Outside of an impressive showing against BYU, the Tennessee run game hasn’t taken off like Jim Chaney and Jeremy Pruitt had hoped. The offensive line has improved in pass protection, but has struggled at the line of scrimmage when run blocking.
Tennessee is averaging just 3.95 yards per carry on the year, good for last in the SEC. They sit 90th in rushing yards per game in the FBS, which just isn’t good enough to consistently win games at this level.
Ty Chandler’s 5.4 yards per carry looks good on the surface, but game-script hasn’t allowed him to get much work with the Volunteers falling behind Florida and Georgia early on.