No. 7 Tennessee sees rivalry game with Vanderbilt essentially as ‘playoff’ game
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Beating Tennessee would clinch Vanderbilt’s first winning record in the regular season since 2013. a winning record would be a great foundational base thing we can build on here,” said Vanderbilt senior safety CJ Taylor from McMinnville with relatives who played for Tennessee. Defensive Tennessee The Vols are the only SEC team to hold 10 of 11 opponents this season under 20 points and are fourth nationally giving up just 13.1 points per game. The Vols also rank sixth in total defense, allowing 284.3 yards per game, and have given up just one touchdown in the first quarter all season. He’s also sixth in the league responsible for 136 points and eighth averaging 245.5 yards total offense per game.