Part of the hype with the Tennessee-Florida game was the amount of recruits the Volunteers had in attendance. This weekend was supposed to show a competitive team trying to climb their way back into SEC East contention. Even if they lost, the idea was that attendees would see a great shot at early playing time.
Losing by 20-plus points obviously wasn’t ideal. With the letdown came the worries about Tennessee’s 2019 recruiting class. The Volunteers currently rank 12th in the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings and were 10th overall when the season began.
Would the loss begin an exodus of top talent?