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The Tennessee Volunteers have good reason to be excited heading into the 2015 season. The Vols return 18 starters (10 on offense and 8 on defense) from a squad that won four of its last five contests. This run culminated in a lopsided victory over Iowa in the TaxSlayer Bowl, the Vols’ first bowl win since 2008. Back-to-back top-5 recruiting classes also have infused the team with a high level of promising young talent that should pay huge dividends starting as soon as 2015.