This news comes after a bye week that followed a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs, another in a long line of big-game disappointments from the Tennessee football program. While this is likely the right move, it remains unlikely that this freshman can be the savior of his coach’s employment.
Guarantano has exciting potential. The 4-star prospect out of New Jersey was ranked first in his class of dual-threat quarterbacks, ahead of names like Jalen Hurts and Shane Buechele. However, as we’ve seen with Buechele, a quarterback alone can’t fix a program.