The Vols sit at (3-4, 1-3), but those losses have been by a combined 17 points.
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“Overall, just a pretty solid performance and another pretty strong indication that Tennessee is at least finally able to compete with pretty much everyone on their schedule”. Making it through the first seven games to 3-4 is not great. One of the buzzwords this season for Butch Jones has been “resiliency” and the Volunteers will need to show a few of that in the next five games as they look to improve their record and reach a major bowl game. Griffin has made three tackles in a reserve role this season.
A 42-16 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs woke the Wildcats up last week, but it’s not like they are not capable of turning right back around and beating the Vols in Lexington. “We all want the ball”, said wide receiver Josh Malone when asked about the lack of a passing game early in the season.
To avoid that, there will be specific players for the Vols who have got to step up on Saturday.
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“I really thought they did a good job keeping that offense in check, not giving up big plays, doing a pretty good job of bottling up Derrick Henry”.
