If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . .

. . . make it this, from The Athletic:

Lots of good and fair analysis from The Athletic here.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  1. Tennessee 2019 FPI – Volunteers – ESPN, via ESPN. Only four games are over 50% now.
  2. Everything Jeremy Pruitt said during Monday’s press conference, via 247Sports. Most of the stories are quotes and takes from this presser and the immediate post-game presser.
  3. Vols searching for solutions on defense, via 247Sports
  4. Pruitt takes blame for Tennessee’s upset loss to Georgia State, via 247Sports
  5. No positives for Tennessee’s defense in Georgia State loss, via 247Sports
  6. Guarantano reflects on performance in Vols’ historic loss, via 247Sports
  7. Players react to Vols’ stunning loss to Georgia State, via 247Sports
  8. Taylor, Warrior explain Vols’ defensive struggles in loss, via 247Sports

Behind the paywalls

  • ‘God woke us up and got us off that boat’: The story…, via The Athletic. This is good. Quote: He can laugh because it’s just football and a boat. “I lost my wife a year and a half ago to cancer,” Roth said. “So after doing that and holding her hand as she took her last breath, losing stuff just was not a big deal.”
  • Analysis: Should Vols continue shuffling on offensive line?, via 247Sports
  • ‘Flabbergasted:’ How Tennessee’s opener turned into…, via The Athletic
  • What We Learned: Georgia State shocks Vols, via 247Sports