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Tennessee football vs. Ole Miss: 10 keys to the game for Vols and Rebels

By Caleb Calhoun

Dec 5, 2020; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Footballs lay on the field before the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2020; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Footballs lay on the field before the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tennessee defensive backs Bradley Jones (8), Cheyenne Labruzza (23), and linebacker Solon Page III (38) make their way onto the field for the start of the NCAA college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the South Carolina Gamecocks in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, October 9, 2021.Utvsc1007
Tennessee defensive backs Bradley Jones (8), Cheyenne Labruzza (23), and linebacker Solon Page III (38) make their way onto the field for the start of the NCAA college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the South Carolina Gamecocks in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, October 9, 2021.Utvsc1007 /

6. First quarter Vols vs. vs. 2nd quarter Rebels

Before Tennessee football even visited Missouri, we were documenting how dominant they had been in the first quarter. However, the Vols have since taken it to another level. They have outscored their last two opponents 56-3 in the first quarter, jumping out to a 28-3 lead against Mizzou and a 28-0 lead against South Carolina.

Their woes after that continue, though. Lots of it continues into the second half, but South Carolina outscored them in the second quarter, just as the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Bowling Green Falcons did. That’s been a bad quarter for UT in general.

It’s been the opposite for Ole Miss. They have struggled in the first quarter as of recent, being shutout by both Arkansas and Alabama in that quarter. However, as Arkansas proved, they take off in the second quarter. They outscored the Hogs 21-7 in that quarter.

In every game but their Alabama loss, Ole Miss’ best scoring quarter has been the second. As a result, the question in this game is how dominant the Vols can be in the first quarter vs. how dominant the Rebels can be in the second quarter. Both need to pour it on during their best quarters to have a chance.

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