In the midst of her first season on Rocky Top, transfer senior Samara Spencer joins the podcast this week to talk all things Lady Vols Basketball.

Samara discusses the new, uptempo era of the Lady Vols under head coach Kim Caldwell, wacky postgame locker room awards, and her red-hot, nine three-pointer performance vs. North Carolina Central.

We wouldn't let Samara go without a round of team superlatives and she happily gave us the inside scoop on the team's best dancer, chef, trash talker and more.

We’re kicking of 2025 with a bang, welcoming the new Voice of the Vols to the Everything Orange podcast!

After 26 legendary seasons as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Tennessee Titans, Mike Keith announced in early January that he was returning home to Rocky Top as the new voice of Tennessee Football and Tennessee Men’s Basketball. The Nashville native and UT alum will make his official return to the booth in fall 2025.

In this episode, Mike shares the way the Big Orange passion of his youth helped lay the foundation for his aspirations in sports broadcasting, while also noting how his relationships with John Ward and Bob Kesling through the Vol Network helped shape his decorated broadcasting career.

Tis the season! For the holidays, yes. But more importantly — the College Football Playoff! With the Vols set to open CFP play this weekend, we caught up with redshirt senior wideout Bru McCoy!

In a conversation rich with Rocky Top reflections, Bru looks back on the 2024 regular season and previews the upcoming playoff tilt in Columbus. He also shares his Senior Day memories before reminiscing on his new Home Sweet Home in Knoxville, Tennessee. And just for good measure — we’ve baked in a little holiday cheer at the top.

Chancellor Donde Plowman joins us on the podcast this week!

In five years at the helm of UTK, she has served as an advocate for student-athletes, supporting their pursuits on and off the field, and raising the standard across campus athletically and academically.

Plowman discusses the recent surge of success for Tennessee Athletics and its impact on the entire Volunteer State, while also noting the personal mark that Tennessee student-athletes and coaches leave with its fans.

Plowman's vision and leadership — alongside that of AD Danny White, whom she hired in 2021 — has set the stage for Tennessee to lead the way in college sports and establish Knoxville as America's College Sports City.

Winter is fast approaching, so we’re getting everyone up to speed on what’s been happening with Tennessee’s fall sports! Football and volleyball are on the cusp of postseason appearances and soccer and cross country just wrapped successful 2024 campaigns.

Speaking of cross country, we’ll also catch up with first-year head coach Justin Duncan, who guided the Lady Vols to a 26th-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

All this and more in our late-fall/early-winter update episode!

Tennessee Basketball’s all-time leading scorer Allan Houston joins the Everything Orange podcast this week!

Houston’s unique legacy at Tennessee is twofold, having been coached in the orange and white by his trailblazing father, Wade Houston — who was the first Black head basketball coach in SEC history.

In this episode, Allan reminisces on his father’s influence, his standout NBA career with the New York Knicks and his present-day work with the Allan Houston Legacy Foundation and The FISLL Project.

Vol Football safety Will Brooks is in the studio with us this week!

The Birmingham, AL native gives insight on his experience going from a walk-on to the "Hardest White Boy on the Block." Brooks breaks down the Tennessee defense, his highlight-reel interceptions, and how he meets his goals.

Joining the podcast this week: Senior Lady Vols Basketball forward Sara Puckett!

She shares her excitement about the new era under Kim Caldwell for Lady Vols Basketball, gives us an insight into the team chemistry, and shares what her ideal off day looks like.