Tennessee Volunteers Drop to Number 5 in College Football News Poll
The Tennessee Volunteers dropped from number 3 to number 5 — not that bad — in the College Football News poll. Here’s the top ten:
- USC
- LSU
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- Michigan
- Florida
- Virginia Tech
- Texas
- Florida State
July 18th, 2006 at 6:46 am
[...] The game had only a minimal impact on the expectations for the Vols nationally. College Football News dropped them to No. 5, and they fell to No. 4 in the Coaches’ poll. More disconcerting was the fact that future opponents Florida and Georgia had both answered their Big Questions – Will new head coach Urban Meyer’s spread option offense work at Florida? Is new starting QB D.J. Shockley up to the task of replacing David Greene? – with a resounding “yes!” The Gators and Bulldogs crept into the top 10 at Nos. 10 and 9 respectively. And Notre Dame, under new head coach Charlie Weis, had clobbered Pittsburgh 42-21. [...]