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Tennessee football: Top five performers in Vols 34-7 loss to Kentucky

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee running back Ty Chandler (8) runs back to the sideline after scoring during a SEC conference football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Kentucky Wildcats held at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, October 17, 2020.Kns Ut Football Kentucky Bp
Tennessee running back Ty Chandler (8) runs back to the sideline after scoring during a SEC conference football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Kentucky Wildcats held at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, October 17, 2020.Kns Ut Football Kentucky Bp /
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Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (2) hands the ball off to Tennessee running back Eric Gray (3) during the second half of a game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.
Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (2) hands the ball off to Tennessee running back Eric Gray (3) during the second half of a game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. /

These Tennessee football Volunteers players stood out against the Wildcats.

There’s not much to celebrate about a 34-7 loss at home to the Kentucky Wildcats. Tennessee football hadn’t lost at home to UK since 1984, and it hadn’t lost that badly to its northern rival since way back in 1935.

While you could trace it to a couple of place in the first half, there was nothing good about the second half. It was complete domination on both sides of the ball by Mark Stoops’ team, and at that point, you can’t find anything positive about the Vols.

However, before it got there, plenty of players were doing what they could to keep Tennessee football in this game. If not for the crucial mistakes in the first half, these guys could have spotted Rocky Top a two-score lead or even greater early on. They were let down by lots of other players who had awful performances.

As we get set to break down UT’s best performers in its loss to Kentucky, almost all the players that made the list made it because of things they did in the first half. However, none of these players are really at fault for what transpired in the second half either. They just weren’t able to make any key plays.

This isn’t to say all of these guys are completely blameless when it comes to what happened. A few of them struggled in specific ways throughout the game, particularly in the second half, as well. They just had a net positive with their play, which very few players managed to have on Saturday in Knoxville.

Which players fit that description? Is there anything positive Rocky Top can take from what they did in such a bad loss? Let’s break all of that down here. These are the top five Vols performers in Tennessee football’s 34-7 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats.

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