The Official #11/#9 Tennessee @ Florida Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN

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TennesseeYankee said:

NEED TO KNOW​

Attacking Defense
Defensive coordinator Tim Banks' attacking defense leads the nation in tackles for loss per game (12.5) and is tied for first with Nebraska in sacks per game (5.5). Banks' unit has racked up 11.0 total sacks, which is tied for first in the nation, and 25.0 total tackles for loss, which is second in the FBS. Senior linebacker Aaron Beasley leads the nation in TFLs through two weeks with 6.0 for a loss of 25 yards. Beasley has an incredible 13.0 TFLs in his last five games combined, including 4.0 in the Orange Bowl victory vs. Clemson. Edge rushers James Pearce Jr. and Tyler Baron are both tied for first in the SEC and third in the FBS in sacks with 3.0. In 28 games under Banks (since start of 2021), the Vols are first in the SEC in tackles for loss with 221.0. They have produced nine double-digit TFL games under his watch, including two straight and three of their last four contests entering this weekend's SEC opener.

Running Wild
Tennessee's early offensive success this season can be largely attributed to the rushing attack, which ranks first in the SEC and fourth nationally in yards per game (257.5). The one-two punch of Jaylen Wright (25 carries for 233 yards) and Jabari Small (26 carries for 162 yards) is one of five FBS duos this season to have each recorded at least 25 rushing attempts and 150 rushing yards. The other four schools with such teammates are Jacksonville State, San Jose State, South Florida and UTEP.

September Success Under Heupel
After last Saturday's victory over Austin Peay, Tennessee has won six straight games in the month of September. In 2022, the Vols secured their first perfect September since 2016, going 4-0 with wins over Ball State, Pitt, Akron and Florida. UT has an 8-2 record during the month of September under Heupel.

Last Time Out
The Vols improved to 2-0 with a 30-13 victory over Austin Peay in their home opener. The Big Orange piled up a Heupel-era high seven sacks and 14 tackles for loss in the win. Beasley was all over the field, tallying nine tackles, two sacks and a career-high five TFLs, which were the most by a Vol in a single game since 2004. Kamal Hadden and Warren Burrell recorded takeaways with an interception and fumble recovery, respectively. After trailing early, UT scored 20 unanswered points en route to Heupel's 20th victory at the helm of the program.
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You spent all this time for us to get rocked **** us dammittttt!!!
 
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#6,210
Other_Guy said:
Right so if Heupel doesn't need all SEC players to run it, he's failing in other areas. It's year 3 and this team has underachieved with the exception of a few players. That is a major red flag. What happens next year when all of these SRs leave?
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I’m pissed too man, I don’t have all the ****ing answers right now. I’d say we’ve had 2 really good years considering where we were not too long ago. Tonight sucks
 
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igotworms said:
In before all the miltonites tell me it's the oline and wrs fault he just ran the 2pttry out of bounds.....
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There is 0 excuse for running out of bounds. He has no football awareness. He's Cordarrelle Patterson 2.0 When he can Forrest Gump it, he's great. When he has to think it's not his thing.
 
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#6,219
If TN scores TDs on those 2 drives where they turned it over on downs they'd have the lead. Those 2 4th down stops were primarily due to the refs
 
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#6,222
Going to have watch this crap all year. Should be some coaching changes and HEAVY portal activity for offensive linemen - need at least 4 guys who can actually play well - if our NIL group is so effective that should be obtainable. Throw the damn money at the portal.
 
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