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Tennessee football, Vol Network radio analyst options to replace Ramon Foster
The Vol Network is looking for a new color analyst for the Tennessee Football Radio Broadcast team after Ramon Foster joined Tennessee Titans Radio in that position.
Foster, a former Vol player, spent just one season in the UT radio booth alongside “Voice of the Vols” Mike Keith. The sidekick track is now open again.
Here are a few names to consider for the color analyst position for the 2026 Tennessee football season.
Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan, 70, is a broadcast veteran. From 2021 to 2024, he was UT color analyst alongside Bob Kesling. Before that, he was a long-time member of the Vol Network crew.
Ryan was part of the “Big Orange Hotline” show for 11 years and the pregame show for six years before taking over as color analyst from Tim Priest.
Ryan was a quarterback at Tennessee from 1974 to 1977 and played in the NFL with the New York Jets from 1978 to 1989. He was also the color analyst for the Titans from 1999-2004.
Ryan and Keith were broadcast partners during the Titans’ 1999 season, including the iconic Music City Miracle call.
Jayson Swain
Jayson Swain, 41, has been on the Vol Network team for the past five seasons. In the 2025 season, he provided analysis on the pregame show “Big Orange Countdown” and co-hosted the halftime and postgame shows. Before that, he was a sideline reporter for UT games.
Swain was a standout Tennessee wide receiver from 2003 to 2006 and served as team captain. He signed with the Chicago Bears in 2007 and then began his broadcasting career.
Swain has been a fixture on Knoxville sports talk radio, currently serving as co-host of the show “Josh and Swain” on The Sports Animal. And since 2009 he has hosted his own podcast, ‘The Swain Event’.
Erik Ainge
Erik Ainge, 39, has been a fixture on sports talk in Knoxville for nearly a decade, especially when it comes to Tennessee football topics. Each weekday, Ainge breaks down UT’s schemes from his expertise under center for the Vols.
Since 2017, Ainge has co-hosted “The Erik Ainge Show” on The Sports Animal with Brian Rice. He has also had numerous roles on the pregame and postgame shows on the Vol Network.
Ainge was a quarterback for the Vols from 2004 to 2007. He was selected by the Jets in the 2007 NFL Draft and spent three seasons in New York before returning to Knoxville and beginning his broadcasting career.
Wil Overstraat
Will Overstreet, 46, has been a regular guest on sports talk shows on TV and radio in Knoxville for several years.
Overstreet has appeared on the pregame show “Big Orange Countdown” on the Vol Network, as well as local radio shows focused on UT football. He is a regular guest on the TV show ‘Sports Source’ and the digital network.
Overstreet was a member of the 1998 national title team, an All-SEC performer and team captain. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 2002 and played two seasons. He was also founder and CEO of Knoxville-based Voices Heard Media, Inc.
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