Tennessee football has impressed in its build up to SEC play this season. It’s just been three games and two of them were against overmatched opponents but the Vols have been absolutely dominant to begin the season.
Josh Heupel’s fourth Tennessee team is outscoring its opponents 191-13 so far this season and hasn’t given up an offensive touchdown. The Vols aren’t just 3-0 against the spread this season but have covered the spread by a total 76.5 points and an average of 25.5 points per game.
Life gets more difficult for Tennessee this weekend when they open up SEC play at No. 15 Oklahoma. The Vols have a number of SEC games they should win easily but a handful of challenging games including their conference opener in Norman.
Tennessee’s impressive start to the season has altered the outlook on the Vols from people in the national and regional media. Tennessee opened the season ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll and is up to No. 6 despite playing just one power four opponent.
Before the season, most viewed Tennessee as a College Football Playoff contender but few outside of Knoxville projected the Vols to make the playoffs. But three weeks into the season, that thought process has changed.
Check out where Tennessee is projected to land this postseason from a number of outlets below.
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ESPN
Kyle Bonagura
- Seven-seed in College Football Playoff and hosting Oregon in first game
- Defeating Oregon, facing No. 2 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl
Mark Schlabach
- Seven-seed in College Football Playoff and hosting USC in first game
- Defeating USC, facing No. 2 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl
CBS Sports (Jerry Palm)
- Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona
Action Network (Brett McMurphy)
- Eight-seed in College Football Playoff and hosting Oregon in first game
- Defeating Oregon, facing No. 1 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl
247Sports (Brad Crawford)
- Eight-seed in College Football Playoff and hosting Alabama in first game
- Losing to Alabama in first game
