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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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DALLAS, TX – DECEMBER 26: Kennedy McKoy #4 of the West Virginia Mountaineers runs the ball against the Utah Utes in the first quarter during Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl on December 26, 2017, at Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

No. 4 September 1 vs. West Virginia

No, West Virginia isn’t the fourth best team on the Vols’ schedule this season. However, they are ranked as so just because they are the season opener.

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    • There are so many questions facing Jeremy Pruitt’s first team. With a brand new scheme on both sides of the ball and a lot of new faces, who knows who the season will play out.

    Oh, and there’s the fact the game is on the road. On the road meaning not in front of the great fans in Neyland Stadium. If this game was at home, it might be a different story.

    The West Virginia game is another one of those games that could go either way. If you’re listening to West Virginia fans, they will tell you it will be a blowout. Honestly, I’m not too sure how they figure that, but we will let them dream. Dreaming is good for the overall health of the human body.

    In fact, Tennessee could easily win this game. But, it is going to be tough. Apparently, former Florida quarterback is a Heisman candidate. But, playing in the cakewalk of the Big 12, his stats are inflated.

    If this game were played later on in the season, the Vols would have a much better chance at winning. Nonetheless, it gets the fourth toughest game of the season in our rankings.

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