It’s appropriate to point to the improvements Tennessee football made from its first to its second game against the BYU Cougars. The Vols deserve credit for their rushing attack, their increased push on both sides of the trenches, and their continued elite kicking game.
But while everybody focuses on the unfortunate Hail Mary thrown by Zach Wilson to Micah Simon to set up the game-tying field goal that sent the game into overtime, very few people will focus on how lucky the Vols were. Tons of breaks went their way, which is why they should have won.