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• The POD’s have recieved an upgrade. Contributor Gareth Frymier unveils the changes on page 2.

• Kelly Alley describes the “decrescendo of a natural symphony conducted by humans” on page 5. • According to Asst. Sports Editor Will Backus, the UT vs. Florida game was a “comedy of errors.” See his grades of Saturday’s game on page 8.

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Upper Left Photo: The “From Meters to Mountains” Booth is set up with camping gear on Gay Street for Park(ing) Day on Sept. 21, 2018. Lower Left Photo: Many arts and crafts, including sidewalk chalk and water coloring, are available to participants of Park(ing) Day on Sept. 21, 2018 in downtown Knoxville. Right Photo: The first annual Park(ing) Day takes place on Gay Street in downtown Knoxville on Sept. 21, 2018. Quinn Phillips / The Daily Beacon

Inside:

• Around 50 Knoxvillians peacefully protested the visit of Vice President Mike Pence and Congressman Marsha Blackburn Friday. Contributor Bailey Fritz covered the protest on page 3.

Volume 136, Issue 11

Knoxville reinvents parking with tiny parks Luna Brewer

Staff Writer Knoxville, like many other urban areas, is a sprawling concrete jungle, littered with approximately 5,000 acres of parking spaces; however on Sept. 21, Gay Street was down 48 metered parking spaces. The spaces were dedicated to Knoxville’s first official Park(ing) Day, an international event occurring every third Friday in September where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into miniature parks. The event originally began in San Francisco in 2005, by an art and design studio, hoping to call attention to the need for more urban open space, to generate critical debate around how public space is created and allocated and to improve the quality of urban human habitat. Knoxville’s first Park(ing) Day was created by the East Tennessee chapter of American Institute of Architects, the East Tennessee Community Design Center and the Tennessee chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

“The whole idea is to reclaim parking spaces for people, making fun, interactive spaces for people in cities that might lack park spaces,” Dustin Durham, a staff designer at the East Tennessee Community Design Center, said. The spaces were created by both individual artists and businesses, like Mast General Store, architecture firms and park associations. According to Durham, the team of organizers were hoping to get 10-15 parklets but were happy when over 40 groups registered for spots. Nashville’s Park(ing) Day, which has happened for several years, averages 40-50 spots, so the group is surprised by the bar Knoxville has reached in its first year. “We are hoping that (this event) allows people to come down and enjoy the city, as a place intended for more than just cars,” Durham said. Each of the spaces featured interactive elements, like large-scale board games, a breastfeeding station, a communal painting of the Knoxville skyline and even a camera obscura hosted in a small trailer. UT landscape architecture students even got their own dedicated space, where they showcased the ability of things created in UT’s Fab Lab, a 20,000 square ft. makerspace.

“(With our space) we were hoping to engage the public with a bit of fun,” Daniel Rose, third-year landscape architecture MLA candidate and UT ASLA president, said. “So we’ve set up a lunch break space with adultsized board games and discussion panels about how they operate downtown.” Other organizations used Park(ing) Day to promote their own creations and events. The Maker City Knoxville and the Mayor’s Maker Council had four spaces to showcase their efforts. They also advertised their upcoming Maker City Summit, happening at the Mill & Mine Sept. 23. “When Park(ing) Day came out and I heard about it, I told everyone at the council so that we could reach out to all the makers in Knoxville,” Ben Pruitt, Mayor’s Maker Council staff member said. “This is a great way for makers to show what they do to urban pedestrian culture.” According to Durham, the bigger goal for Park(ing) Day is to get people to understand that city streets can and should be multi-use. He also hopes that in the long-term, citizens can see more curb bump-out, extended sidewalks with more small-scale communal spaces.

