Tennessee sixth-year senior center Brandon Kennedy didn’t ascend to the role of offensive leader by dealing with simple situations, and there has been nothing easy about the 2020 football season for the Volunteers.
Victories over South Carolina and Missouri being abruptly replaced by lopsided losses to Georgia and Kentucky. No second-half points against the Bulldogs or Wildcats. Injuries to fellow linemen Jerome Carvin, Jahmir Johnson and Wanya Morris. A slew of instability at quarterback.
Oh, and a date this week with heavily favored Alabama inside Neyland Stadium.
“I would have to say it’s been a roller-coaster,” Kennedy said this week. “The thing we’ve tried to focus on this week is trying to figure out what we need to do to be successful and help this team and focus on our job and do what we can do. To be honest, I think we all can improve. I think we’ve all done some things well in these games and also didn’t do some things well.
“That’s kind of the difference between winning and losing. I’m very confident. In life and in sports, you always face adversity, and the biggest thing will be how we bounce back and how we approach this next game and the rest of the games.”