Tennessee is preparing for Mississippi State, which is favored by 7 points against the Vols. Hear more about the Bulldogs on today's show. Locked On Vols is available every day on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. It's also on Spotify, the Himalaya app and other third-party apps, and you can tell your smart speaker or smartphone to "Play podcast Locked On V-O-L-S."• Segment 1: How can Tennessee help Brian Maurer take a step forward this week. UT's coach talks about that in segment No. 1.• Segment 2: Hear about Mississippi State and the Bulldogs' quarterbacks as they could play two guys at the position this weekend.• Segment 3: Can Tennessee create some kind of pass rush up front? The Vols are trying, which Jeremy Pruitt discusses in the final segment.Want to keep up on social media and send questions/comments? Follow these links:@Josh_Ward on twitterFacebook.com/JoshWardInstagram.com/joshjward  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices