No. 24 Tennessee, which will move up in the top-25 polls on Monday, played quite well, particularly on offense, in flexing its muscles on Syracuse football in week one. The Volunteers are simply a better team at this juncture in the early stage of the 2025 season.
After his Orange fell by a final of 45-26 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon, 'Cuse head coach Fran Brown said that his defense has to do a much better job of tackling opposing players in the open field.
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