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Titans fire general manager Ran Carthon

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11 months ago

January 7, 2025

The Tennessee Titans have fired general manager Ran Carthon per Jim Wyatt. President of Football Operations Chad Brinker will be retained and will conduct the search for a new general manager per Wyatt’s report. The report also confirms that Brian Callahan will be retained as the Titans’ head coach.

Ran Carthon was hired in January of 2023 to succeed Jon Robinson who had been fired during the 2023 season. In his two years here, the team compiled a 9-25 record. Just putting that record out there without context isn’t fair to Carthon, however. He took over a roster that was depleted of talent after Robinson had three really bad drafts in a row.

Carthon’s 2024 draft looks like it could end up being pretty good. JC Latham had a solid rookie year and looks like a tackle the Titans can count on going forward. T’Vondre Seat showed some promise in his rookie season, though they need him to develop as a pass rusher. Jarvis Brownlee held his own at cornerback after the two guys they brought in, Chidobe Awuzie and L’Jarius Sneed were injured for the majority of the season.

But at the end of the day, this roster really is not any better than the one Carthon inherited when he was hired. It was always curious that Carthon hired Brinker and Brinker ended up being promoted over him in less than a year here. That was a pretty strong indication that people inside the organization were not happy with the job Ran was doing.

Last year, Amy Adams Strunk chose to keep Carthon over Mike Vrabel. You have to wonder if she regrets that decision now just a year later.

Full statement from AAS:

“I’ve loved the time I’ve spent with Ran. He’s a talented football mind, a great man, and friend to everyone along his path,” Strunk said in the statement. “It’s impossible to ignore that our football team hasn’t improved over the past two years. I am deeply disappointed in our poor win-loss record during this period, of course, but my decision also speaks to my concern about our long-term future should we stay the course.
“I love this team more than you can imagine. To our fans: we know this level of performance isn’t acceptable. We’re humbled by your support as we continue to work towards building the team you expect and deserve.”

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Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Tennessee

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2 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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Tale of The Tape, Predictions: Louisville vs. Tennessee

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville (9-1, 0-0 ACC) is set to face Tennessee (7-3, 0-0 SEC) on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST at Thompson-Boling Arena. Here’s how the Cardinals stack up against the Volunteers:

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Rankings

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
AP/USAT	20th/20th	11th/11th
SOS Advertisement	38th	89th
SOR	47th	13th Advertisement
NET	36th	11th
RPI	50th Advertisement	41st
BPI	18th	6th
KenPom Advertisement	18th	10th
Torvik	18th	10th Advertisement
EvanMiya	20th	12th

Team Leaders

	Tennessee	Louisville
Points	Ja’Kobi Gillespie (17.3)	Ryan Conwell (19.4) Advertisement
Rebounds	Nate Ament (7.1)	Sananda Fru (6.2)
Assists	Ja’Kobi Gillespie (5.4) Advertisement	Mikel Brown Jr. (5.1)
Steals	Bishop Boswell (1.9)	Kobe Rodgers (1.3)
Blocks Advertisement	Felix Okpara (1.7)	Sananda Fru (1.2)

Scoring

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
Points Per Game	80.9	94.3
Field Goal % Advertisement	46.8	47.9
FGM/FGA Per Game	28.9/61.7	30.4/63.5 Advertisement
Three Point %	34.6	37.5
3PTM/3PTA	7.4/21.4 Advertisement	13.2/35.2
Free Throw %	72.7	77.8
FTM/FTA Per Game Advertisement	15.7/21.6	20.3/26.1

Rebounding

	Tennessee Advertisement	Louisville
Rebounds Per Game	43.3	42.6
Off. Reb. Per Game Advertisement	15.6	12.7
Def. Reb. Per Game	27.7	29.9 Advertisement
Rebound Margin	12.9	8.0

Defense

	Tennessee	Louisville
Opp. Points Per Game	66.0	68.1 Advertisement
Opp. FG%	38.5	37.8
Opp. 3PT%	29.7 Advertisement	29.6
Steals Per Game	7.5	8.1
Blocks Per Game Advertisement	3.7	3.8
Turnovers Forced Per Game	12.4	13.9 Advertisement

Ball Handling

	Tennessee	Louisville
Assists Per Game Advertisement	18.8	19.7
Turnovers Per Game	13.2	10.9 Advertisement
Turnover Margin	0.8	3.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.42 Advertisement	1.81

Predictions

– ESPN Prediction: Per ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Cardinals have a 57.8 percent chance to win against the Volunteers. Louisville has a BPI rating of 22.0 (6th overall), whereas Tennessee has a BPI rating of 16.9 (18th overall).

– KenPom Prediction: Per KenPom.com, the Cardinals have a 49 percent chance to take down the Volunteers, with a projected final score of 80-79 in favor of UT. Louisville has an adjusted efficiency margin of +27.72 (10th overall), whereas Tennessee has an adjusted efficiency margin of +23.10 (18th overall).

– Torvik Prediction: Per BartTorvik.com, the Cards have a 43 percent chance to take down the Vols, with a projected final score of 80-78 in favor of UT. Louisville has a “Barthag” of .9451 (10th overall), whereas Tennessee has a “Barthag” of .9253 (18th overall).

– Personal Prediction: Louisville 83, Tennessee 82.

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Vols Make Splash Hire With Jim Knowles | VFL Kevin Burnett Talks Tennessee Football | The RTI Low Down | Rocky Top Insider

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14 hours ago

December 14, 2025

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Vols Make Splash Hire With Jim Knowles | VFL Kevin Burnett Talks Tennessee Football | The RTI Low Down | Rocky Top Insider

On this week’s episode of The RTI Low Down, Bob Baskerville and Chris Low are diving into a huge week for the Tennessee Football program.

The guys start the show by discussing the Vols’ big move to fire Tim Banks and the splash hire in acquiring defensive coordinator Jim Knowles.

Bob and Chris are then joined by VFL and SEC Legend Kevin Burnett to talk about his time on Rocky Top, his thoughts on playing under defensive coordinators, Josh Heupel’s current team, and more.

The guys close down the show by breaking down Tennessee’s 2026 schedule, Vol Hoops’ tough test on the hardwood this week, and much more. Download and subscribe TODAY!

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0:00 Intro
8:30 Tennessee Fires Tim Banks, Hires Jim Knowles
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43:20 UT 2026 Schedule
50:17 Tennessee Basketball Faces Huge Test on Tuesday
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Remembering one of Middle Tennessee’s largest tornado outbreaks 4 years later

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1 day ago

December 14, 2025

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Remembering one of Middle Tennessee’s largest tornado outbreaks 4 years later

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Four years ago, Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky were impacted by one of the largest tornado outbreaks on record. On Dec. 10 and 11, 2021, a tornado outbreak impacted areas from Arkansas and Missouri all the way into northern Indiana and Ohio. There was a total of 66 tornadoes; 16 of […]

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