Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the SEC is going to be tough this year.
While Tennessee’s 2019 schedule shakes out more favorably than it has in quite some time, the Vols will still face a daunting conference slate in Jeremy Pruitt’s second season at the helm.
On Wednesday, ESPN released their Football Power Index Preseason Top Ten, which was once against littered with SEC teams, three of which Tennessee will play in 2019.
The Vols will open league play on Sept. 21 in Gainesville against No. 8 Florida before playing host to two top five FPI top five teams in the month of October against No.