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Tennessee football vs. Georgia: 10 keys to game for Vols and Bulldogs

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers brings his team onto the field prior to a game against the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers brings his team onto the field prior to a game against the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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9. Potential overconfidence from Georgia Bulldogs

Wouldn’t you be overconfident if you were Georgia? You just beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, a top 10 team, at home. Sure, it was a hard-fought game that had some ugly moments, but they still pulled out a very good victory. And they have beaten two Power Five programs already on the year through four games.

Meanwhile, Tennessee football has yet to beat an FBS program, they have lost two games at home to Group of Five schools, and their only game against a Power Five program, the Florida Gators, ended in a 34-3 loss. How could Kirby Smart keep his team from being overconfident in this upcoming matchup at Rocky Top?

It’ll be hard, especially with them coming off a bye week. Keeping your focus in this situation is one of the hardest things to do, and you know that the Vols will have kept their focus. While Georgia likely spent the bye celebrating and breathing a sigh of relief after the Notre Dame win, UT spent the bye working on every issue that has plagued them through the start of this season.

As a result, the Vols will likely be in gameplay mode a lot sooner than the Dawgs, and that could make an early difference. The one thing working in Georgia’s favor is this isn’t a trap game, as their next two matchups are at home against the South Carolina Gamecocks and Kentucky Wildcats. So they aren’t likely to look ahead of UT. But they could still be overconfident.

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