There’s a bit of precedence for Tennessee football trying to rebound against a Christian school after suffering a horrific upset loss in the midst of rebuilding as a program. So when the BYU Cougars come to town Saturday, they’ll be able to look back on it.
Back in 1979, exactly 40 years ago, Johnny Majors was in his third year on the job. His first team went 4-7, the most losses in program history at the time, and the next year, they went 5-5-1. But his third year may have been the most inconsistent year in UT history.