The Tennessee Vols have a big season coming up in the Josh Heupel era. The program is at a crossroads: is Tennessee a legitimate contender, or is it simply a consistently above-average program that can never quite get over the hump? I’m not suggesting that Heupel is on the hot seat by any means, but a portion of the fan base is becoming frustrated with what they view as the “averageness” of the program under Heupel. They must have forgotten what the Jeremy Pruitt era of Tennessee football looked like.
Tennessee not getting enough credit for one of the toughest schedules in the country
Here’s the thing: Tennessee is still viewed as an underdog to Alabama, even in Year 6 under Josh Heupel, but the gap is narrowing by a lot. DraftKings recently released odds for some of this season’s college football games, and the Vols are listed as 1.5-point home underdogs against the Tide on October 17…