National media outlet predicts when Tennessee Vols will lose first game

The Tennessee Vols are one of 16 college football teams without a loss so far this season. Tennessee is off to a 4-0 start with wins against Pittsburgh and Florida. While it's a great start for the Vols, the hard part of the schedule is coming up. Games against LSU, Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia loom […]

Zach Ragan — Tennessee Volunteers News Writer
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The Tennessee Vols are one of 16 college football teams without a loss so far this season.

Tennessee is off to a 4-0 start with wins against Pittsburgh and Florida.

While it's a great start for the Vols, the hard part of the schedule is coming up. Games against LSU, Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia loom large.

247Sports thinks Tennessee will suffer their first loss in the coming weeks in one of those matchups.

The national sports media outlet has the Vols' first loss of the season coming on October 15 against Alabama.

From 247Sports:

Getting through one of the nation's toughest remaining schedules will prove difficult for Tennessee, who still has to play four nationally-ranked teams prior to a couple of layups at the end of November. If the Volunteers beat LSU on the road this weekend, they'll try and snap a 15-game losing steak to top-ranked Alabama. There's nothing to hang your head about if you're Tennessee and the first loss of the year comes in mid-October to the Crimson Tide. That's a heck of an improvement for the program compared to recent years.

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Tennessee defensive back Trevon Flowers (1) and Tennessee linebacker Elijah Herring (44) tackle Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson (15) during the second half of a game between the Tennessee Vols and Florida Gators, in Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Tennessee defeated Florida 38-33.Utvsflorida0924 02886

I don't think this prediction will surprise many folks. While there will be plenty of analysts who will predict that Tennessee is going to beat Alabama, the much more realistic outcome is that the Crimson Tide continue their winning streak against the Vols.

Tennessee is getting closer to Alabama — we saw that in the matchup last season — but I'm not sure the Volunteers have quite enough depth to win for 60 minutes.

Depth isn't a sexy word, but it's perhaps the most important word when it comes to winning in the SEC. And Tennessee still has some work to do in that area.

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