Tennessee as a College Football Playoff contender? Fans react to dominant win at LSU
Tennessee looked dominant on Saturday afternoon, picking up a lopsided win at LSU in an early kickoff at Tiger Stadium.
The Vols winning the game was never in doubt, as they controlled the contest from the opening kickoff (which LSU fumbled away).
Now sitting at 5-0, is it time to start thinking about Tennessee as a potential contender for the College Football Playoff?
As the Vols were cruising to a lopsided win, chatter on social media started to pick up about Tennessee potentially being in contention for a spot in the top 4:
I think it’s time to start talking Tennessee as a playoff contender
— Jay Arnold (@JArnoldTAMU85) October 8, 2022
honestly, is Tennessee a playoff team? ?
— coleson (@colesoncheek) October 8, 2022
I think it’s not too far fetched to say Tennessee has a legit chance of making the college football playoffs.
— Jason (@jsnburns) October 8, 2022
Are we looking at an Ohio State, Tennessee, Kansas, and Clemson college football playoff?
— Scotty ?️ (@scottschwiet) October 8, 2022
Tennessee is the wildcard team in CFB this season — legitimate top 5 team with a Heisman caliber QB IMO.
They welcome BAMA to Rocky Top next week, with a serious chance of winning — could completely shakeup up SEC and playoff landscape. pic.twitter.com/A9MdRiZpLv
— Tony Liebert (@TonyLiebert) October 8, 2022
Tennessee is making the CFB Playoffs
— Slim Pick’em? (@Slim_Pickem) October 8, 2022
Put Tennessee in the playoff.
— Stephen Ford (@Hightower8585) October 8, 2022
Tennessee is a playoff team and Hendon Hooker is a 1st round pick ?️
— Tomasz (@daking1806) October 8, 2022
Tennessee is scary good don’t be surprise they in the sec championship game and the playoffs this year
— Coach Ryan Bell (@CoachRyanBell) October 8, 2022
Of course, tougher tests await the Vols. They’ll host No. 1 Alabama next weekend. A game against reigning champion Georgia looms large later in the year, too.
But, with the way Hendon Hooker and the Vols are playing right now, anything can happen moving forward! Optimism is higher than it has been in a long time on Rocky Top as Josh Heupel’s squad continues to pile up wins.