In the past two seasons, Tennessee posted a combined 20-6 record and secured two bowl game victories. In head coach Josh Heupel‘s fourth season at the helm of the program, the Volunteers are hungry to take the next step. Redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava will lead the charge for Tennessee in his first season as a full-time starter. On the other side of the ball, Tennessee returns James Pearce Jr., who was a 2023 All-SEC First Team member. Tennessee has all the pieces to put together an excellent 2024 campaign. ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) provided the program with projections f…