KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Velus Jones Jr., Tennessee's do-it-all wide receiver and return specialist, hopped into an Uber one night this fall.
The driver, at least initially, had no idea who was in the backseat.
The conversation immediately turned to Tennessee football. The Vols had just lost a heartbreaker to nationally ranked Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin, an electric environment at Neyland Stadium marred by a 20-minute stoppage for debris being thrown onto the field. Had a few questionable calls gone the Vols' way that night, they could have been working on a three-game SEC winning streak after scoring 107 points in routs of Missouri and South Carolina the previous two weeks.