Tennessee has lost 10 straight games to Power Five opponents, hasn’t beaten a Southeastern Conference team since 2016 and now must face three straight top-10 foes. The Volunteers committed six turnovers last week in a 47-21 loss to Florida that opened their Southeastern Conference schedule.
But the Vols remain upbeat and have impressed their new coach Jeremy Pruitt by how they responded to this latest setback while preparing for Saturday’s trip to second ranked Georgia. Pruitt said he was walking through the football offices Sunday when he saw numerous players watching game tapes, a gathering that had been organized by the players themselves.