Wild touchdowns on special teams, unlikely big plays sparking comebacks and huge defensive stops were all part of Jeremy Pruitt’s second season as head coach of the Tennessee football program. It took a lot of mental toughness in the process as well.
The combination of all of that resulted in an 8-5 finish, including a Gator Bowl win over the Indiana Hoosiers, despite an 0-2 start with two losses to Group of Five teams at home and then that turning into 1-4. UT was able to win its last six games.
But how were they able to do that?