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P.O.D. changes, offers expanded options for meal equivalency Gareth Frymier Contributor

UT has made some big changes to the P.O.D. markets and meal equivalency options, including changing their supplier and offering breakfast meal equivalency choices. The meal equivalency system is a part of a student’s meal plan where they can, at select retail locations, use one meal swipe to make a purchase up to a certain dollar amount — $4.35 at breakfast, and $4.85 for lunch and dinner swipes. This semester, UT has rolled out some changes to this system, which Aramark marketing coordinator Emily Fenichel commented on. “In previous years, there was no breakfast meal equivalency option,” Fenichel said. “And, there was also a break where meal equivalency was not active from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. With these new initiatives, students are able to use their M.E. Swipe for Grab-and-Go meals at every meal period.” The Grab-and-Go program is a selection of foods that students can eat on the go, such as sandwiches and various salads. “Aside from the P.O.D. Market meal equivalency changes, there have also been changes made to the Grab-andGo menu options,” Fenichel explained. “In addition to the structural adjustments, we have also refreshed our Grab and Go program,” Fenichel said. “These new menu items provide

a larger variety of healthy, high quality options for students to choose from.” Although there have been changes made to offer a more accommodating, nutritious menu, some students with dietary restrictions feel like the options provided for them could still be healthier. President of the UT sustainable eating club Vols for Veggies, Hayden Hall, spoke on how she feels about the changes to the P.O.D. Market meal equivalency options. “For food outside the dining hall, I appreciate the changes because compared to my freshman year, there are a lot more options available overall,” Hall said. “I can only speak to my own experiences with dietary restrictions because I am not gluten-free, I just choose to not eat dairy, meat, or eggs.” Although she appreciates the increased variety, Hall said she feels campus dining could offer healthier options to students with dietary restrictions. “I would never expect the university to make endless options for a niche group of people with dietary restrictions,” Hall said. “Although, I feel they still are not giving much thought to people with dietary restrictions. All I would ask on behalf of those with “abnormal” diets, is that we would be provided with healthy options, accessible options, affordable options and above all, recognition.” The assistant professor in the department of nutrition, Betsy Anderson Steeves, also spoke

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on the changes made to the P.O.D. Market’s meal equivalency options and how they might affect student nutrition. “From a retail perspective, we know that expanding the options that students have access to an increased variety,” Steeves said. “And, we know from basic eating studies that people actually eat more when offered increased variety, so you can kind of think of that as a buffet effect.” The increased variety of meals offered to students would make them more generally likely to utilize the P.O.D. markets, Steeves said. “From a nutritional health perspective, that could be good or bad, depending on what direction they go when expanding options,” Steeves said.

Adam Savage delivers fourth annual Mossman lecture Coleman Numbers Contributor

Friday evening, tinkerer, television producer, special effects artist, cosplay enthusiast and science communicator Adam Savage spoke to a packed crowd in Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building. Savage is the fourth guest in the Mossman Lecture series, a program made possible through an endowment by the late Ken and Blaire Mossman, who met at the University of Tennessee in 1968. Previous lecturers of the series include Bill Nye of “Science Guy” fame, autism researcher Dr. Temple Grandin and Alan Alda, an accomplished actor and science communicator. Savage’s appearance coincided with the dedication of the new Mossman Building, led by Chancellor Wayne T. Davis at 3:30 p.m. Savage entered stage to a full house — before the event, UT students and others formed long lines outside the doors of the auditorium onto the street. Before jumping into a moderated discussion, Savage presented a trailer teasing Mythbusters Jr., a new show that will premiere on The Discovery Channel. The reel featured plenty of

explosions, fascinating contraptions and Adam Savage and his six teenage co-hosts. He was most excited about working with the next generation of scientists. In an interview, Savage said, “The myth that kids can’t be Mythbusters is totally busted … they have hungry, beautiful minds, and creating a space around them this summer … it (was) delightful.” After the promotional video, Savage entered a moderated discussion. He described his childhood, how he is the son of a psychotherapist and a celebrated painter, artist and filmmaker. Due to his parents’ influence, Savage was encouraged to design and experiment from a young age. Though he has sent two children of his own off to college, Savage says he’s still, “clearly a kid at heart.” Following the moderated discussion, the floor was opened to audience questions, with questions being as lighthearted as a student asking Savage to don a pair of goofy glasses and pose for a picture, which Savage did enthusiastically. “For me as a science communicator, figuring out a way to explain something so that I understand it is thrilling, and I find it really entertaining … it feels good, it’s an endorphin rush for

