Dec 12, 2020; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; General view during the second half of the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Cincinnati Bearcats at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Wasn’t their schedule tough enough? Tennessee basketball will face five Power Five teams, four teams likely to be in the preseason top 25 rankings and three teams likely to be in the preseason top 10 rankings in non-conference play alone. That list doesn’t even include the Memphis Tigers.
Now, though, the Vols’ draw in conference play just adds to the brutality of the schedule.