They just keep winning. Tennessee football continued its red-hot turnaround in Jeremy Pruitt’s second season with a 24-20 win over the Missouri Tigers to get to 6-5 and clinch bowl eligibility on the year for the first time since 2016.
Once again, the fell behind. And once again, they needed a defensive stand to win. Oh, they also converted a key third down, twice this time, to get the victory on their final drive. It was also their second win on the road.
Simply put, the Vols continued to show they are a drastically different team from the one that started 0-2 with two losses to Group of Five programs.