On the surface, you couldn’t ask for much more out of Jarrett Guarantano. The guy has the 10th best completion percentage in all of FBS at this moment, and he hasn’t yet thrown an interception. Tennessee football could not get a more efficient quarterback. But with SEC play beginning, that’s not going to be enough for the Vols.
Guarantano has completed 39 of 54 passes on the season, but he only has two touchdowns. And he’s only thrown for 494 yards on the year, averaging just over 130 passing yards a game. Now, to be fair, the last two were in hand by halftime.