This game has been said by some to be the most pivotal one of the Butch Jones’ era in Knoxville and a must-win if this program wants to get back to being the Tennessee people once knew and loved. (34), defensive back Evan Berry (29) and defensive lineman Kyle Phillips (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, September 19, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Freshman wide receiver Preston Williams matched that total by himself in the third contest. “We have confidence, and when it’s called, we’re going to have confidence with the play”.
Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) throws to a receiver during…
Picking Florida’s entire front seven on defense breaks tradition, but it’s honestly the most important factor for the Gators in their showdown against the Volunteers.
Jones said earlier this week that Howard suffered a minor ankle injury heading into last week’s 55-10 win over Western Carolina, but the Vols’ coach said Wednesday that Howard is battling “some things”.
Said Jones-“They may be the best defense we have faced since we’ve been here, and they’re very, very deep”.
If the Vols lose to the Florida Gators this year, especially to this Florida Gators team, it will send Vol fans into a frenzy.
Now the Gators want to keep another streak going. “They have not blinked, and we continue to get better”. “And yet no matter what, every coach will tell you each game is an individual event”.
“It is the most important game in terms of it’s the next game, and that is the way it is”, said Jones “we live in a week-to-week season”.
“He’s done a really good job”, Jancek said.
He said this year’s Tennessee team is much more confident. This wasn’t something Jones was known for previously, but it’s been a stigma that’s reared its head over the last few seasons with the Vols. Yes, Jones and the Vols defeated a top 10 South Carolina team in Neyland Stadium in 2013 and took a highly-ranked Georgia squad to overtime and lost on a fluke play the week before, but that same staff and team lost an ugly game to Vanderbilt that same season when their bowl hopes rested on that game. With wins coming over New Mexico State, East Carolina, and Kentucky, they have been tested. “Every week’s a new week”.
“They understand what’s at stake, understand the importance of the game”, Jones said. He says they already realize the magnitude of this game. We have to be mentally fresh, mentally alert, going to a hostile environment playing a top-quality upper-echelon opponent in our conference’. “Now (if) you put all this undue pressure on them, you can be tired mentally”.
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From 1992-2001, the victor of the SEC East was represented by Florida or Tennessee. But if Florida can go on the road and win on Saturday the Gators would give their fans hope that Florida would be back in the SEC East title conversation. Florida responded this week by tweeting that fans should “check the stadium map to see what color to wear” and linking to a photo of the stands in solid blue.
