Their wins bumped Kentucky to 4-4 and Tennessee to 4-5. Yves Pons made Jumper. Grant Williams missed Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Turner. The Gamecocks have new players to break in at running back and wide receiver, while the defense will have to rely on the second as the front seven has to replace first-round NFL Draft pick Javon Kinlaw, top pass-rusher D.J. The Crimson Tide have beaten the Vols 13 consecutive times, but Tennessee gave its traditional rival a competitive game in Tuscaloosa last season. Assisted by Ashton Hagans. These ratings represent the number of points each unit is expected to contribute to the team’s net scoring margin on a neutral field against an average FBS opponent.” It is meant to be a predictive measure, and its projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season using the FPI, past results and remaining schedule, and it changes on a weekly basis during the season. Assisted by Ashton Hagans. The offensive line has been hit hard by multiple opt-out decisions, but the defense got a boost when linebacker Dimitri Moore, Vanderbilt's top tackler and the SEC's fourth-leading tackler in 2019, reversed his opt-out decision and elected to play this season. Assisted by Jordan Bone. FPI's preseason projected win total for Tennessee in 2019 was 7.6 and the Vols, who were given better than a 50% chance of winning in nine games, won seven in the regular season despite losing their first two games as big favorites. John Fulkerson made Layup. Tennessee bench explodes as Williams hits 3 (1:02), Johnson storms down the court for monster dunk (0:49), Washington posterizes defender in the paint (0:21), Travis drains the 3 before the halftime buzzer (0:19), Fulkerson with the emphatic slam off the pick-and-roll (0:25), Richards slams home the putback dunk (0:21), Herro shakes the pressure defense for the layup (0:51). The Gamecocks have named Colorado State graduate transfer Collin Hill their starting quarterback after he beat out sophomore Ryan Hilinski during a preseason competition. Jordan Bone made Three Point Jumper. Tennessee's home debut, which will come in front of a crowd of around 25% of Neyland Stadium's 102,455-seat capacity, will come against Missouri, which has the unenviable task of facing Alabama right off the bat on Saturday. Assisted by Tyler Herro. Jordan Bowden made Jumper. © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Before you scoff at the FPI, consider it's preseason accuracy with the Vols the past two seasons. Tennessee's toughest game this season per the FPI is the visit from Alabama as the Third Saturday in October will be played on the month's fourth Saturday this season. Lamonte Turner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josiah-Jordan James. The only one that didn't was Tennessee's takedown of Kentucky's 10-win team in 2018, another horror show for the Wildcats at Neyland Stadium, where they haven't won since 1984. Reid Travis made Three Point Jumper. (0:21), Reid Travis hits a last second 3-pointer to cut the deficit for Kentucky to 2 points at the half. 13 Kentucky held off No. The official athletics website for the University of Tennessee Volunteers Assisted by Nate Sestina. All College Basketball News No. 23 Tennessee rallies to beat No. 6 Kentucky 81-73 on Tuesday night. The NCAA released health and safety guidelines for the college basketball season, including a suggestion to test players, coaches and officials three times per week during the season. Pruitt has a solid track record of success against Gus Malzahn and Auburn from his days as the defensive coordinator at Florida State, Auburn and Georgia and that 2018 upset.