Now, let me offer a prologue before we get into the meat of this piece:
This isn’t a “freak-out,” post, nor am I all that concerned about the offense’s long-term viability. If you remember, I picked us to go 8-4, so I expected regressions in critical areas that might affect the team’s overall outcome. Also, despite struggling for a couple quarters against Virginia, the Vols nearly put up 50 against them. Not all that impressive, considering the opponent finished 3-7 in Tony Elliott’s first season as head coach. A qualifier, though: UVA’s defense was a bright spot last season, finishing 46th in the NCAA in points allowed per-game (24.