Mike DeBord has to come out guns-a-blazing Saturday. But while backup quarterback Austin Appleby found himself in the headlines for some Neyland Stadium-related smack talk, Danielson says the key for Tennessee not only in this game, but the rest of the year, will be Josh Dobbs taking another step in his development.
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Both these teams coming in undefeated at 3-0. When any Southeastern Conference program loses 11 consecutive games to a bitter rival, including three times in this instance to a first-year Gators coach, that’s going to take the angst meter in Knoxville up to DEFCON 1.
Since Jones took over in 2013, Tennessee is 3-13 against ranked opponents. “I expect them to play a physical brand of football – what they’ve shown on film”.
“We’ve just been motivated to really hold ourselves to a higher standard and just show everybody across the nation that we’re not coming to play any amusing games”, UF linebacker Jarrad Davis said. “I’m pumped. It’s going to be one of the highlights of my senior year”, said UT student Alex Hwang.
Finally, on Monday, Hall returned to the practice field.
You can’t win and crush these folks spirit again, can you?
Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida: Tennessee wants to run the ball and if they have success on the ground it’s going to spell trouble for Florida. College GameDay will also be on hand that morning, broadcasting live from Rocky Top from 9 a.m.to 12 p.m. ET.
Tennessee is 1-5 in SEC home games with GameDay present with the only win in 1995, beating Georgia 30-27. Don’t overthink this one, as MI will roll to victory.
Both teams traveled to Tampa, Fla.to face off in their firstmatchup. Jalen Reeves-Maybin has led the Tennessee defense with 18 tackles and 2 tackles for loss, while Cameron Sutton has added 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1 interception. This would be a viable excuse, but Florida is missing its starting quarterback Luke Del Rio.
Appleby is a transfer from Purdue and he has previous starting experience having started 11 games for the Boilermakers.
“I put it on those guys this week”.
“To me the narrative Sunday might have been ‘Tennessee hangs on to win over OH, ‘ but to me that was one of the greatest wins I have ever been a part of”.
“I’m sure in their minds this is a walk in the park for them and they probably should think that based on how we performed against them a year ago”.
The Vols came close to doing just that past year before surrendering a 63-yard touchdown catch to Florida’s Antonio Callaway on 4th-and-14 with 1 minute, 26 seconds remaining in a 28-27 defeat in Gainesville, Fla. The Vols also need quarterback Josh Dobbs to be a risky runner, though after he ran for 136 yards against them last season the Gators will be determined to contain him.
Dobbs subsequently completed three passes for 33 yards and had an eight-yard run to give the Vols’ another shot.
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That defense has spent much of the week focusing on how it can better contain Dobbs. We simply won’t win if the atmosphere is more akin to Neyland Mausoleum, last seen against Arkansas a year ago. This year, though, might be the best shot of them all. “We’re going to have to maintain our rush lanes when they do throw it and get him hopefully a little uncomfortable and not be able to get his feet set exactly like he wants to and not let him take over the game with his feet like he did against us past year”. Ducks don’t pull trucks. The Vols also continue to have insane fumble luck, recovering two of their own fumbles against Appalachian State late, including on the game-winning score. Earn your pay check, Butch Jones. “We focus on playing winning football”.
