Former Alabama QB Greg McElroy weighs in on whether Tennessee Vols will be a 'problem' in the College Football Playoff
The Tennessee Vols are one of several teams that can relax during conference championship weekend with a College Football Playoff berth already wrapped up. Tennessee essentially clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff thanks to their road win against Vanderbilt last weekend. The Vols, like the other teams in the playoff mix, are now waiting […]
The Tennessee Vols are one of several teams that can relax during conference championship weekend with a College Football Playoff berth already wrapped up.
Tennessee essentially clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff thanks to their road win against Vanderbilt last weekend.
The Vols, like the other teams in the playoff mix, are now waiting to see where they're seeded and whether or not they'll host a playoff game (that could go either way for UT).
Former Alabama QB Greg McElroy thinks the Tennessee Vols could be a problem in the College Football Playoff
Former Alabama quarterback/current ESPN college football analyst Greg McElroy thinks the Vols are one of a few teams that has the potential to be a "problem" in the playoff.
"Tennessee, and while they got into an early hole against Vanderbilt — they were down 14-0 in the blink of an eye — Dylan Sampson flips the script and he goes for 178 (rushing yards)," said McElroy on Monday. "Nico Iamaleava had four passing touchdowns. He's the first Tennessee player to have back to back four touchdown passing games, first player to do that since Tyler Bray in 2012. So it's been a while and he's (Nico) a guy that looks like his confidence is growing a little bit. And Tennessee might become a problem in the postseason if their quarterback can continue to play well, and the running game stays really hot, and the pass rush continues to be a problem."
Tennessee's early 14-0 deficit against Vanderbilt was a bit of a fluke — the Commodores scored on a kick return and then took advantage of a fumble. The Vols, however, played really good football against a tough Vanderbilt team outside of the first few minutes of that game.
Now is the time to get hot. If the Vols' offense can click in the postseason like it clicked against Vanderbilt, then Tennessee will absolutely be a "problem" in December and January.
ESPN’s Rece Davis made a notable choice involving the Tennessee Vols with his AP Top 25 vote
Could be something to monitor
