Such a possibility would have been laughable two months ago, but after a disastrous 1-4 start to the season, Pruitt has managed to extract the Volunteers from their September ditch and get the team back in position to produce a winning season.

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The Vols (5-5, 3-3 SEC) come to Columbia for Saturday’s game against Missouri with the same overall record as the Tigers (5-5, 2-4) but have taken the opposite path to get there. While Mizzou has imploded with four straight losses, Tennessee has won four of its last five games, including each of the last three.