Former Georgia QB shared his honest thoughts on how good George MacIntyre and the Tennessee Vols are right now
The Tennessee Volunteers are in position to reach the College Football Playoff for the second time in three seasons if they can win their final three games.
The Tennessee Vols are in position to reach the College Football Playoff for the second time in three seasons if they can win their final three games of the regular season.
But, that of course, won’t be easy. Tennessee has games remaining on the road against Texas A&M, at home against LSU, and on the road against Vanderbilt.
For the Vols to win out, they’ll likely need their passing game to make some big plays at some point over the final three weeks of the season.
The good news for Tennessee is that the passing game has been showing signs of life lately. Sophomore quarterback George MacIntyre has made some big-time throws — several have been erased by penalties — and he’s taking steps forward each week.
Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, in fact, highlighted this week how well MacIntyre has been playing lately.
On the play below, for example, Murray pointed out how MacIntyre held the safety in the middle of the field with his eyes before making a great throw to Radarious Jackson.
“On tape, you’ve got a quarterback that’s playing with a lot of confidence,” said Murray. “You’ve got a run game that’s been excellent. An offensive line that’s continuing to be dominant. Tennessee is a complete football team right now, and they’re playing at a very, very high level. Good stuff from George.”
It feels like Tennessee is about to play its best football at the right time.
We’ll see if that’s actually the case on Saturday when the Vols travel to College Station for a matchup against a talented Aggies team that hasn’t consistently played well this season.
As former Georgia pass rusher David Pollack pointed out this week, talented teams with nothing to lose can be dangerous.
