Tennessee’s season ended on Saturday night with a disappointing 42-17 loss to Ohio State. The loss looks terrible on paper, but the Buckeyes have the most talented roster in the country and were bound to catch fire sooner rather than later.
The program is still in great shape despite the loss. Five years ago, Tennessee lost to Georgia State at home, and now they’re competing in the College Football Playoff.
Tennessee’s offense has struggled to get off to quick starts this year, which was not an issue before this season with the Josh Heupel offense. This is partly because Tennessee’s redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava spent this year getting his feet wet against the SEC competition…