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Tennessee football flirting with top of SEC Power Rankings for Week 2 of 2022

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee defensive back Dee Williams (3) celebrates with an assistant during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Pittsburgh Panthers in Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.Tennpitt0910 03036
Tennessee defensive back Dee Williams (3) celebrates with an assistant during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Pittsburgh Panthers in Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.Tennpitt0910 03036 /
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Cooper Lutz of Vanderbilt recovers a fumble during their game against Wake Forest at Vanderbilt’s FirstBank Stadium Sep 10, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, United States; Mandatory Credit: Alan Poizner-The TennesseanFootball Vanderbilt Football Vs Wake Forest Wake Forest At Vanderbilt
Cooper Lutz of Vanderbilt recovers a fumble during their game against Wake Forest at Vanderbilt’s FirstBank Stadium Sep 10, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, United States; Mandatory Credit: Alan Poizner-The TennesseanFootball Vanderbilt Football Vs Wake Forest Wake Forest At Vanderbilt /

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Lost to Wake Forest Demon Deacons 45-25

Reality is setting in for the Vanderbilt Commodores. They still have a fun offense to watch, but the fact of the matter is the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors are just that bad. That was a team that is undergoing the wildest transition of any FBS program due to the transfers and firing of Todd Graham and could be historically bad as a result.

Vandy struggled to put away the Elon Phoenix the next week, and they just got blown out by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and former Tennessee football offensive coordinator Dave Clawson. As a result, they still belong near the bottom of our SEC Power Rankings.

What keeps Vandy ahead of Mizzou, outside of one more meaningless win, for now, is the fact that they did play a ranked team. Mizzou lost by a lot more to a solid but unranked team. Still, they are both in a tier together, just slightly ahead of the Texas A&M Aggies.

Clark Lea’s team is better than last year, but this is a crucial week to prove that. A visit to the Northern Illinois Huskies gives them a chance to surpass last year’s win total, which would be a huge accomplishment on its own. SEC play begins after that, and their first three games are the Alabama Crimson Tide, Ole Miss Rebels and Georgia Bulldogs, so they need this win.

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