I say he’s a triple threat because Dobbs has scored touchdowns passing, rushing, and even receiving this year.
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Remember how Kent, who’ll be in town next week to speak to the Huntsville Quarterback Club, caught that 80-yarder from Peyton Manning on the first play of the 1995 Alabama-Tennessee game, helping the Vols end a nine-game losing streak. Win the turnover battle and 5.
A few things are working in Memphis’ favor, though. “But close games with them and getting games into the fourth quarter with those guys, they start to get out of character at points”.
Win or lose Saturday, this Vols program is still growing on the job. And they cheered their tail off for their team.
Sophomore running back Jalen Hurd should be good to go Saturday against Alabama but sophomore guard Jashon Robertson is questionable, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said Wednesday.
“I understand the importance of the rivalry”, Jones said. And recent history tells us Tennessee hasn’t been holding up its end of the bargain. “I mean, their fans really did affect the game, and it says a lot about our players to keep their poise and focus”. Let’s add a field goal for good measure. If you’re UT, you’d rather take your chances with Jake Coker and the receivers than with Henry, but I think, if given the opportunity, the Tide passing game will be able to step up just enough against a UT defense that is stacking the box to make the needed plays to win the game.
If you’ve listened to any national analyst this week, the Vols have no shot and you shouldn’t even waste your time watching this game. The dynamic Tennessee quarterback is coming off perhaps his best game (adjusted for the competition) this season, completing 25 of 42 passes against Georgia for 312 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. In both cases the huge early deficit appeared to wake Tennessee up.
Alabama hosts Tennessee at 2:30 PM on CBS. I want to see offensive coordinator Mike Debord call this entire game like he is down 21 points.
How do I see tomorrow’s game? And while annual grudge match between the two teams from Alabama will always be more emotional, the face-offs between the Volunteers and the Tide matter a good deal on their own.
“We have a lot of talent”, Vols safety Brian Randolph said.
Offensively, the Vols don’t need to do anything too insane. They need to do what they did against Georgia for two-and-a-half quarters, which is find balance and allow Joshua Dobbs to do what he does best.
Hunter (3-3 straight up, 3-3 against the spread): Look, I know all about Alabama’s winning streak in the series, ridiculously talented roster, and coaching advantage with Nick Saban on the sidelines, but it’s defeatist to chalk this one up as a loss ahead of time.
Defensively, the plan is simple, but the execution is the tricky part.
Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara (6) runs the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs in a game earlier this season. He made sure there was a full Coca-Cola bottle on the table – they sponsored his coaching show with Golden Flake – and as we sat down, I was the book-opener and he was the signer.
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This is going to be another tough task for Tennessee. But injuries have not been kind to the Vols in 2015. They should be able to live up to the noise challenge and make things hard for the Volunteers Saturday. It has been a while since they have lit one up. Derrick Henry leads Bama on a late drive to kill the clock and put the game out of reach.