me. Explaining a science fact for me is the same as a comedian crafting a joke,” Savage said. At the same time, Savage addressed issues, such as the importance of diversity in the field of design, as well as the need for science education to focus on more than just memorization. “(Science) is too often taught as a series of facts to be memorized by Thursday … those facts don’t mean anything unless you put them in context, and when you do put them in context, you get a great story and that’s what you remember … (stories) are the best way to trade information,” Savage said. Above all, Savage emphasized the world’s need for a generation of thinkers and “makers”-borrowing the term from the Maker Movement in which he is a pioneer -- to be deeply, unabashedly interested in their fields of study. “Each one of our own personal obsessions … are the gateway to our own excellence ... I want to promote to everybody that you can reach out and make something: it’s rap, it’s dance, it’s poetry, it’s furniture making, it’s playing the organ at church,” Savage said.

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Students, citizens speak out against Pence, Blackburn policies Bailey Fritz

Contributor On Sept. 21st, about 50 people gathered outside of the Bijou Theatre to peacefully protest the visit of Vice President Mike Pence and Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn to Knoxville. Many who were present came for their shared interest against Pence and Blackburn’s policies and beliefs, as well as other reasons. The protest gathered the attention of many, as cars drove by honking their horns in support or in opposition of the group. Bystanders stopped to take photographs of the group from across the street and others yelled comments from their cars. Multiple organizations were present at the protest, including student organizations at UT such as the Progressive Student Alliance, the College Democrats, and the Young Democratic Socialists of America. The Progressive Student Alliance organized the protest through a Facebook event. According to the Progressive Student Alliance’s information page, the mission

of their members is to “empower student and worker voices through solidarity and action.” Nate Stewart, a leader of the group and a sophomore studying history at UT, spoke out against Pence’s visit to Knoxville. “We’re down here protesting the Marsha Blackburn fundraiser, which supports Mike Pence,” Stewart said. “There’s a number of student organizations here today, along with some other folks as well. Basically, we’re protesting ultra-conservative policies that Pence and Blackburn support; they’re very homophobic, very anti-immigrant and we disagree with their policies entirely, as well as their support for ICE. We don’t agree with anything they stand for.” Diana Pope, junior at UT studying political science, was in attendance due to her opposition to Trump’s policies on immigration. “Some of us are very hardworking students,” Pope said. “We aren’t just lazy millennials without jobs; we want to contribute to our government process, and it really makes me sad that people always have the stereotype that it is the

lazy millennials because, personally, I’m a student that is working to get into law school and I just really believe that our country’s immigration policy should be changed.” Although the majority of the protesters were students, some residents of Knoxville also spoke in opposition of the ideologies that Pence and Blackburn support. “A law just passed in the Tennessee state legislature that restricts Medicare and Medicaid patients from seeking medical attention from anywhere that provides more than 50 abortions a year,” Chelsea Badgett, volunteer representative for Planned Parenthood, said. “That is targeting Planned Parenthood to try to defund them, but it definitely hurts the patients that are seeking medical services, because there are so few places for them to get those services.” Although every protester had their own reason for attending, Pope believes that the event could have a larger level of importance than just exposing their views to the community. “I think it’s important for people to protest because people’s opinions mat-

“ We aren’t just lazy millennials without jobs; we want to contribute to our government process ...

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Diana Pope, junior in political science ter and ultimately we have a voice in what our government does,” Pope said. “When we don’t put our voices out there, we are allowing these politicians who are adopting these really corrupt policies to maintain these undemocratic practices.”

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The Daily Beacon • Monday, September 24, 2018

Beacon Beats: September soft jams

“YEAH RIGHT,” was dropped unexpectedly mid-September. Despite the excitement of an unexpected release, Joji’s original songs on a short album titled “Chloe Burbank” have been recognized as his greatest work; nothing would be expected to top it.

