Tennessee Football: Game-by-game predictions for 2020 season
Instead of a cupcake FCS game in Week 11, like many in the SEC have scheduled, Tennessee will take on a legitimate group of five opponent in the Troy Trojans.
Troy has picked up road victories over LSU and Nebraska within the past four years and are a yearly bowl contender.
The Trojans will surely give the Vols all they can handle, but with the game in Knoxville and Tennessee looking to rebound after what will likely be a tough week in Athens against Georgia, this seems like a chance for them to pick up a feel-good win.
Final Score: Tennessee 35, Troy 24 (7-4, 4-4)
Last season Tennessee snapped an embarrassing three-year losing streak to their in-state rival Vanderbilt with a home win in Knoxville.
In 2020, the Vols will look to win in Nashville for the first time since 2014 when they took down the Commodores 24-17.
They should be able to just that as a Vanderbilt squad that went just 3-9 a year ago is even weaker on paper entering 2020 with much of their offensive production gone and a mediocre defense.
Final Score: Tennessee 30, Vanderbilt 14 (8-4, 5-3)