Tennessee will wrap up their 2018 regular season with a chance to add another game to their schedule. You can say the exact same thing for Vanderbilt. Their annual meeting to close the season will serve as a play-in game for one of the SEC’s final bowl bids.
On Monday, Pruitt wasn’t really interested in that aspect of the week. But the first year head coach understands that this is a big game for the state of Tennessee.
“This week we have Vanderbilt. This is a very important game for everybody in this state,” Pruitt said. “They have an experienced team offensively.