Tennessee Athletics made a massive splash in the sports media world on Thursday by announcing Tennessee Titans broadcaster Mike Keith as the next Voice of the Vols for Tennessee football and men’s basketball.
Keith will begin his tenure at Tennessee during the 2025 athletics season.
While Tennessee fans have had a handful of topics to debate and argue about this offseason, the news of Mike Keith’s hiring has come with universal praise. Keith has been a fixture with the Titans’ radio booth and has left a strong impression on Titans fans and Tennesseans around the state.
Titans fans, though, aren’t thrilled about losing their voice. Despite another rough season for the state’s NFL team in Nashville, Keith was continually one of the bright spots on Sundays within the Titans organization and the fanbase.
Here’s a quick look at some of the reactions from Vol fans and Titans fans alike on social media following the Mike Keith news on Thursday:
Tennessee Vols Perspective
An amazing honor to be in the chair where four legends have worked.
Time for the next moments to last a lifetime! pic.twitter.com/D9KaTGbI76
— Mike Keith (@tennvoice) January 9, 2025
Tennessee announces Mike Keith as its newest Voice of the Vols 25 years and one day after he teamed up with Pat Ryan for the legendary radio call of the Music City Miracle. pic.twitter.com/2PPPSbHaTi
— Ryan Schumpert (@rschump00) January 9, 2025
Mike Keith yelling SAAAAAAAAAAAACK over Vols highlights is going to heal me https://t.co/g7L1VQFiQ2
— JLowe (@shawtygot_LOWE) January 9, 2025
That first Mike Keith “SAAACCCKKK” is going to hit like a cold beer in September pic.twitter.com/SUNoU2zwff
— Dallas (@_Matty_Ice12) January 9, 2025
Sad to see Mike Keith go as a Titans fan, thrilled to see him come home as a Vols fan
— T’Vondre Sweat’s Stiff Arm (@traviebird00) January 9, 2025
Does it get any better???? That’s rhetorical. there’s no need to answer!!! It doesn’t!!! GO VOLS!!!! MIKE KEITH will do more than deliver!!! https://t.co/S4OWdSHNiw
— Ron Slay (@TheRonSlay) January 9, 2025
Mike Keith is the rare, if not completely one of a kind, broadcaster who I think has a 100% approval rating. I have never heard anyone say a bad word about his ability to call games or him as a person.
A grand slam home run hire by Tennessee.
— Steve Layman (@SteveLayman) January 9, 2025
The new voice of the Vols Mike Keith🍊 pic.twitter.com/vzhgTrPlg7
— Joshyboy (@JoshyboyfromTN) January 9, 2025
This is amazing. Sucks losing him for the Titans but this could not be a better fit for the Vols!
Bob Kesling just did not do it for me. I barely listened to the radio broadcast bc of how boring he was.
I will now be muting my TV again and cranking up Mike Keith on Saturdays! https://t.co/2NJgmqEQId
— Titans Rossi! (@TitansRossi) January 9, 2025
Same Mike, same. #GBO pic.twitter.com/ubCoAazOzC
— Blackniss Everdeen™ (@RockyTopKeith) January 9, 2025
John Ward 🤝 Mike Keith pic.twitter.com/SR2L9b9MhS
— Joshyboy (@JoshyboyfromTN) January 9, 2025
Best case scenario is now a reality. #Vols https://t.co/iNM3rclObN
— Jack Foster (@jackfostermedia) January 9, 2025
That first “SAAAAAAAAAAACK” from Mike Keith calling a Vol football game is gonna go down SO smooth https://t.co/WV60oSsr5Q
— Nathanael Rutherford (@Mr_Rutherford) January 9, 2025
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Tennessee Titans Perspective
So now the Titans are looking for a new GM and will need a new VOTT, though let’s be honest. That new voice has a big microphone to fill after Mike Keith’s 27 years with the Titans.
— Teresa Walker 👑 (@TeresaMWalker) January 9, 2025
Mike Keith departing is worse than the AJ Brown trade.
— Joe Leming (@JoeLeming) January 9, 2025
Man us Titan fans can’t catch a break. Big congrats to Mike Keith on the Vols but bitter sweet to see the Voice of the Titans move on. He is synonymous with the Titans.
— Zack Kirby (@Zack__Kirby) January 9, 2025
Mike Keith’s voice has been a nostalgic part of my upbringing for nearly 3 decades
A true gift to the state of Tennessee and the Titans organization
He will missed ⚔️
— Sal From Jerrrssseeeyyy (@salmanfredi) January 9, 2025
Happy for my friends who are @Vol_Football fans.
But as a @titans fan, this hurts.
Mike Keith was the voice of the Music City Miracle. He was the voice when they came up one yard short. He was the voice for McNair, CJ2K, Mariota, & D. Henry. https://t.co/Rvbmw6MCFe
— Austin Lewis (@austinlewistn) January 9, 2025
Hard to believe Mike Keith leaving the #Titans. An institution with the organization
— Terry McCormick (@terrymc13) January 9, 2025
There goes my “Mike Keith won’t be leaving the Titans for UT” guarantee
— Jared Stillman (@JaredStillman) January 9, 2025
The Titans finally landed the No. 1 pick and can draft their QB of the future!
It only cost them Mike Vrabel, Ran Carthon, Mike Keith, and half their fan base. Oh and it unfortunately happened in a year where every analyst is screaming that this QB class sucks.
— Jake (@JakeAndBall) January 9, 2025
