Rocky Top Roundtable: UAB
Tennessee is back outside the SEC this coming weekend as they take on UAB. The Volquest staff details the challenges this matchup could present for a team heavily favored in the Rocky Top Roundtable.
“We have spent weeks talking about Josh Heupel telling his youth that they don’t have time to be young,” Brent Hubbs said. “We think about that in the context of getting ready to play and understanding schemes and everything you have that way. The reality is you don’t have time to wallow in self pity when things don’t go well or get to high when things go well.”
Tennessee’s defense will be looking to clean some things up this week as well.
“There were some poor tackling from some veterans at safety and some very poor angles,” Rob Lewis said. “Georgia just got guys in space and even if they didn’t gash Tennessee for 20 yards, very rarely did the first guy bring the ball carrier down.”
Watch the Rocky Top Roundtable below. 
How to Watch: No. 15 Tennessee vs. UAB
When: Saturday, 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time
Where: Neyland Stadium
TV: SEC Network
Radio: WNML 99.1 and WIVK 107.7 FM in Knoxville (Mike Keith, Ramon Foster, Brent Hubbs, Jayson Swain). The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
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Vols open as 37.5-point favorite, total set at 66.5
Tennessee on Sunday opened as an 37.5-point home favorite over UAB for Saturday’s game at Neyland Stadium, according to odds released by BetMGM. The total is 66.5 for the Vols and Blazers, who are scheduled for a 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time start on SEC Network.
UAB beat Akron 31-28 Saturday night in Birmingham, bouncing back for the 38-24 loss at Navy last week. The Blazers opened the season with a 52-42 home win over Alabama State on August 28.
The Vols are 3-0 against the spread this season, covering as a 13.5-point favorite against Syracuse in the 45-26 win in Week 1 in Atlanta, covering a 40.5-point spread against ETSU in a 72-17 win last week and covering a 3.5-point spread against Georgia on Saturday.