Tennessee Football is one of 30 teams that can reach the new 12-team College Football Playoff this season, according to ESPN. Senior writer HeatherDinich on Thursday listed the Vols ninth, coming in behind Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Ohio State, Penn State, Notre Dame, Alabama and Missouri. “Tennessee should be better than it was last year on both offense and defense,” Dinich wrote, “but it still might be a three-loss team on the bubble because the schedule is so challenging.” ESPN’s Football Power Index, which also has the Vols ranked ninth, gives them a 36.9% chance to make the playoff and a 2.7…