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Tennessee reportedly makes decision on bowl game after concluding internal investigation
By Jake Rill
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If Tennessee wins 2 of its final 4 games, it will be eligible to play in a bowl game. And if the Vols are invited, they’ll be participating.
There had been some speculation over whether Tennessee may self-impose a bowl ban amid the NCAA investigation into the program for recruiting violations. However, Brent Hubbs and Austin Price of VolQuest reported on Thursday that the Vols won’t be doing so.
Hubbs and Price also shared that the NCAA investigation has concluded. The Vols will be self-imposing some penalties that are “appropriate to the violations,” per Hubbs and Price.
Tennessee decided it wasn’t going to self-impose a bowl ban because many of the players involved in the alleged recruiting violations are no longer at the program and will be playing in bowl games for other schools, according to the report.
The Vols are currently 4-4, but they have a good chance at becoming eligible for a bowl game. Although they have tough matchups the next 2 weeks against No. 18 Kentucky and No. 1 Georgia, they close the regular season with games against South Alabama and Vanderbilt.
Tennessee, which is in its first season under head coach Josh Heupel, is currently on a 2-game losing streak. It will look to get back on track with a road win over Kentucky on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
