National Analyst Indicates Vols’s Poor Prospects of Becoming CFP
The Vols, in the opinion of ESPN’s Greg McElroy, face a difficult opponent. They will be traveling to Georgia and Oklahoma in addition to taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide, even though famed head coach Nick Saban will not be present.
Are they able to defeat Georgia and Alabama? The other games on their schedule are all quite winnable, but I don’t think they can. 8–4 seems most likely right now, and 9–3 is definitely doable. However, I estimate that they have a 15% probability of making the 12-team postseason after going 8-4.
I would say that when they reach 9–3, things become a lot better, but right now, I’m leaning more toward 8–4 and less toward that 9–3. On 2024 Tennessee, Greg McElroy