Bailey Fritz

Contributor All album artwork courtesy of iTunes

During: 5/5

During: 3/5 Despite the fact that the vocals are very average on the album, the instrumentals, particularly the bass, really bring a special feeling to the album. It’s hard to resist the smooth, soft bass through the whole album, especially on the song, “Speaking Terms.” The mixing on the album is also impressive due to the fact that most indie bands go for a more low-effort sounding mix.

After: 2.5/5

Snail Mail’s “Lush” Before: 2/5 Having never listened to Snail Mail before, I was not expecting much from their album, “Lush.” Although the indie genre is still prominent in the music scene, there are many indie artists with mediocre-sounding songs, which was what I expected from this album.

Although the instrumentals are enjoyable on most of the tracks, there is not a lot of variation from song to song. The music is well-mixed and well-written so it is clear that effort went into making the album, but more effort would be required to make this an album worth listening to. The vocalist of Snail Mail has a very average indie singer sound, which unfortunately adds to the lack of deviation from the norm.

Joji’s “SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK” Before: 3/5 Musician, Joji Miller had a strange beginning in the music industry, his fanbase has evolved from young, edgy teenagers raving over his obscure comedy to groups of people with a love for smooth lo-fi hip-hop. Joji’s heartbreaking lyrics and emotional instrumentals bring a very melancholy feel to his music. His newest release, comprising of “SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK” and

Joji’s songs on this release instantly have a very different feel in comparison to his previous music; he integrates synths flawlessly into his music, which have not been prominent before, especially on “SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK”. It was somewhat shocking to hear such a difference, but the difference was wonderful. The melancholic atmosphere still exists within the songs, and Joji’s vocals are still beautiful.

After: 4.5/5 The addition of heavy synths into Joji’s new songs has created a whole new feeling to his music, yet it does not take away from his original themes. He is still following the soft, lo-fi brand, but he also puts his own twist on the genre. The melancholy lyrics, ukulele and piano all still exist within his songs, but still thrive despite the additional synths. Although it may not be what some people expected of him, he still did a very impressive job with the new songs.

nately declining in quality after releasing more music due to influences of fame clouding their passion for making honest, artistic music; this was expected to be the case for Noname with her new album, “Room 25.”

During: 4/5

Noname’s “Room 25” Before: 2.5/5 Due to the rise of independent artists in the music industry, the reputation of Chicago native Noname is thriving. Her music brings a certain genre unlike any other, with blends of jazz, rap, neo-soul as well as impactful, poetic lyrics. In her first album which was released in 2016, “Telephone,” it’s easy to see how her background in slam poetry influences her style of rapping. “Telefone” was a musical masterpiece which received an incredible amount of praise due to Noname’s soft, individual sound. However, many artists have a reputation for releasing a great debut album, and unfortu-

On this new album, Noname still holds her theme of soft yet profound lyrics, with a noticeably higher jazz influence in comparison to her previous record. The change in instrumentals is somewhat shocking, as she brings in funky, off-set drum beats that bring a groovy feeling to the album; they’re much more lavish and bold than “Telefone” was, and songs like “Blaxploitation” and “Montego Bay” highlight that change. Lyrically, the album is less focused on the world as a whole and more focused on her: her passions, her ambitions and her fears.

After: 5/5 Despite the changes in the instrumentals and overall theme, Noname still provides a beautiful, well-written album filled with flowery songs and deep meaning. The bass and the drum beats are so unique to her style, which creates a consistent feel to the album. Anyone who is interested in R&B, soul, jazz or hip-hop should listen to this record, as it is one of the best that has come out recently. All around, it is an unforgettable masterpiece that definitely exceeded expectations.

