Even with a strong two weeks to finish their regular season, the Tennessee Volunteers have no real chance to compete for a national title when they play Florida in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday in their last annual meeting with the Gators.

The No. 20 Volunteers (7-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) picked the wrong campaign to suffer three losses. A slew of one- and two-loss teams in front of them makes it almost impossible to have any shot at a second consecutive College Football Playoff appearance.

Former SEC East powerhouses, Tennessee and Florida have played every season since 1990 when they rotated back onto each other's schedule during Florida coach Steve Spurrier's first year in Gainesville.

The conference split into two divisions two years later, and the teams were placed in the S

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