The Tennessee Volunteers didn’t get out to the start that many fans were hoping for Saturday afternoon in Neyland Stadium against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Though the Volunteers’ defense has held up pretty well against Alabama’s offense, the story of the first half — a 7-0 lead for the Crimson Tide — is the ineptitude of the Vols’ offense.
Though Tennessee showed some explosiveness early in the year, that has gone by the wayside the last few weeks. Though it was good enough for them to beat Oklahoma and edge-out Florida last week, Alabama is a higher-quality opponent and the Crimson Tide defense — which statistically is average at best — is looking like an elite unit against Tennessee…