OPINIONS

Tyler Cox

Columnist

Tyler Cox is a senior studying the arts with a concentration in painting. He can be reached at jcox87@vols.utk. edu. Columns of The Daily Beacon are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or the Beacon’s editorial staff. In 1990, British TV network Galaxy Entertainment released a single episode of a show called “Heil Honey I’m Home!” The show follows Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun as a lovey-dovey couple living in the suburbs of Germany, constantly dealing with the frustrating antics of their Jewish neighbors, the Goldsteins. This is a real show that real, actual people made and thought would be a good idea to broadcast on actual television. Only a single episode has ever been released, with another ten episodes having never aired or seen by anyone. Supposedly the other ten episodes would have centered around Hitler’s attempts to kill his Jewish neighbors. A laugh riot! Fortunately, I was able to find out some information about the show and watch the first episode. “Heil Honey I’m Home!” was intended to be a spoof of sitcoms produced in the 1950’s. Think of shows like “The Honeymooners,” “I Love Lucy,” and “Leave It to Beaver.” The general idea was to take the premise of these idyllic suburban family shows and put Adolf Hitler as the main character, I guess. And this is where the chief problem with “Heil Honey I’m Home!” rears its ugly head. It’s not a spoof or parody to just make a cliché sitcom and add Hitler. If only someone had spoken up dur-

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Bad Movie Showcase: Oh nein, they didn’t! ing the writing process and said, “Hey guys, maybe let’s not make the literal worst possible show that could be made by a human being.” An actual spoof of 1950’s sitcoms might look like the 1998 film “Pleasantville,” which takes place inside the fictional world of said sitcoms and deconstructs what such a world would be like. Or for a more general breakdown of sitcoms you might look to “The Simpsons,” a show which took the classic family archetypes from earlier TV shows and gave the characters some much needed edge and depth. You don’t just add Hitler to a show and it becomes funny. Starting up the first and only episode, I’ve got to admit it’s pretty funny for about thirty seconds. That’s just long enough to get through the opening credits, where it dawns on me that this was actually made. The opening credits are even animated, with a cute little jingle about how great it is to be at home. Then Hitler walks in the door and says “Heil Honey, I’m Home!” And that’s the joke. That’s the entire show, in fact. Every single joke that the show has is just, “Hey look, it’s Hitler! And he’s doing something that traditionally he would not be portrayed as doing!” It’s extremely bizarre to watch, as anytime Hitler or Eva says anything, the studio audience laughs wildly. They have arguments about Hitler coming home late from work, presumably he’s working himself to the bone committing horrific atrocities across Europe. Eva Braun complains that Hitler missed his dinner at home with her on Monday, instead choosing to meet with Goebbels. You know, Joseph Goebbels. One of Hitler’s most devoted followers and the man who was instrumental in the creation of concentration camps and in highly anti-Semitic propaganda. Hilarious! Hitler apologizes to Eva Braun, slapping himself on the wrist and stating, “I’m a very, very bad Hitler.” I wonder how many people helped make this show? Think about the multiple people who made sets and set up the lighting. All the services people who brewed coffee and provided lunch for the actors and crew. The camera and audio guys who worked tirelessly all so the audience could cringe at a scene where Eva Braun reminisces about her and Hitler’s early high school dates, when she would call him Mr. Sausage. Can’t even make a bratwurst joke there? Come to think of it, I don’t think they even got Hitler’s mustache right. That’s one thing of his

physical appearance you have to get right, and it still looks wrong. The show continues with Hitler mentioning that Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister of England, is coming over for dinner. Of course, Hitler doesn’t want his Jewish neighbors, the Goldsteins, to come over and ruin everything, like they always do. The Goldsteins find out about dinner and crash it, wanting to set Chamberlain up with their niece. They get drunk, ruin the party, wacky hijinks ensue, you know the spiel. It’s really just a standard sitcom plot, with the boss coming over for a dinner and the wacky neighbor messing things up. Except, it’s Hitler. This idea might have maybe worked as like a five-minute sketch by some hack content creator on Youtube, but stretched out to a full twenty-five minute episode is just too much. Ultimately, “Heil Honey I’m Home!” just serves as a strange curiosity. Aside from the premise, it’s not particularly offensive, just odd. Every joke can be broken down as Hitler does something, so it’s funny. Charlie Chaplin proved in 1940 that you can make Hitler

don’t just “addYouHitler to a show and it becomes funny.

