CHARLOTTE, N.C. —As Tennessee and No. 17 West Virginia prepare to kick off their seasons Saturday, a glimpse at the important matchups and storylines that could decide it:
Grier vs. The Hype
You can’t win a Heisman in Week 1 but you can lose it. Then again, Grier is only focused on winning the game, which is being played at a stadium where he watched Carolina Panthers games as a kid.
Expectations of a 4,000-yard season sound reasonable, as long as Grier can avoid the kind of injury he suffered diving for a pylon last November.