One was dealing with scrutiny all week for make the worst of a series of critical mistakes this year last Saturday against the Alabama Crimson Tide. The other had proven nothing to this point. Both were crucial in Tennessee football dominating the South Carolina Gamecocks Saturday.
Wide receivers and linebackers may have been the story of the game in the Vols’ win. But Jarrett Guarantano and JT Shrout both over-performed all expectations, and they did it against a Will Muschamp defense that eats struggling and young quarterbacks alive.
When you look at how these guys have struggled this year, they should have been even worse.