Who replaces Ramon Foster as Tennessee football radio analyst? Here are 4 options

The Vol Network is in the market for a new color analyst on the Tennessee football radio broadcast team after Ramon Foster joined Tennessee Titans radio in that position. Foster, a former Vols player, spent only one season in the UT radio booth alongside “Voice of the Vols”  Mike Keith . Now the sidekick job is 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. He served as UT color analyst alongside Bob Kesling from 2021-24.

Before that, he was already a longtime member of the Vol Network crew. Ryan was part of the “Big Orange Hotline” show for 11 years and on the pregame show for six years prior to take over for Tim Priest in the color analyst role. Ryan was a quarterback at Tennessee from 1974-77 and played in the NFL with the New York Jets from 1978-89.

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 spent the past five seasons on the Vol Network team.