With National Signing Day two days away, the focus is all on what Tennessee football can do to build on its 8-5 season. Given the fact that they were 5-7 the year before and went on a six-game winning streak to finish the year, the Vols were clearly significantly better in Jeremy Pruitt’s second season on the job.
However, the reason they didn’t even have a better record is due to not just slow or limited improvement in a few minor areas but outright regression in some areas. That can always be concerning when a coach is building a program, but some of the areas were understandable and even predictable.