Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel has shaken up his staff, overhauled his defense via the transfer portal, and hired the strength and conditioning coach away from national champion Indiana. But is that enough for a program that just dipped to 8-5 and didn't beat an FBS team with a winning record? Answer: That depends on the competition. The Vols caught a scheduling break the past two seasons when the SEC chose to enact an interim schedule. The permanent scheduling rotation − coupled with a ninth conference game – won’t be nearly as accommodating. Rosters are so much harder to evaluate in the transfer era, which has rendered “starters returning” obsolete in gauging how a program might rise...
