When Jeremy Pruitt brought in Tyson Helton to be the Tennessee football offensive coordinator, fans looked at the development of Sam Darnold with the USC Trojans and the high-powered offenses that Jeff Brohm ran with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers for reference. Given the numerous playmakers the Vols had, it looked like things would be exciting.
Dating back to February, Helton consistently hinted that his focus would be on sticking to the run to set up deep passes. Pruitt added that they want to be able to run the ball when they want to run it and dominate the line of scrimmage.