If report cards in school more heavily weighed improvement over time rather than taking everything into account equally, Tennessee football would be starting to ace everything. The Vols as a program took strides in their win over the South Carolina Gamecocks that they had not shown all season.
A 41-21 win over a 3-4 team led by Will Muschamp to move to 3-5 on the year is much bigger than it looks on paper. After all, it’s UT’s first win over Muschamp after starting off 0-7, and it now opens up their bowl game possibilities, despite those being still slightly less than 50 percent likely.