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Nine Thoughts on Tennessee-Western Carolina

1. That was a win, and that was pretty much what we thought. Everyone looked fine enough, for the most part. Joshua Dobbs and Jalen Hurd got out of there early, and Alvin Kamara did much the same. Derek Barnett and Jason Robertson picked up small knocks and were held out of the rest of the game (but could've played). The main goal going into yesterday: don't get injured. Tennessee did that, and while there are some fun ancillary stats—like Western Carolina going 0-for-third-down against the guys who will see 99% of the snaps this season—they don't really mean a whole lot.