The Tennessee Volunteers have been busy taking a good, long look at themselves after the loss to Florida.
Self-inflicted mistakes ranging from too many penalties, a turnover and turning the ball over on downs didn’t help. The Vols need a win to rebuild confidence that took a big hit. UTSA has won back-to-back Conference USA championships by going 23-5 over the past two seasons. Now the Roadrunners are off to a sluggish start needing some momentum before diving into league play.Tennessee didn’t run the ball particularly well in a win over Austin Peay.
Tennessee: Running backs Jaylen Wright, Jabari Small and Dylan Sampson. The Vols’ offense needs the run game working. Wright and Small both struggled to find room to run at Florida. Sampson scored four touchdowns in the opener against Virginia. He was used sparingly against Austin Peay and didn’t see the field against Florida.Tennessee QB Joe Milton III’s streak of 248 consecutive passes without an interception ended against Florida.