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Tennessee football vs. Akron: 10 keys to the game

By Caleb Calhoun

A worker works on the S of the newly re-installed V-O-L-S letters on the south side of Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The letters were taken down in 1999. The re-installation of the letters are part of Phase I renovations to the stadium which include two new videoboards on the north and south ends of the stadium, a lower-west premium club, enhanced chairback seating in multiple lower-west sections and a party deck on the upper north end.RANK2 Kns Vols Letters
A worker works on the S of the newly re-installed V-O-L-S letters on the south side of Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The letters were taken down in 1999. The re-installation of the letters are part of Phase I renovations to the stadium which include two new videoboards on the north and south ends of the stadium, a lower-west premium club, enhanced chairback seating in multiple lower-west sections and a party deck on the upper north end.RANK2 Kns Vols Letters /
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Sep 10, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Tennessee Volunteers defensive linemen Byron Young (6) and Tyler Baron (9) celebrate a defensive stop against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the fourth quarter at Acrisure Stadium. Tennessee won 34-27 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Tennessee Volunteers defensive linemen Byron Young (6) and Tyler Baron (9) celebrate a defensive stop against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the fourth quarter at Acrisure Stadium. Tennessee won 34-27 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

1. How many sacks can the Vols get?

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If last week showed anything, it’s that Tennessee football can truly rush the passer with its front four, and Akron is absolutely horrible at protecting its passers. That should be a recipe for the Vols to be able to dominate and bring pressure all night, as they had four sacks, 16 hurries and nine tackles for a loss against Pitt.

So far this year, Akron has allowed 11 sacks, an average of five and a half a game. Usually the edge rushers have the biggest impact, and the Vols have two elite ones in Byron Young and Tyler Baron, both of whom had a sack and two tackles for a loss last week against a good offensive line.

This is a part of Joe Moorhead’s scheme in general, though. he allows a lot of sacks. In 2019, the Vols came away with seven sacks in that game. Darrel Taylor had two, and five other players had one. What’s key is being able to make the right read on the RPOs, and if you do that, you’ll usually have chances to blow up a play.

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That is why Baron and Young should be well-positioned for a field day when they take the field Saturday, depending on how long they play. Tennessee football’s best way to put this game away early is to kill every Akron drive with a sack, and Akron’s ability to somehow flip the script and avoid that will determine if they can do anything.

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