Seventh in a series previewing the 2020 SEC football season.
FAYETTEVILLE — Tennessee scripted one of the most dramatic seasons among the non-contenders in the Power 5 ranks in 2019.
After opening with a shocking 38-30 loss to Georgia State and opening 1-4, many observers felt second-year Coach Jeremy Pruitt was trending toward an early ouster at season’s end.
Then the Volunteers went off and won seven of their last eight games, including their final six in a row. They capped it by rallying for a dramatic 23-22 win over Indiana in the Gator Bowl. The Vols’ comeback from a 22-9 deficit made them the only team in the country to overcome a 13-point deficit in the final five minutes of a game last season.