Eric Cain, or ‘Cainer’ as Tennessee fans probably know him, returned to the Sports Animal airwaves in July 2026 to join Tyler Ivens for ‘Tyler & Cainer’ from 3-7 p.m. Cain began his radio career at the Sports Animal in Knoxville in September 2017. He spent five years as the morning show producer and board op, working with Ivens, Will West and Heather Harrington. Cain cut his teeth as a fill-in host across station shows and hosted Saturday Sports Talk with Joel Silverberg for several years. In 2022, Cain left the Sports Animal to work full-time with Volquest of the On3 Network. He spent a total of seven years with Volquest, covering Tennessee baseball, football, recruiting and hosting podcasts and live shows. Cain spent two years doing radio play-by-play in Minor League Baseball and began his broadcasting career at Carson-Newman University. Cain is an East Tennessee product who grew up in Jefferson County playing football for the Patriots. Cain also lettered four years at Carson-Newman. He continues to host the daily ‘Locked on Vols’ Podcast.