The Volunteers will need to replace two starting players on offense for the upcoming season. Running back Dylan Sampson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the NFL draft. The other departure was unexpected, as redshirt sophomore quarterback Nico Iamaleava entered the transfer portal just before the spring game this year.

The Group of Five is now the Group of Six, but the opportunity remains the same for the teams in each of those leagues: You can make the College Football Playoff. The five highest-ranked conference champions in the College Football Playoff rankings make the 12-team bracket,