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Tennessee football: Game by game predictions for 2021 season

By Caleb Calhoun

Sep 22, 2018; Knoxville, TN, USA; Checkerboard end zone at Neyland Stadium before a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida Gators. Mandatory Credit: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 22, 2018; Knoxville, TN, USA; Checkerboard end zone at Neyland Stadium before a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida Gators. Mandatory Credit: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 30, 2019; Greensboro, NC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks mascot Cocky during the first half between the Baylor Lady Bears and the South Carolina Gamecocks in the semifinals of the Greensboro regional in the women’s 2019 NCAA Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2019; Greensboro, NC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks mascot Cocky during the first half between the Baylor Lady Bears and the South Carolina Gamecocks in the semifinals of the Greensboro regional in the women’s 2019 NCAA Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports /

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Saturday, Oct. 9; Neyland Stadium; Knoxville, Tenn.

Now we’re talking about some fun. Tennessee football beat the South Carolina Gamecocks on the road 27-24 last year to open the season. That was the difference in records as well, as the Vols finished one game ahead of USC with a 3-7 campaign. Of course, both Jeremy Pruitt and Will Muschamp, two Nick Saban defensive coordinators, were fired at the end of the year.

This year, both teams are bringing offense to the mix. However, Josh Heupel is more proven than Shane Beamer with already three years of head coaching experience, he inherits a team that is better than Beamer’s team, and the two will face off at Neyland Stadium. Simply put, all the advantages favor Rocky Top in this one.

That will be enough to get this team back on track. With Beamer focusing more on offense and the Vols getting better at picking up Heupel’s system, this will be a new type of yearly game that involves lots of points being scored.

Almost every matchup between these two schools comes down to the final possession. That won’t be the case this year. UT has enough distance between itself and the Gamecocks to win this one in solid form. It will be close in a shootout, but the Vols will take control and never let go late.

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