Why Tennessee football will (or won't) finish as a top-20 team in 2022 season The Volunteer State

What's the next stop in Tennessee's ascent under Josh Heupel? A top-20 season, according to one prognostication.

Athlon, in its recent projections, projects the Vols to finish the 2022 season ranked No. 18 nationally.

On this edition of "The Volunteer State," Blake Toppmeyer of the USA TODAY Network and the News Sentinel's John Adams debate whether Athlon's projection for Tennessee is too high, too low or spot on.

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