With No. 15 Tennessee hosting Kennesaw State, you just knew a blowout win was going to be on the way, and that's exactly what Vols fans at Neyland Stadium were treated to. Now, all of the focus is going to be on Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas now that the Longhorns will be making their way to Knoxville for a Week 4 battle.
Looking ahead to next Saturday, though, we know this is going to be a Top 15 matchup. Texas will remain the No. 1 team in the country after taking care of UTSA, while Tennessee might end up moving up at least one spot once the AP Poll comes out. Here's our Top 25 prediction for Week 4, with the Vols moving up thanks to Texas A&M suffering a shocking loss at home to Kentucky.
Predicting the College Football AP Top 25 with Week 4 around the corner
1. Texas
2. Georgia
3. Notre Dame
4. Indiana
5. Miami
6. Ohio State
7. Ole Miss
8. LSU
9. Alabama
10. USC
11. BYU
12. Penn State
13. Texas Tech
14. Tennessee
15. Utah
16. Iowa
17. Texas A&M
18. Michigan
19. Oregon
20. Louisville
21. Missouri
22. Houston
23. Oklahoma
24. SMU
25. Florida
The big story of Week 3 is Lane Kiffin getting humbled, as his return to Oxford simply did not go according to plan. At the same time, the Aggies choking at home to Will Stein and Kentucky indeed should open the door for the Vols to move up to No. 14.
Assuming that happens, it will add even more intrigue to the upcoming dance with Texas. Josh Heupel and Co. looked fantastic in the win over Kennesaw State, as expected. Come next weekend, however, a totally different challenge is going to be on the way.
Faizon Brandon has had his way with cupcake defenses thus far, but that's not going to be the case against the Longhorns. Just ask Ohio State about that. In Week 2's stunning comeback win against the Buckeyes, Will Muschamp completely took the Buckeyes out of their game on offense in the second half, which was pretty surprising to see.
Brandon is going to have to be at his best against Texas, while the freshman mistakes are going to have to be kept to a minimum for the Vols to keep this one close/be in a position to potentially pull off one of the biggest upsets of the campaign.
DeSean Bishop has been a monster with the ball in his hands, and more of the same will be needed against a stingy Texas run defense. Bishop was a little banged up in the win over Kennesaw State, but it's nothing major to worry about.
As a whole, it was yet another fun and wild weekend of college football, and that's the way we like it. There will be some spots shaken up for the next AP Top 25, and that will 100 percent be the case come next week too if the Vols pull off the unthinkable against Texas. Vols supporters everywhere will be hoping that happens.
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