The first glimpse of Butch Jones Tennessee football fans ever got was in 2011, when he brought his Cincinnati Bearcats to Neyland Stadium. In that game, the Vols won a blowout under Derek Dooley. But a play that stood out was how bad Cincy was on short-yardage plays.
Under Jones, the Bearcats failed to convert two 4th-and-1 plays. They also got a holding penalty on a 3rd-and-1 play that killed a drive. Then, in the third quarter, they got a 1st and goal from the UT one-yard line and couldn’t get it in the end zone.