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Tennessee Football: Ranking games on Vols schedule by difficulty

By Billy Williford

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TX – SEPTEMBER 12: Mack Leftwich #11 of the UTEP Miners passes the ball under pressure against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 12, 2015, at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech won the game 69-20. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

No. 10-12 – UTEP, ETSU, and Charlotte

Coming in ranked No. 10,11, and 12 on toughest games of the season are the three nonconference games against the cupcakes. Tennessee will host UTEP, ETSU, and Charlotte throughout the season. All three games should be easy wins the Jeremy Pruitt in his first season.

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Even though the Vols are coming off their worse season in program history which included a 0-8 record in the SEC, there is no way Tennessee losses to these three teams. Even in the worst case scenario for the season, the Vols still win these three games.

Both UTEP and ETSU come earlier during the season and could potentially be wins that help the Vols start the season 4-0. Worst case scenario, the Vols would be 2-1 heading into the Florida game.

This season marks 20 years since the 1998 National Champion season. One of the best games that season was against Florida. The Gators follow both games against UTEP and ETSU. So, saying Vols don’t want to slip up before that match up is an understatement.

Simply put, the Vols should handle each of these games without any trouble. There is no need for Tennessee fans to think twice about losing any of these games.

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