Tennessee traveled south to Athens on Saturday night and found a similar result. Just as they have in every season since 2017, the Georgia Bulldogs came away with the win over the Volunteers.
It was a must-win spot for Georgia, which had lost to Ole Miss in the week before. That result launched the Rebels up the College Football rankings, throwing a curveball towards Tennessee’s playoff chances. Now with Tennessee’s loss to Georgia, the Vols are in the two-loss SEC mess just outside of the top five.
Tennessee’s College Football Playoff chances
According to ESPN’s FPI, Tennessee has a 65.