Episodes
The Athletic’s David Ubben, Ryan Clark, Tashan Reed, Colton Pouncy and C.J. Holmes engage in a roundtable discussion centered around racial inequality and injustice in college football and American society.
Published 06/22/20
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode talk about Johnny Majors place in Tennessee history, the plan to bring Tennessee’s players back before a discussion about David’s conversation with Jeremy Pruitt about racism, his own story and what’s happening across America.
Published 06/04/20
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode engage in a big-picture examination of Tennessee’s program, answer some Mailbag questions and dig into what it all means for the 2020 season. Plus, they have some hard conversations about the NCAA Football game and country ham.
Published 05/14/20
The Athletic’s Nashville columnist Joe Rexrode talks with David Ubben about his story looking back on the ramifications of re-doing the Derek Dooley hire. And Rexrode and Ubben talk about the impact of the Vols’ recent run to the top of the recruiting rankings and tease an upcoming story.
Published 05/06/20
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode examine Tennessee’s weekend at the NFL Draft and success on the virtual recruiting trail, pulling a five-star and four-star away from juggernaut programs. Also, what are the current odds at college football being played on schedule?
Published 04/28/20
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode dive into the uncertainty surrounding football season in the fall, what to make of strength coach Craig Fitzgerald's comments to The Athletic after leaving and the results of the fan survey. Plus, what does food look like in the midst of a quarantine?
Published 03/26/20
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode talk about their experiences covering Tennessee football and basketball amid a total sports shutdown, their own lives since and what lies ahead in uncertain times.
Published 03/15/20
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode talk about the impact of Tennessee's coaching changes and the shift in philosophy, Tennessee's combine invitees and snubs and the fans' relationship to the program before talking St. Elmo's shrimp cocktail from Indianapolis.
Published 02/29/20
On a new episode of PFL, David Ubben and Joe Rexrode look back at major takeaways from Tennessee landing a top 10 class, what it means for the future and discuss Phillip Fulmer and Jeremy Pruitt going bold with recent comments. Plus, some Vols hoops and David recounts an elite burger in Nashville.
Published 02/09/20
On this week's episode of PFL, David Ubben and Joe Rexrode examine the circumstances and impact of the Vols' ugly home loss to Texas A&M, break down Jeremy Pruitt's shifting coaching staff and the impact of his moves and dip their toe into the Zach Evans recruiting drama.
Published 01/29/20
On this week's episode of PFL, David Ubben and co-host Joe Rexrode talk about Tom Mars and his impact on the Cade Mays case, discuss the Vols' projected offensive and defensive depth charts for the fall, plus a look ahead at Uros Plavsic's impact, the Lady Vols' upcoming game against UConn and some BBQ and crab talk.
Published 01/22/20
David and Joe are together again to talk the current Vols that did or didn't transfer or enter the NFL Draft and also dive into some of the new players that are coming in next season.
Published 01/14/20
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode discuss their takeaways from the Vols’ Gator Bowl comeback, plus what’s happened to the BasketVols and is Santiago Vescovi the answer? Plus, a deep dive into Asian food and airport food.
Published 01/07/20
David Ubben and co-host Joe Rexrode record this week's podcast from Florida and look ahead to Tennessee's Gator Bowl date with Indiana. Plus, some recruiting chatter and a french toast roundtable with a side of seafood talk, a necessary element of any trip to Florida.
Published 12/30/19
On this episode of PFL, David Ubben and Joe Rexrode chat about Tennessee's recruiting, this year's class and the recruiting industrial complex where it all happens. How has this staff, sold as recruiters, stacked up? Plus, some donut and popcorn talk.
Published 12/17/19
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode look inside what happened during Sunday's bowl madness, and look ahead at what awaits the Vols in Jacksonville. Plus, they tackle Greg Schiano's controversial comments about Tennessee and the Vols' date with Memphis this week, as well as a quick lookahead to the food scene in Jacksonville.
Published 12/09/19
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode look back at Tennessee’s salty posture after denying Vanderbilt a fourth consecutive win, Eric Gray’s big day, dissect an interesting Jeremy Pruitt comment postgame and look ahead to the Vols’ bowl hopes.
Published 12/01/19
David Ubben is joined by WNML Jimmy Hyams to discuss the Tennessee Volunteers All-Decade Team.
Published 11/26/19
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode are back together to breakdown the Vols win over the Tiger and talk about this major turnaround for Tennessee.
Published 11/25/19
David Ubben and Joe Rexrode discuss David's piece at The Athletic on the numbers that have changed Tennessee's season, the Vols' upcoming matchup with Missouri, basketball's evolving outlook before getting a little existential and wandering into discussion about dates.
Published 11/18/19
On this week's episode of PFL, David Ubben and Joe Rexrode discuss what Tennessee's comeback win over Kentucky means for the status of the program, and take a deeper look at the best story of the season: Jarrett Guarantano. Plus, is Jeremy Pruitt already capable of equaling Butch Jones' best season in the SEC? And they close the show with burger, tapas and ice cream chatter from two different time zones.
Published 11/11/19
On this week's episode of PFL, David Ubben and Joe Rexrode play overrated vs. underrated with the Vols and talk about what they learned from the Vols' win over UAB and what's ahead in Lexington. Plus, they talk about who's to blame for the Uros Plavsic situation and Joe's calamitous travel adventure in the Carolinas.
Published 11/04/19
The Volunteers bowl aspirations still have a pulse! David and Joe reveal their biggest takeaways from Saturday's SEC bash (:30) before rejoicing over the marked improvement of the Vols (3:00). Afterwards, the Tennessee Twins make note of Jauan Jennings' memorable outing (10:30), and examine Jim Chaney's gameplan (21:30). With a bowl berth still fathomable, the guys predict the odds of the Vols earning a bowl game and each share their pick for the hardest remaining regular season game (27:00).
Published 10/28/19
On this week's episode of PFL, David Ubben and Joe Rexrode discuss the QB sneak heard round the world, what exactly happened and Jeremy Pruitt's tirade in the aftermath. Plus, they look at the missed opportunities for the Vols, the complicated relationship with officials and close with some rib chatter.
Published 10/21/19