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Jethro Franklin (Missouri Defensive Line Coach) Fired
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SEC takeaways: Georgia versus Alabama, Kentucky's breakthrough, Aggies breakdown and more
It was an impressive performance from Tennessee as its offense scored on its first nine drives and never punted.
But at no other point this season has Tennessee shown signs it has an elite offense. It has an elite scheme that more and more college teams are running in some form, but Saturday looked a lot more like Missouri crumbling than Tennessee surging. This wasn’t Ole Miss giving non-elite defenses no hope. The Tigers’ run fits were a disaster and Tennessee’s backs took advantage.
Missouri is now living Tennessee’s experience on defense a season ago. New Tigers coordinator Steve Wilks’ defense looked completely lost against a scheme that’s totally foreign to the NFL but very common in college. His pro schemes might work with high-level NFL talent but have been a disaster in Columbia. That sounds familiar, down to the knee-jerk position coach firing. The Tigers fired defensive line coach Jethro Franklin on Sunday after just five games at Mizzou, similar to the way Jeremy Pruitt fired Jimmy Brumbaugh four games into the 2020 season.
Missouri is now giving up 6.56 yards per carry, an astounding number that gives no team a chance for success. That ranks 129th nationally, ahead of only one team: Arkansas State, coached by former Tennessee head coach Butch Jones.
It was an impressive performance from Tennessee as its offense scored on its first nine drives and never punted.
But at no other point this season has Tennessee shown signs it has an elite offense. It has an elite scheme that more and more college teams are running in some form, but Saturday looked a lot more like Missouri crumbling than Tennessee surging. This wasn’t Ole Miss giving non-elite defenses no hope. The Tigers’ run fits were a disaster and Tennessee’s backs took advantage.
Missouri is now living Tennessee’s experience on defense a season ago. New Tigers coordinator Steve Wilks’ defense looked completely lost against a scheme that’s totally foreign to the NFL but very common in college. His pro schemes might work with high-level NFL talent but have been a disaster in Columbia. That sounds familiar, down to the knee-jerk position coach firing. The Tigers fired defensive line coach Jethro Franklin on Sunday after just five games at Mizzou, similar to the way Jeremy Pruitt fired Jimmy Brumbaugh four games into the 2020 season.
Missouri is now giving up 6.56 yards per carry, an astounding number that gives no team a chance for success. That ranks 129th nationally, ahead of only one team: Arkansas State, coached by former Tennessee head coach Butch Jones.
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