Tennessee Vols put out social media post that destroys one false narrative about UT football
There’s a false narrative about the Tennessee Vols’ offense that just won’t go away
If you're a Tennessee Vols fan who's spent even a little bit of time on social media in the last six months, you've likely seen plenty of opposing fan bases throwing shade at Josh Heupel's offense.
For reasons I don't understand, there's a narrative that Tennessee's offense just throws the ball deep down the field and does little else.
Vols fans know that's nowhere close to being the case.
Sure, the Vols love to take deep shots when they're available. And they'll take those shots regardless of the situation — even if it's fourth down. But Tennessee's offense is so much more than just deep throws down the field.
It's about more than just throwing the ball in general.
The Vols run the ball…a lot (UT averaged 40 rush attempts per game last season and 32 passing attempts per game).
In fact, Tennessee was the only SEC program to have two running backs score 10 or more rushing touchdowns in 2022 (they were one of just three programs nationally to accomplish this feat).
If you only watch Tennessee's highlights, I can understand why you think all they do is throw the ball all over the field.
But this Vols team is physical. It's something that Georgia head coach Kirby Smart pointed out before and after playing Tennessee in Athens last season.
Here's what Smart said before playing the Vols last season when a reporter referred to Tennessee's offense as "pass-happy":
"Yeah, Tennessee's not necessarily a pass-happy offense," said Smart. "I don't know if y'all have watched them — they run the ball really, really well. I think you can say statistically, they have explosive passes. They are a running team that chunks it deep and does a really good job with explosive pass plays. They commit to the run. There's a toughness there. Their backs run really tough."
And here's what Smart said after playing the Vols:
"They're a really physical team," said Smart after Georgia's win. "People don't understand that. They're extremely physical. They run the ball between the tackles and until you take that away, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what you do outside. You better be able to strike people and get off blocks."
Maybe this narrative can finally end now.
