Prominent college football insider predicts final score of Tennessee vs Florida
The Tennessee Vols will head to Gainesville this weekend for a huge showdown with the Florida Gators. Tennessee is looking for its first win in the Swamp since 2003. They're also looking for their first wins in back to back seasons against Florida since 2003-2004. The Vols' offense hasn't fully clicked yet this season, which […]
The Tennessee Vols will head to Gainesville this weekend for a huge showdown with the Florida Gators.
Tennessee is looking for its first win in the Swamp since 2003. They're also looking for their first wins in back to back seasons against Florida since 2003-2004.
The Vols' offense hasn't fully clicked yet this season, which has some folks thinking that a win in the Swamp could evade Tennessee this weekend.
The Athletic's Bruce Feldman isn't one of those folks.
Feldman, a longtime college football insider, made his predictions for this weekend's biggest games and he has Tennessee beating Florida 31-20 on Saturday night in Gainesville.
From The Athletic: The Vols sputtered last week against Austin Peay, but they still didn’t look as lost as Florida did at Utah in Week 1. Tennessee has more athletes and is still playing with more confidence than the Gators and should cruise here. Florida’s defense hasn’t faced an attack anything like Joe Milton and the Vols. Tennessee 31, Florida 20
Feldman is one of the few folks in the national media that's still high on the Vols after Tennessee's lackluster 30-13 win against Austin Peay last weekend.
ESPN's Heather Dinich, for example, thinks the Vols could encounter some problems in the Swamp this weekend.
From ESPN: Tennessee's trip to the Swamp to face Florida could be trickier than some might expect. It's a chance for coach Billy Napier to show that his team is better than it looked in the loss to Utah and is trending in the right direction. Napier told ESPN this week that the keys to the game on offense are staying on schedule and eliminating negative plays. Defensively, he said, the Gators need to get aligned to tempo and tackle in the open field. If they can do that and neutralize the Vols' returners on special teams, the Gators might pull the much-needed upset.
All that matters, ultimately, is is what happens on Saturday night. And it's clear that there are some vastly varying opinions on what will go down when Tennessee makes its second trip to the Swamp under Josh Heupel.
This is essentially a must-win game for both teams, which means each program will be leaving it all on the field on Saturday night under the lights.
Vols fans won’t like Steve Spurrier’s take on Saturday’s Tennessee vs Florida game
Vols fans probably won’t like former Gatos head coach Steve Spurrier’s take on Saturday’s Tennessee vs Florida game
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