Tennessee meets South Carolina on Saturday in Columbia. Here is a first look at the Tennessee-South Carolina matchup.
Tennessee Season so far
DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
---|---|---|
Sept. 1 | West Virginia [Charlotte] | L 40-14 |
Sept. 8 | East Tennessee State | W 59-3 |
Sept. 15 | UTEP | W 24-0 |
Sept. 22 | Florida | L 47-21 |
Sept. 29 | at Georgia | L 38-12 |
Oct. 13 | at Auburn | W 30-24 |
Oct. 20 | Alabama | L 58-21 |
South Carolina Season so far
DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
---|---|---|
Sept. 1 | Coastal Carolina | W 49-15 |
Sept. 8 | Georgia | L 41-17 |
Sept. 15 | Marshall | Cancelled |
Sept. 22 | at Vanderbilt | W 37-14 |
Sept. 29 | at Kentucky | L 24-10 |
Oct. 6 | Missouri | W 37-35 |
Oct. 13 | Texas A&M | L 26-24 |
Stat Comparison
Tennessee | South Carolina | |
---|---|---|
Rushing Offense | 140.7 (99) | 153.7 (86) |
Passing Offense | 209.9 (92) | 250.3 (49) |
Total Offense | 350.6 (109) | 404.0 (71) |
Scoring Offense | 25.9 (88) | 28.8 (66) |
Rushing Defense | 162.0 (71) | 179.2 (89) |
Passing Defense | 223.1 (61) | 199.2 (36) |
Total Defense | 385.1 (63) | 378.3 (61) |
Scoring Defense | 30.0 (89) | 25.8 (64) |
Interceptions | 5 (72) | 5 (72) |
Sacks | 1.71 (94) | 1.67 (102) |
Tackles for loss | 5.1 (99) | 6.5 (49) |
Turnover margin | -0.14 (78) | -0.83 (113) |
( )=FBS Ranking
& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.
Tennessee Injuries and Suspensions
DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|
10/22/18 | QB | Jarrett Guarantano | Chest | is upgraded to probable Saturday vs South Carolina |
10/21/18 | TE | Dominick Wood-Anderson | Undisclosed | is "?" Saturday vs South Carolina |
10/21/18 | OL | Jahmir Johnson | Undisclosed | is "?" Saturday vs South Carolina |
10/21/18 | WR | Josh Palmer | Undisclosed | left last game – is "?" Saturday vs South Carolina |
10/21/18 | DB | Micah Abernathy | Ankle | is "?" Saturday vs South Carolina |
10/15/18 | LB | Jonathan Kongbo | ACL | is out for season |
10/08/18 | DB | Trevon Flowers | Collarbone | is out indefinitely |
09/05/18 | OL | Brandon Kennedy | ACL | is out for season |
South Carolina Injuries and Suspensions
DATE | POSITION | NAME | ISSUE | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|
10/21/18 | RB | A.J. Turner | Concussion | is "?" Saturday vs Tennessee |
10/21/18 | DL | D.J. Wonnum | Ankle | is probable Saturday vs Tennessee |
10/21/18 | DB | J.T. Ibe | Knee | is OUT Saturday vs Tennessee |
10/21/18 | DB | Nick Harvey | Concussion | is "?" Saturday vs Tennessee |
09/26/18 | WR | OrTre Smith | Knee | is out for season |
09/10/18 | OL | Jovaughn Gwyn | Foot | is out for season |
08/31/18 | DL | Jesus Gibbs | Knee | is out indefinitely |
08/31/18 | OL | Wyatt Campbell | Knee | is out indefinitely |
08/20/18 | DB | Tavyn Jackson | Medical | is out indefinitely |
08/11/18 | RB | Caleb Kinlaw | Knee | is out for season |
Source: DonBest.com
Challenges for Tennessee
Tennessee has got to find a way to play better defense. Alabama probably could have scored 75 points on Saturday had Nick Saban not called off the Tide. On the other hand, UT may have found themselves a QB in Keller Chryst who transferred to UT from Standford. Unfortunately for the Vols, Chryst is a senior. How do you build a program around a player who is not going to be there next year?
Challenges for South Carolina
This is a game South Carolina should win at home. The Gamecocks are a better all around team. If UT plays Chryst, who is more experienced, mobile and accurate at QB, this game could be closer than expected. Will Muschamp will have the Gamecocks ready for anything defensively.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 7:30 pm ET (6:30 CT) and can be seen on SEC Network.
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