Even if there are some positives to take away, the fact of the matter is Tennessee football lost 43-14 at home to another SEC opponent and fell to 1-4 on the year. You can excuse it by bringing up how good the Georgia Bulldogs are, but the Vols still have not beaten an FBS school year, and they have lost to two Group of Five schools at home.
Meanwhile, their two games against Power Five teams have resulted in losses by 29 and 31 points, and they did allow Georgia to cover. This was all coming off a bye week, although Kirby Smart’s team was coming off one to be fair.