Head coach of Kent State, the Tennessee Vols' next opponent, made a comment that doesn't bode well for his team

The Tennessee Vols will take on the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday night in Neyland Stadium in what will essentially be a tune-up game before UT's showdown with the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman the following weekend.

Kent State is off to a tough start this season, falling 55-24 to Pittsburgh in Week 1 and then losing 24-13 to St. Francis this past weekend.

After the loss to St Francis, Kent State head coach Kenni Burns met with reporters and he was asked where his team needs to improve offensively.

Burns quickly responded that his team needs to run the ball better.

"We gotta run the ball," said Burns . "We gotta figure out how to run the ball better up front and with our running backs. There were glimpses today of hope, but still not what I expect it to be. I don't want to be a team that throws it 50 times a game. To me, that's not championship football. We gotta get the line of scrimmage figured out. We gotta run the ball better on offense."

Oh man, Burns and Kent State are not going to have a good time in Neyland Stadium on Saturday night if that's going to be their approach (though to be fair, it's probably not going to be a good time for them regardless of what their plan is on offense).

Tennessee might have the best rush defense in college football (at the very least, they have one of the best). If Kent State thinks they're going to make any progress on the ground in Knoxville next weekend, they're in for a rude awakening. Even if most of the Vols' "starters" play sparingly, Tennessee is deep enough along the defensive line that they're still elite even when the third string rotates in.

Kent State is essentially coming to Neyland Stadium for the experience. This game will likely be over before the first commercial break.

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