The Tennessee Volunteers kick off their 2018 season against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Volunteers are coming off of the worst season in program history and now that the Butch Jones era has come to an end, Saturday's game is beginning of both the rebuilding and Jeremy Pruitt era.
The West Virginia Mountaineers have been a member of the strong Big 12 conference that has included some of the bigger teams in college football including the Oklahoma Sooners, who defeated the Tennessee Vols in 2015.
It will be the first time the two have met and it will be one that could go down as one of the best season-opening games for both teams but one of the things that could benefit Tennessee is being the location of the season-opening game.
Tennessee is 5-0-1 in season-opening games at neutral sites. Georgia Tech attempted to take down Tennesee last season but failed in overtime in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This weekends game, as noted above, takes place at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte home of the Carolina Panthers. The stadium is 231 miles away from Neyland Stadium and will more than likely host a good chunk of Tennessee Vols fans.
As the Vols enter Saturday's game, the level of uncertainty is leading majority of everyone favoring West Virginia over Tennessee by 10 points. West Virginia enters Saturday's game ranked 17th while Tennessee is unranked, again the level of uncertainty faced the AP poll also. As some teams have noticed over the years, including Iowa State last season, you can never overlook anyone.
On Saturday night, Tennessee has the opportunity to shock the world by defeating West Virginia and that is just what The Walk-Off Sports Report is predicting. The SEC's first upset of the season will come in Charlotte with Tennessee leaving with their sixth season-opening victory.
Prediction: Tennessee 27, West Virginia 24
The West Virginia Mountaineers have been a member of the strong Big 12 conference that has included some of the bigger teams in college football including the Oklahoma Sooners, who defeated the Tennessee Vols in 2015.
It will be the first time the two have met and it will be one that could go down as one of the best season-opening games for both teams but one of the things that could benefit Tennessee is being the location of the season-opening game.
Tennessee is 5-0-1 in season-opening games at neutral sites. Georgia Tech attempted to take down Tennesee last season but failed in overtime in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This weekends game, as noted above, takes place at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte home of the Carolina Panthers. The stadium is 231 miles away from Neyland Stadium and will more than likely host a good chunk of Tennessee Vols fans.
As the Vols enter Saturday's game, the level of uncertainty is leading majority of everyone favoring West Virginia over Tennessee by 10 points. West Virginia enters Saturday's game ranked 17th while Tennessee is unranked, again the level of uncertainty faced the AP poll also. As some teams have noticed over the years, including Iowa State last season, you can never overlook anyone.
On Saturday night, Tennessee has the opportunity to shock the world by defeating West Virginia and that is just what The Walk-Off Sports Report is predicting. The SEC's first upset of the season will come in Charlotte with Tennessee leaving with their sixth season-opening victory.
Prediction: Tennessee 27, West Virginia 24
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