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Tyler Cox, senior funny in his classic movie “The Great Dictator,” which served as a satire of Hitler’s regime and a general condemnation of fascism, the Nazis and antisemitism. However, Chaplin also later stated that if he had known the truth of what was going in Germany, i.e. the mass extinctions and concentration camps, he would not have made “The Great Dictator.” So how do you make a comedy about Hitler, one of the most evil people in all of human history? Certainly not like this.

SPORTS // SOCCER

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SOCCER

Defense, Shaw’s late score lead No. 19 Vols over Mississippi State Cory Sanning

Staff Writer For head coach Brian Pensky and the Tennessee soccer team, each matchup from last week to the end of the season provides a measuring stick. The Vols once again took another step forward on that ruler Sunday. Khadija Shaw recorded the lone score for Tennessee during the match’s 86th minute as the Vols used a physical, defensive effort to overcome the Mississippi State Bulldogs 1-0 at Regal Soccer Stadium. For Tennessee, the win marks its second conference victory on the year and sixth in front of its home crowd. “Mississippi State is very organized, very tough and they were down our throats from outset,” Pensky said. “Fortunately Shae (Yanez) made some plays ... and we felt great going into the locker room.” The Vols came out firing in the second half, launching 10 shots during a

time in which they were longing for a score. Shaw’s late score was followed by a swarm of hugs by her teammates in front of a raucous home crowd that was desperate for a win following last week’s loss to South Carolina. Here are two keys that allowed Tennessee to overcome the Bulldogs: Shaw’s late score breaks tie On the offensive side of the ball, Shaw’s talent manifested itself during the match’s final minutes. Despite eluding several defenders for her fourth score on the season, Shaw credited her teammates for her success. “All credit to my teammates, without Wrenne’s pass I wouldn’t have scored,” Shaw said. “I just tried my best to finish after they got me the ball.” Garnering All-SEC honors last season, Shaw logged five shot attempts during the match with her fifth one ultimately making the difference. For Pensky, the late score came as no surprise. “Not surprised, she’s been doing that

for two years,” Pensky said. “Their goalkeeper was a handful and she was difficult to beat.” Regal defense comes through again Allowing just two scores at home to this point, the Vols’ defensive effort carried through once again against the Bulldogs. While allowing five shot attempts throughout the opening 45 minutes, Tennessee allowed just two during the second half as both teams found themselves scrambling to take the lead. Goalkeeper Shae Yanez didn’t allow a score despite Mississippi State firing constant shots in her direction early. The shutout marked her sixth solo outing of the season and Tennessee’s eighth as a team. “An SEC weekend sweep is very difficult and you have to earn it,” Pensky said. “All of that starts with goalkeeping and whole team defending.” For the Vols, defense has been the foundation of their program since Pensky arrived in 2012, and Shaw feels that trend still holds true.

win. It “wasMaassive big win for our program. ” Brian Pensky, head coach “Our defense is full of some tough girls, they always hold us even when things aren’t going right,” Shaw said. “Defense ultimately wins games at the end.” Tennessee has now tallied a 2-1 record in SEC play, surpassing their 1-1-1 mark to begin conference play a year ago. With a handful of games still to be played, Pensky feels the Vols are headed in the right direction. “Massive win,” Pensky said. “It was a big win for our program.”

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SPORTS // FOOTBALL

The Daily Beacon • Monday, September 24, 2018

Football Grades: Florida Will Backus

Asst. Sports Editor

The Tennessee Vols lost their SEC opener, suffering their worst loss since 2007 to conference rival, the Florida Gators. Florida forced many costly errors against Tennessee in their 47-21 win. Here’s how Tennessee’s individual position groups fared in their losing effort.

Quarterback

Grade: C-

Tennessee’s quarterbacks were responsible in some way for four of Tennessee’s six total turnovers. Jarrett Guarantano threw two interceptions and fumbled the ball once on a sack, while Keller Chryst fumbled a low but manageable snap. Combined, Chryst and Guarantano completed just 40 percent of their passes, going 10-for-25 for 208 yards and no touchdowns. This poor performance does not just fall on the quarterbacks; the offensive line had an abysmal performance, but that’s for another section.

