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Tennessee football stock report following Week 12 of 2020

By Caleb Calhoun

Nov 21, 2020; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Tennessee Volunteers receiver Velus Jones (1) carries against the Auburn Tigers during the third quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2020; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Tennessee Volunteers receiver Velus Jones (1) carries against the Auburn Tigers during the third quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney at practice on Sunday, August 4, 2019.Kns Vols Mediaday
Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney at practice on Sunday, August 4, 2019.Kns Vols Mediaday /

Stock down

Jim Chaney

It’s not even all the coaches. Jim Chaney has refused to update his system regardless of what defenses throw at him. Tennessee football ran the ball well on Saturday, which Chaney likes to do, but he had to get a passing game going, and when he tried, he had no way to counter the blitz of the Auburn Tigers.

Chaney could have used two screen passes to neutralize it. He didn’t. Instead, he stuck to his slow-developing pass plays, which caused multiple sacks and failed misdirection runs. Add in the pick-six on 2nd and 7 when he should have demanded that Guarantano run it, and he belongs in hot water right now.

Kicking

In the previous game, it appeared as if Brent Cimaglia had returned to form after making a 50-yarder and 48-yarder. However, he missed a 50-yarder in this one, and he then missed a 37-yarder. Auburn’s Anders Carlson made a 50-yarder late.

The difference in those 50-yard field goals plus the missed 37-yarder is why UT had the ball down by two scores instead of one at the end. Add in Paxton Brooks’ 27-yard punt, his failed onside kick attempt and the one that didn’t pin Auburn at the 25, and this aspect is an issue.

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