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Tennessee’s defense held their 9th straight opponent under 20 points Saturday night in their 28-18 win over Kentucky. For the Vol defense Saturday is a familiar challenge as Mississippi State comes calling with their up tempo offense led by Jeff Lebby who obviously worked for Josh Heupel. Tennessee’s defense faces tempo every day in practice so they are familiar with what they will see. At linebacker against the Bulldog’s spread attack that means more snaps for redshirt freshman Jalen Smith. Smith had a career high 9 tackles against Kentucky as he has seen his role grow since the injury to Kee…