⚡ CFB Dashboard

- LB/DB: Collective bargaining under the current system isn’t feasible.

- DL/DB: Normally im pretty old school on this stuff but I guess it definitely doesnt give a competitive edge it is forst and foremost for the players safety.

- DB: Furman did not attempt a pass of more than 10 yards downfield.

- Tennessee generated sacks through Xavier Gilliam, Tyree Weathersby, Mariyon Dye and Edwin Spillman against Furman, but the preview cautions that its transfer-heavy secondary was barely tested. Secondary coach Anthony Poindexter expects Georgia Tech's multiple formations, shifts and motions to test pre-snap calls and communication against better receiving options, a different challenge from simply repeating the opening-game pass rush.

- Anthony Poindexter said Tennessee's secondary executed its coverages with few communication busts against Furman, but emphasized that limited deep-pass testing leaves downfield coverage less established entering Georgia Tech. - Poindexter was encouraged that Tennessee's young reserves knew their assignments and lined up correctly in a small second-half sample, while making further playing time dependent on continued execution and physical effort.

- OL/DL: This goes one step further: Heupel and team are intentionally creating blocking schemes that sell run.

- Injury: After bringing in single-digit transfers in each of the past three offseasons, Tennessee adjusted its approach to the college football transfer portal entering 2026 and added 21 players from other programs.