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Joe Vitale

Tennessee football program gets mocked for bowl game disaster

Sunday, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl announced that it would be taking 3-7 Tennessee and West Virginia for its annual contest this year.

The Volunteers were torn to pieces on Twitter by both their own fans and fans of rival teams for accepting a bid at 3-7, but nonetheless, it won’t even end up mattering.

Just one day after accepting the bid, the Volunteers had to opt out of the game after contact tracing for COVID-19 within the program.

Athletic director Phil Fulmer just recently updated the status of head coach Jeremy Pruitt, though the Volunteers could be working behind the scenes on Pruitt’s future.

Now, it is possible the Army Black Knights will replace the Volunteers in the game against the Mountaineers.

Take a look at how Twitter reacted to the news:

Send in Army baby!

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