Sep 22, 2018; Knoxville, TN, USA; SEC logo on the field at Neyland Stadium before a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida Gators. Mandatory Credit: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports
The good news is that a fifth place finish in the SEC East could be enough to get Tennessee football to a bowl game this year. However, the bad news is that fifth is the best case scenario for the Vols based on what one group of experts thinks.
In a preview of the 2021 SEC season by the seven college football analysts of CBS Sports, Rocky Top was picked no higher than fifth in the East.