Vols Not Taking Kent State For Granted Despite Golden Flashes Struggles

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers have several recent examples to keep them from taking Kent State for granted Saturday night.

Just look at Notre Dame and Penn State last week.

Then-No. 5 Notre Dame lost on its own field to Northern Illinois. No. 8 Penn State narrowly escaped Bowling Green.

In other words, the Mid-American Conference can be dangerous for Power Four teams.

Tennessee (2-0) can’t get caught looking ahead to next week’s Southeastern Conference opener and showdown at No. 15 Oklahoma, especially not after making the biggest leap in this week’s Associated Press Top 25. The Golden Flashes (0-2) are a young team that is hungry for success.

“Go back and look at the scores from across America,” Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said. “(There are) examples of guys that didn’t prepare, didn’t practice right and didn’t have the right competitive spirit to go take advantage of their next opportunity.”

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