Running Back

Grade: C

The Vols’ running backs had 364 total yards rushing against UTEP, headlined by a career day for Ty Chandler, who had 158 yards and an 81-yard touchdown run. The Florida game was an entirely different story. Tennessee’s running backs only averaged 2.9 yards per rush, and Chandler was held to 66 yards on 19 carries. Tim Jordan rushed for nine carries and gained only five yards. The only saving graces for Tennessee’s running backs are that they did not turn the ball over and that the running backs were responsible for Tennessee’s only touchdowns. When the clock hit zero, the Vols had amassed just 156 total yards on the ground, matching the same amount by a single runner just one week ago.

Wide Reciever / Tight End

Grade: B-

Tennessee’s wide receivers continue to be pretty reliable for Tennessee, racking up big games yardage wise. The wide-outs were responsible for nine of the 10 total completion for the Vols on Saturday, racking up 153 total yards. Marquez Callaway and Jauan Jennings, who seems to be back to form, racked up 61 and 60 yards respectively on six catches. Tennessee’s tight ends, on the other hand,

... continued Wide Reciever / Tight End continue to underperform and had perhaps their worst game against Florida. Though Austin Pope had a 55-yard catch, this long completion ended with a fumble out of the Jarrett Guarantano, #2, gets sacked by Florida defense during the game on end zone for a touchback, giving Florida the ball. Sept. 22, 2018 at Neyland Stadium. Tara Halley / The Daily Beacon Pope also had a hands to the face penalty called on him that cost Tennessee 15 yards. Pope was the only tight end to record a catch. The Vols’ receivers did just enough, though, to avoid a very poor grade.

Offensive Line

Grade: F

A lot of Tennessee’s woes can be traced to the offensive line, with a pretty poor performance all around on Saturday night. Though the Gators only recorded one sack, which caused a fumble, the Florida front seven was in Tennessee’s backfield almost the entire game. Guarantano was hit plenty of times, two of which resulted in him leaving the field with injury. The second time he did not re-enter the game. In total, Florida had nine tackles for loss, and the lack of production from Tennessee’s running backs can be attributed to the offensive line, as well as a couple of the Vols’ turnovers. It takes a lot for a position group to achieve the grade of “F”, but Tennessee’s offensive line definitely earned that distinction.

Secondary

Grade: D+

Franks threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns, completing 50 percent of his passes. Though this may be a bad look on paper, Tennessee’s secondary was not helped by the Vols’ turnovers and mistakes. Still, Franks had two one play touchdown throws, including one in which freshman safety Trevon Flowers just made a poor play on the ball. Alontae Taylor did give Tennessee its lone turnover, forcing a fumble on a big hit on a running back that was recovered by Phillips. Still, no interceptions and some breakdowns in coverage does not make a good look for a young secondary that will continue to be seriously tested.

Jarrett Guarantano, #2, hands the ball to a teammate during the game on Sept. 22, 2018 at Neyland Stadium. Tara Halley / The Daily Beacon

Special Teams

Grade: A

The Vols did not punt for the first time until the third quarter due to all of the offensive mishaps. Joe Doyle booted the ball a total of three times, averaging 44 yards per kick. Kicker Brent Cimaglia was two-for-two in field goals, from 32 and 41 yards. Florida also wasn’t able to get a lot in the return game, with specialist Freddie Swain being held in check. Shawn Shamburger averaged 21 yards-per-kickreturn, while Bryce Thompson finished with an 18 yards-per-return average.

Coaching

Grade: D

Head coach Jeremy Pruitt has said himself that he needs to get better as a head coach, and through just four games as one, it’s apparent he’s still learning. The Vols did not bounce back well to entering the half down 26-3, and any adjustments made did not work too well. Though the defensive play calling has improved, Tennessee’s offense continues to struggle against meaningful teams. The coaching has a lot of room for improvement in the future.