SEC Network analyst Roman Harper, who played for the Crimson Tide and later in the NFL, recently predicted the Vols would go 10-2 during the regular season, with losses to Alabama and LSU.

Yes, that means Harper picked Tennessee upsetting Georgia, ranked No. 3 nationally in the preseason polls.

We're not willing to go that far, but Harper's bold picks got us thinking about some potential game outcomes.

On this edition of "The Volunteer State," Blake Toppmeyer of the USA TODAY Network and the News Sentinel's Adam Sparks and John Adams consider some this-or-that scenarios on Tennessee's schedule.

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