 2023•41 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back with a full table as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are all in Knoxville for Tennessee's bye week. The guys start the show by discussing Bru McCoy's injury and how Tennessee plans to replace his production while then getting into some broad thoughts on Tennessee through the first five weeks of the season. The hosts also get into some SEC Football talk before closing out the program with some thoughts on Tennessee Basketball after the Vols held Media ...
Oct 05, 2023•52 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back once again as hosts Ryan Schumpert and Ric Butler are in Knoxville for the 2023 Tennessee Basketball Media Day. In this episode, you will hear a collection of interviews from players and coaches throughout Media Day on Tuesday. Feel free to skip around using the time codes posted below. 00:00 Intro 00:57 Assistant Coach Rod Clark 15:41 Associate Head Coach Jordan Gainey 28:44 Forward Dalton Knecht 31:29 Forward Cade Phillips 36.27 Forward Tobe Awa...
Oct 03, 2023•55 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass podcast is back again as hosts Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert are breaking down the Vols' 41-20 win over South Carolina on Saturday night in Knoxville. The guys give their thoughts on Tennessee's defense, Spencer Rattler's play, Squirrel White, 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 Twitter: @RockyTopInsider Instagram: @RockyTopInsider Ti...
Oct 01, 2023•29 min•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass podcast is back for the fifth week of the college football season as hosts Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert are diving into a Tennessee-South Carolina preview for the game coming up this Saturday. The guys talk about the most important storylines to watch, how Tennessee can win, what the crowd's impact will look like, and much more on both the Volunteers and the Gamecocks. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports new...
Sep 28, 2023•43 min•Ep 108•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI: Press Pass instant reaction show is back again as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are breaking down their immediate thoughts on the Vols' win over UTSA on Saturday evening in Knoxville. The guys discuss both halves of play, the performance from Joe Milton and Dylan Sampson, and evaluate Tennessee's job on the defensive side of the field. The guys also discuss Tennessee's special teams unit, what's next with South Carolina, and much more. Download and subscribe today! -...
Sep 24, 2023•27 min•Ep 107•Transcript available on Metacast The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back once again as Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Jack Foster are talking about Tennessee's week four of football. The guys discuss closing thoughts from the Florida game, recap some of the activity throughout the week inside the program, and finish with a preview of the Vols' upcoming matchup against UTSA. Download and subscribe today! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: Online: www....
Sep 21, 2023•44 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back for another instant reaction show as hosts Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Jack Foster are breaking down Tennessee's 29-16 loss to Florida on the road Saturday night. 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 Apple Podcasts/Spot...
Sep 17, 2023•22 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back again as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are getting you ready for Tennessee's prime-time matchup against Florida this Saturday night in The Swamp. The guys start by discussing an injury update on Cooper Mays and talk about the player meeting before getting into the game. Conversation starts out with the running game for both sides before moving into how each time could potentially find a win on Saturday night. The guys then clos...
Sep 14, 2023•46 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI instant reaction Press Pass podcast is back again as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are breaking down their thoughts on the Vols' stumbling victory over Austin Peay on Saturday night in Knoxville. The guys talk about Tennessee's offensive struggles, the Vols' look on defense, concerns for the future, 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.RockyTopIn...
Sep 10, 2023•30 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back to preview Tennessee Football's Week 2 matchup against Austin Peay this Saturday evening in the Vols' home opener. Join as hosts Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster break down the Keenan Pili injury and discuss who will step up and be seen in his place for the time being. The guys also talk about which young players - including quarterback Nico Iamaleava - they want to see and expect to see receive boosted playing time against an inferior ...
Sep 07, 2023•51 min•Ep 102•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back again as Ryan Schumpert, Ric Butler, and Jack Foster are coming to you from Nissan Stadium in Nashville after the Vols' season-opening win. The guys discuss Tennessee's dominant 49-13 victory over the Cavaliers and break down which players impressed and where there is immediate room for improvement heading into the second week of the season. Download and subscribe to the RTI Press Pass today! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports ne...
Sep 02, 2023•33 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back for Episode 100 just days away from the Tennessee football season opener against Virginia on the first Saturday of September in Nashville's Nissan Stadium. The whole gang is back as Ric Butler, Ryan Schumpert, and Jack Foster are delivering their final thoughts on the Vols' training camp prior to the game on Saturday. Download and subscribe today! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, content, and coverage: Online: www.RockyTo...
Aug 30, 2023•49 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back for episode 99! There's a big return on the show as Jack Foster joins back up with Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert to talk a little Tennessee football less than two weeks away from the season. The guys begin the show by discussing Josh Heupel's press conference comments from Tuesday and some quick thoughts on the offensive line and the secondary. The guys then get into some Tennessee football superlative predictions such as touchdown leaders, reception leaders, sack lead...
Aug 22, 2023•52 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass is back again following Tennessee's second scrimmage of the fall camp slate on Wednesday morning in Knoxville. Hosts Ryan Schumpert and Ric Butler are back again to talk about everything they took away from Josh Heupel's press conference recapping the scrimmage. The guys also discuss position and player thoughts after seeing the first two weeks of training camp. Download and subscribe today! - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news, conte...
Aug 17, 2023•31 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast The RTI Press Pass podcast is back once again as hosts Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert are going through a position-by-position breakdown from the first week of the Tennessee football fall camp slate. The guys discuss breakout players, surprising positions, highlight the best battles, and talk about press conferences takeaways and more. Ric and Ryan close down the show by recapping Tennessee Basketball's three exhibition games in Italy over the weekend. Download and subscribe TODAY! - - - Stay con...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast Rocky Top Insider is back from a big week at SEC Media Days with a big season prediction episode of RTI Press Pass. Hosts Ryan Schumpert and Ric Butler are going through the 2023 season schedule and are doing some early win-loss predictions. The guys discuss tough matchups such as Alabama and Georgia, wildcards such as Kentucky, South Carolina, and Texas A&M, and more! Don't miss it! Download and subscribe today. - - - Stay connected to Rocky Top Insider for ALL of your Tennessee Sports news...
Jul 26, 2023•58 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast 
