Tennessee dropped its regular-season finale 45-24 to Vanderbilt in an embarrassing second-half display. The Commodores torched the Volunteers' defense and shut down Joey Aguilar and the offense.
Diego Pavia solidified his Heisman campaign with a statement win to end the year, and Vanderbilt strengthened their College Football Playoff argument, and it was all done inside Neyland Stadium.
It is clear after this loss that changes are needed. The question is whether Josh Heupel will make the necessary changes this offseason.
Heupel was asked in his postgame press conference what he plans to do in the offseason regarding defensive changes, and he left the door open to making much-needed changes on staff, saying, "It's my job to evaluate everything.