How many of you had Tennessee starting 0-2? Absolutely none of us did, but that’s where we sit two weeks into the season. 2019 already feels over. A bowl bid is already seemingly out of reach, barring a miracle. The season is already a failure.
Someone has to take the blame. That person is usually the head coach in this situation — and Jeremy Pruitt deserves plenty of it. His defense showed up unprepared in week one while the rest of the roster looked uninterested in being there. Week two showed a much better effort against BYU, but Tennessee failed to put the Cougars away despite having chance after chance.