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

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Podcast: [That SEC Football Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-sec-football-podcast-328091)
Published: 2026-07-31T00:32:51+00:00
Episode link: www.thatsecpodcast.com
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Adam Sparks of the Knoxville News Sentinel joins That SEC Podcast live from 2026 SEC Media Days in Tampa! working with John Adams (0:30), Coach Fulmer update (1:30), Adam’s vacation lifestyle (2:30), will Jeremy Pruitt ever return to the SEC? (3:30), Josh Heupel with rare display of emotion (4:30), Peyton Manning & Texas game (6:30), Heupel realized things needed to change? (7:45), where is the leadership in his program? (9:30), how close was Sam Leavitt to joining the Vols? (11:30), what has to happen for Tennessee to go 10-2? (13:15), which winnable game is Tennessee most likely to blow? (16:00), Tennessee entertainment district (19:30), Vandy going to regress without Diego Pavia? (22:00), Vandy has good options at QB (24:30), Boldest SEC take (26:45) Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Interested in helping us grow the channel? Become an Official Cousin by signing up for a membership to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aQL-yFS2ZoSkUBeMfYesA/join We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0Ug

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