Georgia may have scored the most impressive win, but Tennessee made the biggest jump in respect to the College Football Playoff field.
The Vols proved Saturday that despite some woes on offense, they can get up, wipe themselves off and take care of business in crunch time. Nico Iamaleava – despite his struggles – manned up and put together a pair of excellent drives in the 2nd half to vanquish the Crimson Tide for the 2nd time in 3 years. Tennessee’s defense remains one of the best in the nation, too.
There’s a world where the Volunteers make the Playoff even with a loss to Georgia, but beating the Bulldogs in Athens would punch their ticket. Either way, I didn’t see Tennessee sniffing a spot a week ago with how it was playing – now it’s right in the thick of things…