The major offseason disrespect for Tennessee Vols has officially started
The Tennessee Vols ended the season on a high note with their 35-0 destruction of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Citrus Bowl to finish with a respectable 9-4 record. Expectations will be high for the Vols in 2024 with former five-star recruit Nico Iamaleava set to start at quarterback for Tennessee. After a "down year" […]
The Tennessee Vols ended the season on a high note with their 35-0 destruction of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Citrus Bowl to finish with a respectable 9-4 record.
Expectations will be high for the Vols in 2024 with former five-star recruit Nico Iamaleava set to start at quarterback for Tennessee. After a "down year" in 2023, the Vols have their sights set on reaching the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff in 2024.
Not everyone, however, is high on Tennessee entering the offseason.
Bleacher Report, in fact, doesn't seem to think much at all of the Vols as the offseason gets underway. They recently revealed their early top 25 2024 rankings and Tennessee was nowhere to be found.
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Michigan
4. Oregon
5. Texas
6. Utah
7. Ohio State
8. Ole Miss
9. Oklahoma
10. Clemson
11. Notre Dame
12. Penn State
13. Arizona
14. Florida State
15. LSU
16. Washington
17. Missouri
18. Kansas State
19. Oklahoma State
20. Iowa
21. North Carolina State
22. USC
23. Miami
24. SMU
25. Kansas
Tennessee finished the regular season as the No. 21 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. It's wild that Bleacher Report seems to think the Vols will regress further in 2024 despite an upgrade at quarterback and an overall more talented roster.
That slight should serve as plenty of motivation for Josh Heupel's squad this offseason.
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