Underdog, unproven and unranked, Tennessee entered Saturday’s neutral site showdown with No. 17 West Virginia in Charlotte as one of college football’s biggest unknowns.
After the dust settled at Bank of America Stadium, the scoreboard read 40-14 in favor of the heavily favored Mountaineers. Still, some questions were answered-and some still remain-but it’s clear that Tennessee’s identity as a football program, just a year removed from it’s worst season in history, is already different under Jeremy Pruitt.
First Quarter: West Virginia 10, Tennessee 0
The first question answered was the one that was asked perhaps the most in the offseason-who would start under center for the Vols?