There is no spin to minimize the road challenge of a 2-4 team facing the Alabama football, No. 1 ranked team. The Tennessee Vols have a huge task, explained by a predicted five-touchdown spread. Better than any former assistant, Vols head coach, Jeremy Pruitt understands how a Nick Saban defense can stymie his offense. That knowledge will not be enough, but it will be interesting to see how Pruitt attempts to counter.
No rational observer expects the Vols defense to slow down the Tua-led Alabama Crimson Tide. Pruitt even joked earlier in the week, his goal was to keep the ball out of Tua’s hands – as in never punting and kicking onsides.