KNOXVILLE — No. 17 Tennessee (2-1, 2-1 SEC) will face Kentucky (1-2, 1-2 SEC) at Neyland Stadium in Week 4 of a 10-game SEC-only schedule.
Ahead of the contest, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt previewed the Vols’ upcoming opponent. The Wildcats are led by Mark Stoops who is in his eighth season as Kentucky’s head coach.
“Coach Stoops has done a fantastic job there,” Pruitt said Monday kicking off game week. “They’re one of the best teams in the conference when it comes to running the football (212.3 rushing yards per game). They do a nice job — very creative in the run game. They use their quarterback running the football. They have a stable of running backs and a bunch of guys running the ball well there. They have an experienced offensive line.
“Defensively, they’ve always created issues in our league the last three or four years. Really good in the red area. A lot of blitzing, varieties in coverages there, so you gotta do a nice job. They’ve always done a nice job at special teams. Just looking at this week, we gotta get back to work. Our kids will have a positive attitude and we’ll go back and do that.”
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Kick off is slated for noon EDT with SEC Network televising the matchup.
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