Tennessee coach Butch Jones' final postgame news conference of the 2016 regular season didn't even last four minutes.
Apparently, Jones got there before most media members could, but there were so many questions that needed answering after a debilitating 45-34 loss to Vanderbilt (which officially made the Commodores bowl-eligible) on Saturday. Now, a mind-numbingly tough regular season concludes with an unflattering 8-4 record.
Tennessee, the overwhelming favorite to win the SEC Eastern Division went 4-4 in conference play, despite beating Florida -- now back-to-back East champs -- for the first time in 11 years.
Easily the most talented team in the East, Tennessee lost consecutive games to Alabama and Texas A&M before handing Florida the division with losses to South Carolina and Vanderbilt in November.