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Tennessee football: Five takeaways from Vols 44-21 loss to Georgia

By Caleb Calhoun

Oct 10, 2020; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Jermaine Burton (7) gets pushed out of bounds by Tennessee Volunteers linebacker Henry To'o To'o (11) during the first half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2020; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Jermaine Burton (7) gets pushed out of bounds by Tennessee Volunteers linebacker Henry To'o To'o (11) during the first half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 10, 2020; Athens, Georgia, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt reacts on the sideline against the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2020; Athens, Georgia, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt reacts on the sideline against the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

Here is what we learned from the Tennessee football Volunteers’ loss to the Bulldogs.

Jarrett Guarantano had his first three turnovers of the season in the second half, and No. 14/12 ranked Tennessee football let a 21-17 halftime lead slip away with a 44-21 loss to the No. 3 ranked Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, Ga. Saturday. It was UT’s fourth straight loss to UGA.

Jeremy Pruitt’s team fell to 2-1 on the season with the loss, while Kirby Smart’s team improved to 3-0. The Vols’ eight game winning streak dating back to last year, which was tied for the longest in the nation, also came to an end with that loss.

Rocky Top  cashed in on key Georgia mistakes in the first half, including a snap over the head of Stetson Bennett on the opening drive that Kivon Bennett recovered in the end zone to give Tennessee football a 7-0 lead early. Then they stopped the Dawgs on 4th and goal from the one on the final play of the half to make sure they would have a lead going into the locker room.

However, in the second half, Guarantano had a fumble on the opening drive and threw an interception on the second drive, which gave Georgia a 23-21 lead. Later in the quarter, a 62-yard drive by the Dawgs put them ahead 30-21, and a fourth quarter drive put them up 37-21.

A fumble by Guarantano that was returned for a touchdown broke the game open. While UT showed promise, it also showed that it still wasn’t yet in the same league as the top tier teams in the SEC.

Up next for the Vols is a home game against the Kentucky Wildcats, while the gauntlet still continues for Georgia, who has to face the Alabama Crimson Tide. Before that, here are five things we learned from Tennessee football’s loss to the Bulldogs.

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