Back in the day, Tennessee football would set its expectations for winning the SEC East, and the baseline would be finishing in the top 25. With the exception of a couple of Butch Jones years, though, that has not been the case for the Vols in recent seasons.
And it’s not the case for the Vols this year. Coming off back to back losing seasons is already enough to limit those expectations. However, coming off last year’s 5-7 campaign in which six losses were by 25 or more points only limits them further.
This year, Tennessee football is just trying to get back to a level it once was in Jeremy Pruitt’s second season.