Jenni Carlson
9/9/2014, 03:10 PM
Third-down situations suddenly are cause for cheer rather than fear at Tennessee. Tennessee opponents have converted just seven of their 31 third-down situations through the first two weeks of the season, a remarkable turnaround for a defense that struggled in those scenarios the last few years. Tennessee ranked ninth or lower in the Southeastern Conference in third-down conversion defense each of the last four seasons. ''We wanted to be better on third down,'' Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson said.
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