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Tennessee football: Top 5 teams we’d like the Vols to play a home and home against

By Billy Williford

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 10: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the kickoff of the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Georgia Bulldogs on October 10, 2015 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 10: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the kickoff of the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Georgia Bulldogs on October 10, 2015 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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MEMPHIS, TN – OCTOBER 17: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before a game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Memphis Tigers on October 17, 2015, in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN – OCTOBER 17: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before a game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Memphis Tigers on October 17, 2015, in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

No. 5 Memphis Tigers

Number five on our list is the Memphis Tigers. This pick won’t necessarily help the Vols case when it comes to a College Football Playoff breath. I suppose one could make the argument that the Tigers could have helped anyone’s situation last season after a 10-3 record.

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Playing Memphis could open the door in recruiting the Memphis area. I’ve always questioned if Memphis is truly a part of the state of Tennessee. It’s a dreadful drive from Knoxville.

It’s not like the Tigers take players from the Vols. However, Tennessee would have more relevance in Memphis playing a yearly game or at least twice every five years.

The Vols and Tigers have played 23 times with Tennessee winning 22 times. It is a current winning streak that stands at seven games. The last time Memphis won was in the 1996 season when they won in a close 21-17 game.

Another reason, having Memphis on the schedule won silence any talk that Tennessee isn’t the best football program in the state. Now, of course, last season if the two teams played, Tennessee probably would have lost.

But, until Memphis can consistently prove they can have nine to ten win seasons, the Vols are still the best in the state, and they could prove it in a home and home series against the Tigers.

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