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Tennessee Ranked No. 23 in Latest ESPN FPI

Following Tennessee's second consecutive dominant SEC win, the Vols come in at number 23 in ESPN's latest Football Power Index
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Tennessee Ranked No. 23 in Latest ESPN FPI
Tennessee Ranked No. 23 in Latest ESPN FPI

Now at 4-2, Tennessee has two SEC wins under its belt in which they outscored Mizzou and South Carolina 107-44, scoring 28 in the first quarter both weeks. The losses have come to Pittsburgh early in the season and Florida, but Tennessee is playing its best football of the season going into Week 7's home matchup against Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss.

Tennessee's recent wins and explosive offensive performances have garnered enough attention to earn them a spot in the top 25 of ESPN's latest College Football Power Index, coming in at the 23rd spot. 

The full ESPN College FPI can be seen here.

Tennessee's next opponent, Ole Miss, comes in at no. 16 on the list, still projected to win two more games than the Vols on the year.

Despite the higher ranking, ESPN's FPI game predictor has the Vols with a slight edge over the Rebels, with a 53.8 percent chance to win for Tennessee.

Lane Kiffin will return to face the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET, the first time Kiffin will face the Vols as a head coach since he left the team to take the USC head coaching job in January of 2010.

 

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JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.

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