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Tennessee football 2018 report card: Grading the Vols on the whole season

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 10: Ty Chandler #8 of the Tennessee Volunteers takes a hand off from Jarrett Guarantano #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 24-7. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 10: Ty Chandler #8 of the Tennessee Volunteers takes a hand off from Jarrett Guarantano #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of the game between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 24-7. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee football certainly did not pass overall for the 2018 season after finishing 5-7. Here are the Volunteers’ grades on the year.

After a second straight losing season and a sixth in nine years through three different head coaches, Tennessee football heads into another disappointing offseason to close out 2018. So now we have to address the uncomfortable part of what happened in our recap.

Who’s most at fault for the 5-7 year? Which units deserve the most blame? And, to be fair, at the same time, which units can we somewhat absolve for what happened? What we do every game we must now do for the entire season.

Yes, we have to analyze how Tennessee football performed at each position. This is not going to be a pleasant analysis for many groups, but to be fair, there are a few that might get a bit more love than people expect.

Still, our final report card for the 2018 season is basically like a final grade. We’re going to have to look at how every unit performed on a cumulative level throughout the year and give them that final score.

As we get set to give out our final grades, it’s worth noting that we didn’t average out all of each unit’s grades throughout the year. That would be unfair. Obviously, what somebody did in a game against the UTEP Miners matters significantly less than what they did against the Georgia Bulldogs or Auburn Tigers.

It is clear that many groups took a step back as the season drew to a close with those final two blowout losses. But it’s also clear that some groups fought until the very end. The inconsistencies with a young team learning new systems on both sides of the ball, however, were evident.

So how did everything finish? Who are we going to give praise and criticism to? Let’s go ahead and find out here. With no bowl game to focus on, this is our Tennessee football report card for the Vols 2018 season.

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