KNOXVILLE – Tennessee’s homecoming afternoon against Tennessee Tech went entirely as one would expect.
The more important development for the rest of the Volunteers’ season simultaneously happened more than 700 miles west of Neyland Stadium.
While Tennessee cruised past the Football Championship Subdivision’s Golden Eagles with incredible ease in a 55-0 win, Arkansas was reviving the Vols’ SEC East hopes with a 31-10 rout of division-leading Florida.
“Everybody knows what needs to happen,” defensive end Corey Vereen said, “so we just need to go out there and do it.”
The door remains open for the Vols to get to the SEC championship game.