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Tennessee football stock report after Week 7 of 2020

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee running back Eric Gray (3) runs the ball during a game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.101720 Tenn Ky Gameaction
Tennessee running back Eric Gray (3) runs the ball during a game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020.101720 Tenn Ky Gameaction /
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Oct 17, 2020; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt argues a call with an official during the second half of a game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Calvin Mattheis-USA TODAY NETWORK
Oct 17, 2020; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt argues a call with an official during the second half of a game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Calvin Mattheis-USA TODAY NETWORK /

Stock down

Jarrett Guarantano

You could say J.T. Shrout’s interception would mean that stock is down for quarterbacks in general. However, there’s no way around it. Jarrett Guarantano is the one alone whose stock is down. Tennessee football turned a 21-17 halftime lead into a 44-21 deficit to the Georgia Bulldogs thanks to three second-half turnovers, including two fumbles and an interception.

Then, Guarantano committed three turnovers in the first half against the Kentucky Wildcats, spotting them a 17-0 lead. Three of his turnovers, including two pick-sixes against UK, resulted in defensive touchdowns. Now, yes, against UGA he was under a lot of duress. However, he still didn’t make the right decision, and the mistakes against UK were all on him.

Coaching staff

All of a sudden, Jeremy Pruitt is in trouble. We detailed in our report card how bad the play-calling was across the board on Saturday, and that included Pruitt’s decision to punt on a 4th and 2 and 4th and 1. However, Pruitt now having fans turn against him for what happened along with his excuses, which he always starts with by saying he’s not making excuses, bothers people.

The lack of development of quarterbacks is a big deal too. But on Monday, the stock tanked even further. Pruitt fired defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh, which was not a good look given the fact that nobody really blamed the defensive line to begin with. Still, that tanks this stock even further, and the whole staff looks like a disaster.

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