KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 22: Smokey the live Tennessee Volunteers mascot on the sidelines during the game between the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Florida won the game 47-21. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
Despite a new head coach, an NCAA investigation still going on, a wave of transfers and a 3-7 season last year, experts across a variety of outlets still have some confidence in Tennessee football to reach the postseason. Multiple projections that came out Wednesday assumed they’d at least earn postseason eligibility.
The Vols are penciled in for the Liberty Bowl on Dec.