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Winners and Losers from Week 3 of College Football | Bleacher Report
Loser: Tennessee's Defense
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Tennessee escaped a trap game with a 28-19 win over Ohio, but it might have been a Pyrrhic victory.
All-SEC cornerback Cameron Sutton went down with an ankle injury, writhing in pain before heading to the locker room. Head coach Butch Jones wouldn't give an official diagnosis, but according to Tom Fornelli of CBSSports.com, he expects Sutton to miss "an extended amount of time."
Sutton is a singular talent whose loss would hurt the Vols in a vacuum. It hurts even more, considering how short-handed this defense is around him. Cornerbacks Justin Martin and Malik Foreman (suspension) both sat out against Ohio, and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, the defense's emotional leader, also left Saturday's game with a shoulder injury.
That's a lot to overcome before next week's SEC opener against Florida. The Gators have beaten Tennessee 11 straight times, and while their offense is far from a juggernaut, their defense is such that they can win low-scoring games.
It shouldn't take more than three touchdowns to beat Tennessee next week. Can such a depleted defense hold Florida below that?
Hard to argue with this. Here's hoping by some miracle JRM can go Sat. We need his leadership in a bad way.
Loser: Tennessee's Defense
Tennessee escaped a trap game with a 28-19 win over Ohio, but it might have been a Pyrrhic victory.
All-SEC cornerback Cameron Sutton went down with an ankle injury, writhing in pain before heading to the locker room. Head coach Butch Jones wouldn't give an official diagnosis, but according to Tom Fornelli of CBSSports.com, he expects Sutton to miss "an extended amount of time."
Sutton is a singular talent whose loss would hurt the Vols in a vacuum. It hurts even more, considering how short-handed this defense is around him. Cornerbacks Justin Martin and Malik Foreman (suspension) both sat out against Ohio, and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, the defense's emotional leader, also left Saturday's game with a shoulder injury.
That's a lot to overcome before next week's SEC opener against Florida. The Gators have beaten Tennessee 11 straight times, and while their offense is far from a juggernaut, their defense is such that they can win low-scoring games.
It shouldn't take more than three touchdowns to beat Tennessee next week. Can such a depleted defense hold Florida below that?
Hard to argue with this. Here's hoping by some miracle JRM can go Sat. We need his leadership in a bad way.
