Coming off a 43-14 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee football gets a legitimate chance to show how much it has improved after the bye two weeks ago with a winnable game at home against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At 1-4 and 0-2 in the SEC, they are still looking for their first FBS victory.
Meanwhile, MSU is coming off a bye. Their most recent outing was a 56-23 loss to the Auburn Tigers. They are 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the SEC. However, Auburn was their first true road test, and they failed it miserably.