Tennessee Volunteers Discover Preseason Ranking
The first edition of the Ap poll rankings have officially been released as the preseason poll was revealed on Monday. The Tennessee Volunteers made the cut and will start the season ranked inside of the top 25.
Head coach Josh Heupel has changed the narrative around the Tennessee football program. What was a middling SEC program has now been turned into a consistently ranked and competitive team in the conference. The Volunteers made their first ever college football playoff appearance last season.
Tennessee did lose quite a few names on both sides of the ball this offseason, but that wasn’t enough to discourage voters from keeping them out of the top 25. Here is where Tennessee was ranked in this year’s preseason rankings.
Some unfortunate news hit the timeline on Sunday as Tennessee wide receiver Chris Brazzell was reportedly arrested for driving on a suspended license and for speeding. The good news, though, is that Brazzell was at practice with the team on Monday, according to Ryan Sylvia with Rocky Top Insider.
Brazzell does have a schedule court date for Aug. 20th. At about 8:57 p.m. on Aug. 8, police clocked Brazzell driving 60 mph in a 35 mph zone in a black Dodge Charger across the Henley Street Bridge in downtown Knoxville near UT campus, the KPD report said.
