Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger join Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Volunteers' College Football Playoff resume and the importance of Saturday's game at Georgia. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

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Here comes Tennessee and, uh, it has not always been pretty this year.

It's very pretty when they beat Alabama.

But did they have enough to get into the playoff with one victory over Alabama and everything else?

I would say probably, but I would rather beat Georgia if I'm Tennessee.

Yeah, I think if you beat Georgia you're almost in, I mean, you would have to do something.

You're also in the title game.

Right.

Exactly.

I mean, you are, you are just inches away from everything you want.

Um, you'd have to, you know, step on it against Vanderbilt at the end.

You know, Josh Heel was Mr offense, Mr Tempo, Mr Raz Maaz and they went three straight games, not scoring a point in the first half.

Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, that Alabama game.

They were down seven nothing at halftime and they looked hopeless.

They got it together in the second half and then after that, yeah, they did just enough against Kentucky and Mississippi State and they're finding ways to win.

They're running the ball as you said.

Well, and Nico's been up and down, he's been in and out, but he makes some great, great plays.

He can, he's got a fantastic arm.

He's got good speed.

Uh So they're a dangerous team.

Tennessee feels like it's, it's there, it's back to being good.

And if they're beating Georgia and then getting back to an sec title game that I, I know recruiting has changed, but it pays dividends.

I just feel like they, they have it.

Do they want to take that next step?

Can they take that next step?

This would just be AAA massive opportunity um for the fall.

So there's a lot riding on this game, there's an sec dynasty uh in, in the balance, kind of hanging in the balance that we haven't seen in a while.

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