Before the start of the season, almost no one outside of Knoxville gave Tennessee football much of a chance to push for a trip to the College Football Playoff. With Nico Iamaleava leaving town, how things were going to look on offense was fully up in the air.
Fast forward to present time and the Vols are averaging 51 points per game and Joey Aguilar has looked like one of the best quarterbacks in the SEC - maybe even the country. Tennessee is on a bye this week, but Josh Heupel and Co. are 4-1 on the year and ranked No.