There are lots of storylines happening when Tennessee football takes the field Saturday against the Missouri Tigers. It’s Derek Dooley’s return to Rocky Top, and the Vols are trying to build off a major splash with their first-year head coach in Jeremy Pruitt and reach bowl eligibility.
But when kickoff happens, whichever team prevails will have a ton of momentum going forward. Missouri will clinch a winning season and have a strong case of being in the Top 25 considering they will be 7-4 and a terrible call away from 8-3.
Meanwhile, as we said, Tennessee football will guarantee itself a bowl game with a victory.