Tennessee vs. South Carolina: Three Keys for the Vols and Gamecocks Each

Oct 10, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the Vol Walk before the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports

The Tennessee vs. South Carolina game in Knoxville is another game to help the Volunteers have a strong finish. Here are the three keys for each team.

After a 2-3 start and Butch Jones starting to feel the pressure of the hot seat for the first time in three years, the Tennessee Vols appear to have gotten on a roll by winning two of their last three and taking the Alabama Crimson Tide down to the wire.

Now, they enter the final third of the schedule, and at 4-4 through playing the toughest schedule in the country to this point, this is a perfect opportunity for them to have a very strong finish to the year.

Following a 52-21 dominating victory over the Kentucky Wildcats, that path to a strong finish continues with the South Carolina Gamecocks visiting Neyland Stadium this weekend.

The Gamecocks, despite losing this past weekend, have found a bit of a rhythm ever since Steve Spurrier resigned.

Shawn Elliott has at least instituted a bit of new life in the football program, and they used that to beat the Vanderbilt Commodores and take the Texas A&M Aggies down to the wire.

So as they visit Knoxville, they are playing with a bit of confidence, and that can be a huge help.