Last year, Tennessee traveled to Columbia, Missouri, for former Tigers head coach Gary Pinkel's final home game and easily dispatched an offensively inept Mizzou team by a 19-8 score that was much more thorough than the final indicated.
Under new coach Barry Odom, the Tigers offense this season is much more advanced. Unfortunately for Mizzou, its defense has let it down in a 3-7 start to the season.
The Volunteers got back on track the past two weeks in lopsided victories over Tennessee Tech and Kentucky. They'll try not to do scoreboard watching this weekend needing LSU to beat Florida to have a shot at the SEC Championship Game.