By Dennis Richardson
I was able to watch my first football games on the TV Saturday. Although I was salivating to see it from kick off until final horn there were obligations and I couldn’t get back home until halftime. I was able to catch glimpses of the first half at a distance.
It was Tennessee vs. South Carolina. While it was not Alabama, Florida or Georgia, it was an SEC opponent and it was opening night. Tennessee extended its active win streak to seven games. Only Air Force and FAU have longer active win streaks. Neither team has been start their 2020 season.
South Carolina has become more of a rivalry than it once was with Will Muschamp at the helm. Tennessee once whipped the Gamecocks my several touchdowns but recent years the games have gone down to the wire and have been decided by a touchdown or less.
This one was in doubt until a little more than two minutes to play and Tennessee nursing a four-point lead and having to punt the ball away. As fate would have it, the soccer-style punt hit the ground and bounced sideways against the leg of a South Carolina player. The ball was quickly pounced on by a Tennessee defender.
Since South Carolina used up its last time out in order to get the ball back they could not stop the clock and Tennessee quarterback Jarret Guarantano took a knee on enough snaps to run out the clock.
Tennessee is 1-0 which makes this UT alumni and avid Big Orange fan a happy camper, at least until this Saturday when the Vols take on Missouri. It is a week by week euphoria. We never know which UT team will show up. Remember Georgia State? Ugh.
I am happy that the college football season was able to get under way. Well, it did for the SEC and a hand full of others. Other schools are slowly getting their seasons started, too. I believe starting the schedule, however modified, was the right thing to do.
That is my opinion.
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