Jeremy Pruitt discusses challenge of facing QB Drew Lock and Mizzou's offense next week
The Tennessee Volunteers improved to 5-5 on the season with a big win over a ranked Kentucky team on Saturday, and now a bowl berth is well within reach.
With two games remaining this year, the Vols host Mizzou this weekend before closing the regular season at Vanderbilt — both of which should be winnable for coach Jeremy Pruitt’s improving squad.
During his weekly television show on Sunday morning, Pruitt gave an early preview of the Tigers, saying it’ll be tough for the Vols defensively going up against star QB Drew Lock and Mizzou’s balanced offensive attack (via KnoxNews.com):
“Anytime you’ve got a guy that has the arm strength and the playmakers and the experience that he has, it will be a tremendous challenge for us defensively,” Pruitt said during Sunday’s airing of “The Jeremy Pruitt Show.”
The Tigers threw for 253 yards and ran for 253 yards in a dramatic win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, so the Vols will have to be ready for anything.
However, with a potential bowl berth on the line, the crowd at Neyland Stadium this coming weekend should be a good one, making things difficult for Missouri’s offense.
I am going to this game and I’m really looking forward to the experience. People have said Neyland and the Vol fans make it one of the best venues in cf. Any suggestions on where to park so I’m not caught in a 2 hour traffic jam at the end of the game?
Honestly your better off to just find a bar to hangout at until about 30 minutes after the game.
Park close to interstate. Long walk but not much problem with traffic.
The only way to avoid the traffic is to park a pretty long walk away. I would have to agree that the closer you can get to the interstate the less traffic. Hope you enjoy the game.
You can park in State Street or Market Street garage for free. A long walk, but a beautiful one.
Your best bet is to find a spot near Cumberland Ave and walk from there. That way you can stop in a bar after the game and wait for traffic to clear out… But traffic honestly isn’t that bad. You wont be stuck anywhere for 2 hours. KPD does a decent job at keeping it moving… Just be ready to walk up and down some steep hills.
You need to park at the Children’s hospital parking garage. It’s only $15, it goes to the hospital and you can get out and on I-40 extremely easily. About a 10 minute walk to the stadium.
You can park at Farragut High School off of I-40 just west of KTown and ride the KAT shuttle for $20 round trip per person. Free parking and buses run every 20 minutes up to an hour after the game. Start 3 hours prior to kick off. Let someone else do all the driving. They drop you off and pick you up right in front of the stadium.
I won’t be surprised if the UT QB has the passing game of his career :)
It’s Tennessee’s offense that is the major attraction in this game, evidence is what they just did to a very good Kentucky defense. Missouri has to travel where Tennessee has a lot of momentum. One thing different about Missouri right now is .. both their DC and their OC are really no longer beginners as coordinators. That made a big difference in the first 2/3rds look of Missouri 2018 season. A similar note on Pruitt because he knows his team now that it’s late in the year.
I’m curious to see how Dooley performs being back in Neyland Stadium.