KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 22: Smokey the live Tennessee Volunteers mascot on the sidelines during the game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Florida won the game 47-21. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
Expectations for Tennessee football were always going to be minimal this year, but when the Vols can barely crack the top half in all of FBS play, it shows how far things have fallen. That’s what they’re flirting with in one publisher’s projections, though.
Athlon’s preview for Rocky Top this year listed the Vols at No.