Tennessee kicks off Year 2 of the Josh Heupel experience on Thursday against Ball State in Week 1 of the 2022 college football Hooker is back at quarterback as one of the SEC best returning players to lead a Vols offense that ranked top 10 nationally a year do the experts think of the matchup? Let see how the College Football Power Index prediction computer projects the vs. Ball State football preview, predictionTennessee opens the 2022 college football schedule against Ball StateFootball Power Index is siding with Tennessee all the way, giving the Volunteers a 95. 1 percent chance to win the season contrast, the Cardinals get a mere 4 Trey Weary Jersey. 9 percent shot to upset the books tend to agree, naming Tennessee as 35 point favorites coming into the game, according to Caesars named Tennessee as the No. 24 overall team in its updated college football rankings, good for 9th in the SEC, and projects the Vols will win 6 Dominic Bailey Jersey. 9 games this index predicts UT will be 9. 8 points better on average than the teams on its by the numbers+ Tennessee jumped from 108th to 7th nationally in scoring offense averaging 39. 3 ppg, the Vols 2nd most in modern history+ UT broke school records in 2021 with 511 total points, 6,174 total yards, 67 touchdowns, 3 INTs, and passing efficiency+ Vols wideout Cedric Tillman has caught a TD in 7 straight games+ Tennessee placed 9th nationally in total offense a year ago+ The Vols outscored opponents 190-51 in the first quarter under Josh Heupel+ Tennessee has scored at least one TD in the first quarter of every game under Heupel+ Tennessee led the nation with 14 https://www.volunteersstore.com/Grady_Dangerfield_Jersey.