Well, that was ugly. Again. For the second year in a row, the Vols went down to Gainesville and got their doors blown off, this time falling to the defending national champion Gators 91-67. Tennessee was led in scoring by Nate Ament with 17 points.

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class. Four-star running back Ty Keys named Tennessee in his top 10 schools, along with Miami, Louisville, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Oregon, Mississippi State, Florida State, Penn State and UCF.

Tennessee fans will watch Miami safety Jakobe Thomas in the CFP title game against Indiana and wonder what might’ve been.