2018 Tennessee Volunteers season

The Tennessee Volunteers had their sixth year in the 2018 CFBHC Season. This was their second season with SageBow as head coach. Expectations were very high for the Volunteers in 2018. In preseason media, Julius Thomas was selected as the #4 QB in the SEC. The Vols had 7 players selected to various preseason SEC teams, and Anthony Miller made it to the preseason All-Americans list.
The Vols started off okay, but it was clear that they had troubles adapting to the offensive scheme. Struggles came as they had two straight defeats to West Virginia and Georgia, but the Vols managed to right the ship with 3 straight away victories. A bad loss to Texas A&M in Neyland nearly knocked this team out of the Coaches Poll, but the Vols went undefeated for the last month of the season to win the SEC East.
In the Conference Championship Game, Tennessee dueled against the #1 team in the nation, Alabama. In that game, the Vols were up heading into the fourth quarter, but a fumble and interception from Julius Thomas cost the Vols in the final quarter leading to a respectable second place finish. Tennessee would not make the College Football Playoffs this season, but they were given the a bid to the Citrus Bowl against Big 12 runner-ups Minnesota.
Aaron Stiles and Jose Ortiz both declared early for the 2019 NFL Draft, but the Volunteers reloaded, grabbing 5 star recruits Adrian Goldson and Marcus Coles. For the second straight year, SageBow brought in a small class of highly talented recruits at the expense of more depth.
== Schedule ==
===Regular Season===
===Post-season===
==Personnel==
===Key Personnel===
Name 	Position 	Season atTennessee	Season in current role
SageBow 	Head Coach 	2nd 	2nd
Julius Thomas 	Quarterback 	3rd 	2nd
Eli Austin 	Wide Receiver 	3rd 	2nd
Damian Mason 	Offensive Tackle 	3rd 	1st
Toma Malifa 	Center 	3rd 	2nd
Anthony Miller 	Defensive End 	4th 	3rd
Chris Tucker 	Inside Linebacker 	3rd 	2nd
Nathaniel Jeffries	Outside Linebacker	3rd 	2nd
Aaron Stiles 	Cornerback 	3rd 	2nd
Michael Williams 	Strong Safety 	3rd 	2nd
Adonis Rosa 	Punter 	1st 	1st
===Position key===
Back 	B 		Center 	C 		Cornerback 	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end 	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle 	DT		End 	E
Fullback 	FB		Guard 	G 		Halfback 	HB		Kicker 	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle 	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker 	LB
Long snapper 	LS		Punter 	P 		Punt returner 	PR		Quarterback 	QB
Running back 	RB		Safety 	S 		Tight end 	TE		Wide receiver 	WR
===Pre-Season Roster===
===Depth chart===
==Individual Awards==
DE Anthony Miller - All-SEC Second Team
DT Ricardo Walters - All-SEC First Team
ILB Chris Tucker - SEC Defensive Player of the Week - 9, National Defensive Player of the Week - 9
CB Aaron Stiles - All-SEC First Team
K Zachary Becker - SEC Special Teams Player of the Week - 12
P Adonis Rosa - SEC Special Teams Player of the Week - 15, All-SEC First Team
==Recruiting==
===High School===
===Junior College Transfers===
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