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Tennessee Football: Five Most Pleasant Surprises for 2016 Vols at Midseason

By Caleb Calhoun

Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Jauan Jennings (C) is carried off the field by team mates after catching the game winning touchdown pass against the Georgia Bulldogs on the last play on the game during the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Athens, GA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Jauan Jennings (C) is carried off the field by team mates after catching the game winning touchdown pass against the Georgia Bulldogs on the last play on the game during the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Tennessee defeated Georgia 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 10, 2016; Bristol, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) celebrates scoring a touchdown against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the second quarter at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Bristol, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) celebrates scoring a touchdown against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the second quarter at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports /

En route to a 5-2 season, Tennessee football has a lot of positive things going into its bye week. Here are five pleasant surprises from the Volunteers.

So the blowout loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide and the two-game losing streak are two bad things facing the Tennessee football program right now. The slew of injuries are also an issue.

But through seven games into a 5-2 season against the toughest schedule in the country, far and away, there are plenty of things for Vols fans to be happy about.

We knew of the potential from Joshua Dobbs, the running backs, and Derek Barnett. Plenty of guys were already expected to be great this year.

However, there are other aspects of Tennessee football this year that have been good that we didn’t expect to be good. They have played a role in the Vols returning to relevance and having something to play for this late in the season for the first time in nearly a decade.

We’ll take a look at all of those here.

These things could range from certain players who have been better than expected to the way the team plays. It factors in everything that has helped the Vols get to 5-2 at this point.

And they also can help shape the outlook for the Vols the rest of the season.

So even after a very tough loss, let’s enjoy a bit of good news for a bit.

In the middle of their bye week, here are the five most pleasant Tennessee football surprises at midseason.

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