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Kirby Lee-Imagn Images What went into the decision. As expected, Tennessee fell out of the projected College Football Playoff bracket on Tuesday night. The Volunteers dropped to No. 11 in the rankings, which would be the first at-large team out with the Big 12 and group of five champions receiving auto-bids despite being ranked behind Tennessee. Tennessee fell to … [Read more...] about College Football Playoff committee explains Tennessee’s No. 11 ranking

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images He shot the lights out. It took almost no time at all for Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht to prove his doubters wrong. Too old, limited ceiling, needs to work on defense — NBA scouts and executives did quite the mental gymnastics routine to talk themselves out of the best pure scorers from last year’s class. It’s already blowing up in their … [Read more...] about Watch: Dalton Knecht goes off for a career high 37 points

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Tennessee Volunteers took their medicine from the college football playoff committee on Tuesday night. The Vols fell from 7 last week to 11 in this week’s ranking. As a result, the Vols are the first team out of the playoff bracket at the moment. The UPDATED College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings‼️ pic.twitter.com/TR54lloq8V— ESPN … [Read more...] about Tennessee Vols fall out of bracket in November 19 college football playoff rankings

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images It’s Monday. Yes.....it is. No, I don’t have it in me for some catchy intro. You know why. Let’s get into it... 1) The thing that stuck out to me the most about the Vols’ 31-17 loss to Georgia was the complete disappearance of Tennessee’s supposedly dominant defense. James Pearce, Jr. and the rest of the Vols’ front was AWOL for almost all … [Read more...] about Monday Musings: Picking up the pieces after Georgia

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Volunteers weren’t punished all that much by AP voters. The Tennessee Volunteers have moved down to No. 10 in the latest AP top 25 poll, which was released on Sunday. Tennessee went down to Athens on Saturday night and fell to the Georgia Bulldogs, which were in a must-win spot to keep their College Football … [Read more...] about Tennessee moves down to No. 10 in latest AP Poll