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Tennessee earned a massive road win over Oklahoma on Saturday night.
The Vols are now 4-0 on the season and appear to be cruising to a potential College Football Playoff berth for the first time in program history.
Tennessee’s offense wasn’t perfect against the Sooners, but it did enough to secure a win over Brent Venables and Oklahoma. Nico Iamaleava threw for 194 yards and a touchdown on 21 attempts.
Defensively, Tennessee was dominant. Oklahoma’s offense sputtered in the 2nd and 3rd quarters and had under 100 total yards in the contest until midway through the final stanza. The Vols also forced 3 turnovers — including 2 crucial fumbles by Jackson Arnold – to help secure the win.
Oklahoma did manage to score 2 touchdowns late in the game with Michael Hawkins under center, but the outcome was not in doubt thanks to work the Vols did earlier in the contest.
Tennessee now has 4 dominant wins this season, with each of them coming by double digits. The Vols have looked like one of the most complete teams in the country through 4 weeks. Tennessee will likely be viewed as one of the top contenders in the country to make the College Football Playoff entering Week 5.
Here’s some of the reaction from college football fans and media to Tennessee’s big win:
That's 18 straight quarters that @Vol_Football's defense hasn't allowed a TD going back to the bowl game last year against Iowa. Vols are good in a lot of areas, but what separates this team from past Tennessee teams is a DL that's been elite to this point.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) September 22, 2024
Josh Heupel barely tried to score a touchdown in the second half and only felt mildly threatened.
— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) September 22, 2024
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The SEC has 5 playoff worthy teams! Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, and Tennessee! LSU and Missouri outside shots!
— Anthony Strong (@TonyStrong631) September 22, 2024
Tennessee is playoff bound.. National championship good.. Without a doubt
— Carbonbased Sports (@AuburnF8ful) September 22, 2024
Not sure what else people need to see, this Tennessee defense is ELITE.
— The 1796 (@The1796) September 22, 2024
If you’re watching the same game then you know that Tennessee is just decent o line play from being a playoff team
— BaseVols (@OmaVols) September 22, 2024
Tennessee is legit. Vols looks every bit like a playoff team.
— Mike O (@joeyrattlesnake) September 22, 2024
tennessee and the u are contender programs again
going to be a fun cfp this year
— slickrickystyle (@slickrickystyle) September 22, 2024
Miami
Tennessee
Utah
Ole MissAll fun teams i would like to see make the playoff
— Rico Bo$co (@Return_Of_RB) September 22, 2024
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
