It’s hard to believe, but Tennessee football was competitive with the Florida Gators for the first quarter and a half. The Vols were trailing only 7-0, their defense was playing hard, and they seemed like they were in decent position to make this close.
But mistake after mistake, a failing offense and a defense continuing to get tired turned what was a close game into a blowout. The Vols ended up trailing 17-0 at halftime and lost 34-3 on the day to a clearly superior team with a backup quarterback in Kyle Trask.
So by the end, UT didn’t appear to be in their league at all.