In a conclusion that will shock literally nobody reading this, the Tennessee Volunteers were named the biggest underachievers of 2017 by SBNation. Butch Jones was tasked with replacing Josh Dobbs, Alvin Kamara, Derek Barnett, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Cameron Sutton and Josh Malone.
It did not go well.
The bottom fell out. Tennessee never found a quarterback or a consistent pass rusher. For the first time ever, the Vols ended up winless in SEC play. Butch Jones was fired after a blowout loss to Missouri.