It’s looking like a rough October for Tennessee football players and fans. If so, you can’t avoid the pain, but you can make something of it.

We’ve analyzed the numbers and comps so far this year, last year’s numbers and comps, and added in a big, fat gut feeling to come up with a statsy preview prediction for the Tennessee-Georgia game this weekend.

We’ve sorted through all of the college football games and TV times to compile a recommended viewing plan for Vols fans this week.

Looking at all of Tennessee’s national statistical rankings after Florida, almost the entire defense is improving, the rushing offense is improving, and the Vols went from near the top to near the bottom in three different turnover categories this week.

We’ve updated our projected win totals for the Vols based on the Florida game and all of the games played this weekend by past and future Vols opponents. Use our GRT Expected Win Total Machine to calculate your own updated projection.